Joseph James "J.J." Killeen (born October 22, 1981) is an American professional golfer

Professional golfer

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

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Killeen was born in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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. He played college golf at Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

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. He turned professional in 2005.

Killeen played on mini-tours, including the Tight Lies Tour (winning once) and the NGA Hooters Tour

NGA Hooters Tour

The National Golf Association Pro Golf Tour is a developmental men's professional golf tour in the United States. It includes approximately twenty 72-hole Pro Series events and three 54-hole Qualifying School Prep Series events each year throughout the US South and Midwest. The NGA Pro Golf Tour...

 before joining the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

 in 2008.

Killeen made it to the final round of 2010 Q School, but missed earning a tour card by a single stroke.

Killeen won his first Nationwide Tour event in 2011 at the Utah Championship. He won again the following week at the Cox Classic

Cox Classic

The Cox Classic presented by Lexus of Omaha is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at Champions Run in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.The 2011 purse was $725,000, with $130,500 going to the winner.-Winners:...

 in Nebraska

Nebraska

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. Killeen ended the 2011 season as the top money earner on the Nationwide Tour, which grants him a full-season exemption on the PGA Tour for 2012 and a spot in The Players Championship

The Players Championship

The Players Championship is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour.Originally known as the Tournament Players Championship, the inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia before moving to the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas in 1975 and Inverrary...

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Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 31, 2011 2011 Nationwide Tour The 2011 Nationwide Tour was the 22nd Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 24 to October 30. The season consisted of 26 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United State]. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for...	Utah Championship	-22 (62-67-68-65=262)	4 strokes	Jeff Gove Jeff Gove Jeff Gove is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Gove is currently a member of the PGA Tour...
2	Aug 7, 2011 2011 Nationwide Tour The 2011 Nationwide Tour was the 22nd Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 24 to October 30. The season consisted of 26 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United State]. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for...	Cox Classic Cox Classic The Cox Classic presented by Lexus of Omaha is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at Champions Run in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.The 2011 purse was $725,000, with $130,500 going to the winner.-Winners:...	-22 (66-64-63-69=262)	1 stroke	Jonas Blixt Jonas Blixt Jonas Blixt is a Swedish professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-Amateur career:Blixt was born in Nässjö, Sweden. He played golf at Florida State University during which time he was a second-team All-American selection in 2007 and a first-team All-American in 2008. He was... ,   Gary Christian Gary Christian Gary Christian is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Christian was born in Carshalton, England. He played college golf at Auburn University and turned professional in 1997. Christian was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 1999 and has been a member since 2006... ,   Ken Duke Ken Duke Kenneth Wootson Duke is an American professional golfer.Duke was born in Hope, Arkansas. After turning professional in 1994, Duke first qualified for the PGA Tour in 2004, but failed to keep his card and returned to the Nationwide Tour... ,   Danny Lee Danny Lee (golfer) Danny Jin-Myung Lee is a professional golfer from Rotorua, New Zealand. Lee was born in South Korea and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of eight. His name in Hangul is 이진명. He became a naturalized New Zealander on 2 September 2008 at Rotorua, where he attended Rotorua Boys' High...

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