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Jay Overton, III |
EXEMPT STATUS: 13th at 2002 Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament FULL NAME: Jay Overton HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 180 BIRTHDATE: November 27, 1950 BIRTHPLACE: Pinehurst, NC RESIDENCE: Palm Harbor, FL FAMILY: Wife, Sally; Parker (2/9/72), Jason (4/30/83) EDUCATION: Campbell University (1973, Business) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Boating, fishing, scuba TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1973 JOINED TOUR: 2001 |
| International Victories |
| 1997 Southern Club Championship. 1998 Southern Club Championship. 2001 NFPGA Senior Championship. 2001 North Florida Senior Open. 2002 Greg Norman PGA Senior Stroke-Play Championship. |
| Current Year Charles Schwab Cup Points and Positions |
| 78 (44) |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $130,915 (54) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T4--ACE Group Classic |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 63 at Round 2, ACE Group Classic |
| Current Year Champions Tour Highlights |
| Open qualified for The ACE Group Classic and made a spirited run at a victory in Naples. Found himself one stroke off the second-round lead after posting a 9-under 63 on Saturday, the low round of the tournament. Shot even-par 72 on Sunday to T4, along with Gil Morgan and Tom Purtzer, four strokes back of Vicente Fernandez. |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| T8--1988 Centel Classic. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T4--2003 ACE Group Classic. |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T4--1990 Ben Hogan Quail Hollow Open. |
| Best 2002 Champions Tour Finishes |
| T5--Royal Caribbean Classic T5--Napa Valley Championship presented by Beringer Vineyards |
| 2002 Season Champions Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--14; in money--14; Top 10 finishes--5 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| Made 14 appearances with five top-10 finishes to his credit...Got off to an impressive start, open qualifying for the first two full field events of the year and earning top-10 finishes in each. Was T5 in his first appearance at the rain-shortened Royal Caribbean Classic in Key Biscayne and then followed that effort up with a T9 the next week at The ACE Group Classic in Naples. Held sole possession of the lead at the 36-hole RCC after an opening-round 65 but slipped to T5 with his final-round 70...Did not play again for over three months until late May when he was T12 while playing on a sponsor's exemption at the Farmers Charity Classic...Posted his next top-10 finish at June's Senior PGA Championship in Akron when he was a T10, and then had his other two at the Uniting Fore Care Classic (T8) in August and T5 in his last event of the year at the Napa Valley Championship...Led all players in Sand Saves at 65.1...Attended the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament in November and finished 13th, making him conditionally exempt in 2003. Was one of four players who tied for 11th and earned his spot with a birdie on the third playoff hole after Ed Fiori and Jim Holtgrieve had posted birdies on the first and second extra holes, respectively, to grab the 11th and 12th positions. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2001: Best finish came in his native North Carolina when open qualified and finished T6 at the inaugural SAS Championship near Raleigh. Shared the 36-hole lead with Bobby Wadkins and eventual winner Bruce Lietkze before closing with a 71 to slide to T6...Made Champions Tour debut at the Farmers Charity Classic in July and T12...Finished in the top 25 in six of his seven starts during the campaign. |
| Personal |
| Biggest thrill in golf was in 1988 when he played in the final group on Saturday at the PGA Championship at Oak Tree. Trailed 36-hole leader Paul Azinger by just one stroke at that point before finishing with rounds of 76-74...His father, Jimmy, a PGA club professional, got him started in the game as a youngster. The late Sam Snead gave him his first club and ball when he was only 15 months...Enjoys scuba diving with his son Jason and fishing in his free time...Was a prep football star in North Carolina and attended Duke on a football scholarship before transferring to Campbell University just prior to his sophomore year...Following graduation in 1973 joined the golf staff at Pinehurst Resort and GC and was named head professional in 1975, overseeing all five of the original courses there...Most recently has been the host professional at Innisbrook Troon Golf Institute at The Westin Innisbrook Resort. |
| Champions Tour Playoff Record |
| 0-1 |
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