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Francis Quinn Jr. (born March 11, 1965) is an American
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who currently plays on the
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. He previously played on the
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and the
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.


Early life and amateur career

Quinn was born in
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and graduated from Saint John's High School in 1983. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from
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in 1987.


Professional career

In 1988, Quinn turned pro. He played his first full season on the
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in 1991, where he made 13 of 25 cuts. Later in the year he finished T8 at 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School obtaining his
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card for 1992. He made six of 18 cuts in 1992 and lost his tour card for 1993. Quinn split his time between the
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and its developmental tour, now called the
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, from 1993 to 1997 until he shifted his focus mainly to the developmental tour. In 1999, Quinn picked up his first win on the Nike Tour at the Nike Dakota Dunes Open in a playoff. He had three top-10s on the season. Quinn won his first start of 2000 at the Buy.com Florida Classic, but it was his only top 10 of the season. He finished with $125,000 in season-long earnings. After his 2000 win, Quinn saw his game come to a standstill. From 2002 to mid-2009, he played in over 300 events, without another win, finishing in the top-10 17 times. Quinn saw his career be resurrected in late 2009 at the
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in September. He went head-to-head in the final round with Blake Adams, who had led after all three rounds. Quinn found himself tied for the lead at the 18th hole. He hit his approach within 10 feet and knocked in his birdie putt after Adams failed to make his. It was Quinn's third career Nationwide Tour win, and it put him to over $1,000,000 in Nationwide Tour career earnings. It also vaulted him from 92nd to 18th on the 2009 money list. He finished the year 25th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card. Stress fractures limited Quinn to seven PGA Tour events in 2010, where he made two cuts. Quinn also played in three Nationwide Tour events in 2010, where he won his fourth career Nationwide Tour event, the
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. He played the 2011 and 2012 seasons on a Major Medical Exemption, which he was unable to satisfy. At the 2014 U.S. Open, Quinn had to go through local and sectional qualifying just to make the field. He ended the first round tied for second. It was his first U.S. Open since 1996. In 2022, Quinn became the oldest player to earn entry to the U.S. Open via qualifying, at age 57.


Amateur wins

*1986 Massachusetts Amateur


Professional wins (8)


Asian PGA Tour wins (2)


Nationwide Tour wins (4)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–1)


Other wins (2)

*1990
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*1997 New Hampshire Open


Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament due to the
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''Note: Quinn never played in the
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or the
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See also

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1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of the 48 players who earned 1992 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament The annual PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, also known as Qualifying School or Q-School, was historically the main method by whic ...
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2009 Nationwide Tour graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2009. The top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2009 earned their PGA Tour card for 2010. *PGA Tour rookie in 2010 #Michael Sim received a battlefield pr ...
* List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins


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