John Schroeder (golfer)

John Schroeder
John Schroeder
Personal information
Full name	John Lawrence Schroeder
Born	November 12, 1945 (age 79); Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Del Mar, California
Career
College	University of Michigan
Turned professional	1969
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T24: 1982
PGA Championship	T12: 1978
U.S. Open	T4: 1981
The Open Championship	T7: 1978

John Lawrence Schroeder (born November 12, 1945) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

Schroeder was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the son of tennis great Ted Schroeder. He attended the University of Michigan and was a member of the golf team, an All-American in 1968. He turned pro in 1969.^[1]

Schroeder had 35 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including a win at the 1973 U.S. Professional Match Play Championship.^[2] In the middle of his tour career he also had some success in Europe. He led the 1977 Open Championship after the first round and wound up in a tie for 9th. His good play in Europe continued the following week at the Swiss Open where he finished runner-up to Seve Ballesteros. He recorded another top-10 at the 1978 Open Championship. He finished the 1979 Bay Hill Citrus Classic tied for first in regulation play; however, he lost in a playoff to Bob Byman. He recorded T-4 place finish at the 1981 U.S. Open, his best finish ever in a major championship. He did not play full-time on the PGA Tour after the 1982 season.^[2]

Schroeder spent most of his late thirties and forties working as an on-course reporter and analyst for ABC Sports, ESPN and NBC Sports.

Shortly before he turned 49 he played some on the PGA Tour and Nike Tour to prepare for the Champions Tour. He played in six PGA Tour events and nine Nike Tour events.^[2] His best finish was a solo 5th in the 1995 Nike Utah Classic. He joined the Champions Tour in 1996. In 2001, Schroeder won the NFL Golf Classic and the Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year award.

Schroeder achieved great financial success as one of the original owners of Cobra Golf. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1992,^[3] and makes his home in Del Mar, California.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 26, 1973	U.S. Professional Match Play Championship	2 up		DeWitt Weaver

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1979	Bay Hill Citrus Classic	Bob Byman	Lost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

1981 Rover Open (France)

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 10, 2001	NFL Golf Classic	−9 (69-70-68=207)	Playoff	Allen Doyle

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	Bell Atlantic Classic	Dale Douglass, Tom Wargo	Douglass won with birdie on third extra hole
2	2001	NFL Golf Classic	Allen Doyle	Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1977	1978	1979	1981	1982	1983
Masters Tournament					CUT					T24	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	T27	T47	CUT	CUT			CUT	T4	CUT
The Open Championship						T9	T7	T41
PGA Championship		T22				T19	T12	T21	CUT

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

^ "John Schroeder player profile". Yahoo Sports.
^ ^a ^b ^c "John Schroeder – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
^ "Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor".

External links

John Schroeder at the PGA Tour official site

[1] "John Schroeder player profile". Yahoo Sports.

[pga-2] "John Schroeder – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

[3] "Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor".

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