1. Max Alexander Greyserman was born on December 31, 1995 in Short Hills, New Jersey.
2. His parents were actually refugees from the Soviet Union, but they only met when they moved to New Jersey.
3. Speaking of parents: Greyserman’s mother Elaine played college tennis at Rutgers University and received awards from 1990 to 1992
4. As a child, Russian was his native language, and Greyserman could read the language
5. He had a stellar college career and attended the Peddie School in New Jersey for high school, where he led his team to three state championships and then attended Duke University.
6. He has two younger brothers named Dean and Reed. The latter won the 123rd New Jersey Amateur Championship in 2024, making him and Max the first brothers to win the event.
7. He turned professional in 2017 and competed on the Korn Ferry Tour.
8. Greyserman’s fondest golf memory was watching the playoff of the 2005 Masters Tournament.
9. In 2017 he played his first major, the US Open, but missed the cut
Greyserman during the 2024 Wyndham Championship
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10. After several years on the Korn Ferry Tour, Greyserman suffered a wrist injury that required surgery in April 2022. After the surgery, he considered a different career path
11. One year after the operation, in 2023, Greyserman finished ninth on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List and secured his first PGA Tour card
12. One of his wishes is to own many dogs one day
13. Seven years after his first major appearance, Greyserman returned to the US Open and finished tied for 21st in his second major start.
14. He currently wears Callaway clothing and uses a full bag of their equipment.
15. After shooting eight under par in the final round to enter the 2024 3M Open, the American was spotted playing table tennis, finishing one stroke behind winner Jhonattan Vegas.
