Who is Max Greyserman? Everything about the PGA Tour rookie who stole the show at 3M Open

Although Max Greyserman fell two strokes short of the 3M Open title, he stole the show with a strong performance in the final round. He moved up sixteen spots on Sunday, July 28, to register his first-ever runner-up finish.

Greyserman entered the final day at TPC Twin Cities tied for eighteenth. The PGA Tour rookie made a huge surge on Sunday after firing a low 63, going 6-under on the back nine with six birdies. Had Jhonattan Vegas not made a birdie on his 72nd hole, the tournament could have ended in a playoff.

Greyserman was born on May 31, 1995, in Millburn, New Jersey, to Alex and Elaine Greyserman. His Jewish parents emigrated to the U.S. from Kyiv in the USSR, which is now Ukraine. His father works as a hedge fund manager and is also a professor at Columbia University. His mother played tennis but was later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Greyserman started playing golf during his childhood at Pine Crest School in South Florida. He then moved to New Jersey for high school and led the Peddie School to three state championships. His first amateur title came at the 2012 Golf Pride Junior Classic. That same year, he was named to the 2012 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rolex Junior Second Team All-American after recording several top-ten finishes.

Max Greyserman played collegiate golf for Duke University while studying public policy and economics. He won the 94th New Jersey State Open in 2014 and the New Jersey Amateur in 2015. Max Greyserman was also named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team, achieving five top-five finishes with an average stroke of 73.20 per round.

He turned professional in 2017, and after grinding on the Korn Ferry Tour for several years, he earned his PGA Tour card ahead of this season. He finished ninth on the Korn Ferry Tour points list for the 2022-23 season.

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Has Max Greyserman qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs?

Max Greyserman has made 14 cuts in 21 starts in the PGA Tour 2024 season. He has registered three top ten finishes including a runner-up finish at TPC Twin Cities.

The 29-year-old golfer is currently 63rd in the FedEx Cup standings and has a strong chance of making it to the Playoffs in his rookie season.

"I think I just locked up my spot in the first Playoff event," he said as per the tee-scripts.com. "So that's big because that's another huge point opportunity and hopefully continue to play my way up."

For the uninitiated, only the top 70 players in the standings, after the Wyndham Championship, will qualify for the FedEx St. Jude Championship.