Mac Meissner
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | McClure Meissner |
| Nickname | Mac |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | February 18, 1999 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 14 st) |
| Spouse |
Kennedy (m. 2023) |
| Career | |
| Sport | Golf |
| College | Southern Methodist University |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour |
| Former tours | Korn Ferry Tour Forme Tour |
| Highest ranking | 81 (May 31, 2026) (as of November 1, 2026) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2023, 2024 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| AAC Golfer of the Year | 2019 |
| Byron Nelson Award | 2021 |
McClure Meissner (born February 18, 1999) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was runner-up at the 2025 Wyndham Championship.
Amateur career
Meissner won the 114th Southern Amateur in 2020, and was part of the 2021 Walker Cup team.
He attended Southern Methodist University between 2017 and 2021. As a sophomore, he won the AAC Championship and was named AAC Golfer of the Year. As a junior, he broke Bryson DeChambeau's school record for single-season scoring average with a 70.44. A three-time All-American, he received the 2021 Byron Nelson Award for the senior with top collegiate golf career nationally.
Meissner finished 8th in the PGA Tour University rankings, to earn a place on the Forme Tour in 2021.
Professional career
Meissner turned professional in 2021 and joined the Forme Tour, where he finished fifth in the season rankings to secure a Korn Ferry Tour card for 2022. In his rookie season on the Korn Ferry Tour, Meissner registered three top-10s and finished 46th in the season rankings.
In 2023, Meissner recorded a 59 at the LECOM Suncoast Classic, making 10 birdies and an eagle on the par-71 Lakewood National Golf Club in Florida. He lost a playoff at the Panama Championship and tied for third at the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Championship to finish 20th in the season rankings, earning his PGA Tour card for 2024.
In 2025, Meissner rose into the top-100 on the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time after he was runner-up at the Wyndham Championship behind Cameron Young. In 2026, he tied for 3rd at the Charles Schwab Challenge, a stroke away from joining the playoff with Russell Henley and Eric Cole.
Personal life
While at college, Meissner met his partner, Kennedy, who also played golf at SMU. They married in December 2023, and she works for the Payne Stewart Foundation.
His older brother, Mitchell, played college golf at Rice University and topped the 2022 PGA Tour Latinoamérica Order of Merit.
Amateur wins
- 2019 The American Championship, Royal Oaks Intercollegiate
- 2020 Southern Amateur
Source:
Professional wins (1)
Forme Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 23, 2021 | Bolingbrook Golf Club Invitational | −21 (68-65-63-71=267) | 3 strokes |  Joey Savoie |
Playoff record
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Panama Championship |  Pierceson Coody, Sam Saunders |
Coody won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 2021 (winners)
See also
References
- ↑ archive/PastRankings/2026/m/owgr22f2026.pdf "Week 22 2026 31 May 2026" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - 1 2 3 "Mac Meissner". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- 1 2 "McClure Meissner". WAGR. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Men's Golf Roster: Mac Meissner". Southern Methodist University. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ Leonard, Tod (September 11, 2021). "This tour created because of the pandemic delivered some life-changing results". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ Jourdan, Cameron. "Mac Meissner eagles final hole, cards a 59 at Korn Ferry Tour's Lecom Suncoast Classic". Golfweek. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ "PGA Tour: Russell Henley birdie charge denies Eric Cole for Charles Schwab Classic victory after playoff finish". Sky Sports. June 1, 2026. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- ↑ Cradock, Matt (March 18, 2025). "Mac Meissner Facts: 16 Things You Didn't Know About The PGA Tour Pro". Golf Monthly. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
External links
- Mac Meissner at the PGA Tour official site
- McClure Meissner at the Official World Golf Ranking official site