John Charles Mallinger is an American

United States

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 professional golfer

Professional golfer

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Mallinger was born in Escondido, California

Escondido, California

Escondido is a city occupying a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills, just north of the city of San Diego, California. Founded in 1888, it is one of the oldest cities in San Diego County. The city had a population of 143,911 at the 2010 census. Its municipal government set itself an operating...

 and is the youngest of four children. He graduated from Escondido High School

Escondido High School

Escondido High School is one of three high schools in the Escondido Union High School District located in Escondido, California. Escondido High received a California Distinguished School award in 2007.-History:...

 and earned his Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in Marketing from California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach

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. He resides in Long Beach, California

Long Beach, California

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 and plays out of Virginia Country Club, along with pros John Merrick

John Merrick (golfer)

John Sampson Merrick is an American professional golfer.Merrick was born and raised in Long Beach, California. He grew up playing Recreation Park municipal golf course, a classic layout by William F. Bell. He attended Wilson Classical High School where he won the Moore League High School...

 and Peter Tomasulo

Peter Tomasulo

Peter Tomasulo is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Tomasulo was born in Long Beach, California. He attended the University of California and in 2004 was named a first team All-American and captained the University of California's NCAA championship team...

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Mallinger is currently a member of the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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. He was a medalist at the 2005 Canadian Tour Qualifying School, but he earned the nickname “Monday Mally” by getting though several fall Monday Qualifying events and playing in enough Nationwide Tour events in 2005 to earn playing privileges for 2006 on the Nationwide Tour. He breezed through all stages of the Qualifying School that year to earn his 2007 PGA Tour Card. He earned over $1,600,000 on the PGA Tour in 2007, finishing runner-up to Brandt Snedeker

Brandt Snedeker

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 for Rookie of the Year honors. He finished 91st on the 2008 money list, once again cracking the million dollar mark to retain his Tour card for 2009. Mallinger had another successful year in 2009, finishing in a tie for 3rd in the "Fifth Major" at The Players Championship

The Players Championship

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 and 2nd at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee

U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee

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 where he lost a sudden death playoff to Bo Van Pelt

Bo Van Pelt

Bo Van Pelt is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana...

. He finished in the top 50 of the money list for the first time.

Before playing on the PGA Tour, Mallinger won two events on the NGA Hooters Tour

NGA Hooters Tour

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In 2011, Mallinger played in only 15 PGA Tour events due to his conditional status. He did not make the FedEx Cup and played on the Nationwide Tour during his time off the PGA Tour. He regained his PGA Tour card with a 14th place finish on the Nationwide Tour money list, despite playing in only nine events, but earning six consecutive top-10 finishes.

Results in major championships

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T67	CUT	DNP	T65	T45	T22
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	T60	T60	DNP

DNP = did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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