Roger Maltbie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRoger Maltbie
professional golfer
Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1951
Place of Birth: Modesto, California, United States
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Roger Maltbie
- Roger Lin Maltbie (born June 30, 1951) is an American professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports.Maltbie was born in Modesto, California and grew up in San Jose.
- He attended James Lick High School where he was a teammate of former PGA Tour player Forrest Fezler.
- Maltbie attended San Jose City College (1970–1971), and then went on to San Jose State University; he was a member of the golf team at both institutions.
- Maltbie turned professional in 1973, joined the PGA Tour in 1974, and played on the Tour full-time from 1975 to 1996.
- He won five official tour events between 1975 and 1985, including back-to-back wins in his first full year.
- After his win at the 1975 Pleasant Valley Classic, Maltbie left his $40,000 winner's check behind in a bar.In his second year on tour, Maltbie won the inaugural Memorial Tournament by defeating Hale Irwin on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff.
- On the playoff's third hole, an errant shot by Maltbie seemed headed for the gallery when it hit a stake causing the ball to bounce onto the green instead.Maltbie had 55 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour.
- In 1985, he won two tournaments, earned $360,554, and finished 8th on the money list.
- His best finish in a major was T4 at the 1987 Masters Tournament.
- Maltbie calls losing that tournament the biggest disappointment of his career.Maltbie began play on the Senior PGA Tour after turning 50 in June 2001.
- His best finish at this level is a 20th at the 2003 Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am. Since 1991, Maltbie has worked as an on-course reporter and analyst for NBC Sports.
- In this role, he has become well known as a jovial good-natured figure.
- His signature element is a "golf whisper", necessitated by the fact that Maltbie generally stands much closer to the green than other on-course reporters.
- During the 2002 and 2009 U.S.
- Opens, both contested at Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NBC ran features in which Maltbie spent a night camping out with several golfers while waiting in the infamous line to play Bethpage's Black Course, the first municipal course to host the U.S.
- Open. Maltbie is a San Francisco 49ers fan and owns several Super Bowl rings given to him by former owner Edward J.
- DeBartolo, Jr.
- He and wife, Donna have two sons, Spencer and Parker.
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