Alex Cejka
(CHAY-kuh)
Height: 5'10" (1.78 m)
Weight: 170 (77 kg)
Age: 53 (December 02, 1970)
Birthplace: Marienbad, Czech Republic (of German nationality)
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada
Family:
Wife, Alyssa
Special Interests:
Fishing, motorcycles, boating
Turned Professional:
1989
City plays from:
Germany
Exempt Status
PGA TOURPast champion
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2015 (1) Puerto Rico Open.PGA TOUR Champions Victories (3):
2020 (2) Regions Tradition, KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. 2023 (1) The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2014 (1) Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship Presented by Claro.International Victories (11):
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#8 : 2016 Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#33 : 2003 Bell Canadian OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$598,400 : 2018 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Finished 2)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR Champions
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai - Finished T6 at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai at 16-under. Opened with 66-64 to sit in second place entering the final round before closing with 70. Trophy Hassan II - Closed with 75-72-72 to earn his second top-10 finish (T10) of the season. Chubb Classic - Closed with a 9-under 63 for the low round on Sunday at the Chubb Classic to move from T43 to T10. Invited Celebrity Classic - The 36-hole leader at the Invited Celebrity Classic finished third at 11-under, one stroke out of a playoff. Opened with 66-64 before closing with 1-over 72 in the final round. Mitsubishi Electric Classic - Shot 70-69-69 en route to a T10 finish at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Regions Tradition - In his third start at the Regions Tradition, the 2021 champion posted four sub-par scores at Greystone Golf & Country Club to finish T9 at 13-under 275. His 1-under 71 in the final round marked his seventh consecutive sub-par score on PGA TOUR Champions and followed a T10 from the Mitsubishi Electric Classic the prior week. U.S. Senior Open Championship - Finished T9 at the U.S. Senior Open after posting 72-73-68-71. Kaulig Companies Championship - Used booked 67s to finish T9 at the Kaulig Companies Championship, after a T5 finish in his tournament debut in 2022. The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex - Captured his third career victory on PGA TOUR Champions with a win at the Senior Open and his third major victory on this Tour. In a tournament with severe winds and rain, Cejka managed a five-over 289 for the tournament, which earned a playoff with Padraig Harrington, which Cejka won on the third hole of a sudden death playoff, making a birdie to Harrington's par. Cejka held the solo third-round lead entering the final round at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Wales, before a final round 76 (+5). Sanford International - Opened with 63 at the Sanford International before shooting back-to-back 68s on the weekend en route to a T5 finish. TimberTech Championship - Finished ninth at the TimberTech Championship after shooting 70-68-69.
National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 1) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 417 | 1210 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 80 | 238 | 155 | 23 | $12,902,236 | ||
2022 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
2021 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 242 | $10,050 | |||||||
2020 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 204 | $129,518 | ||||||
2019 | 22 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 203 | $181,155 | ||||||
2018 | 24 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 108 | $1,198,541 | |||
2017 | 28 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 149 | $618,171 | ||||
2016 | 22 | 67 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 83 | $1,566,308 | |||
2015 | 30 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 71 | $1,227,196 | |||
2014 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 227 | $57,059 | ||||||
2013 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
2012 | 12 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 177 | $218,117 | |||||
2011 | 21 | 59 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 134 | $344,902 | |||||
2010 | 28 | 81 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 103 | $904,253 | |||
2009 | 25 | 82 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 116 | $953,664 | ||||
2008 | 25 | 75 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 120 | $893,998 | |||||
2007 | 25 | 80 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 124 | $868,303 | ||||
2006 | 30 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | $525,484 | ||||
2005 | 31 | 81 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | $510,082 | ||||||
2004 | 24 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | $1,313,483 | ||||
2003 | 30 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | $1,182,883 | ||||
2002 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
2001 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | $57,310 | ||||||||
2000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
1999 | 2 | 8 | 2 | $6,800 | |||||||||
1997 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
1996 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | $134,961 | ||||||
(A) - Amateur |
Top Tournaments |
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PGA TOUR | |||||||||
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THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
2022 | CUT | ||||||||
2019 | CUT | ||||||||
2017 | T79 | ||||||||
2016 | T9 | ||||||||
2015 | 74 | W/D | |||||||
2014 | T60 | ||||||||
2012 | T41 | ||||||||
2011 | CUT | T35 | CUT | ||||||
2010 | T58 | T8 | |||||||
2009 | T9 | ||||||||
2008 | CUT | CUT | |||||||
2005 | T12 | CUT | CUT | T33 | |||||
2004 | T33 | 26 | CUT | T60 | T17 | T9 | T28 | ||
2003 | 4 | T61 | T9 | T42 | T12 | ||||
2002 | CUT | ||||||||
2001 | T13 | ||||||||
2000 | CUT | ||||||||
1999 | T65 | T55 | |||||||
1997 | CUT | ||||||||
1996 | 44 | T52 | T50 | T11 |
FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
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FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
2018 | T56 | |||
2015 | CUT | T39 | ||
2010 | CUT | |||
2009 | T73 | |||
2007 | CUT |
Personal
- Fled Communist Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) at age 9 as a refugee, traveling by foot and train, by swimming and biking with his father to Yugoslavia, Italy and Switzerland before settling in Frankfurt, Germany. Has fulfilled his lifelong dream of playing on the PGA TOUR from the hardships he and his family suffered under Communism to enjoy the freedom of opportunity in America.
- Was a great ice hockey and soccer player but saw Bernhard Langer play and switched to golf.