Jeff Quinney was born on November 17th, 1978 in Arizona, USA. He won the US Amateur Championship in 2000 and played on the Walker Cup team a year later. He turned pro in 2001 and joined the Canadian Tour the following year. He won two tournaments in 2002 and finished 2nd on the money list.

In 2004 he won his first tournament on the Nationwide Tour. However inconsistent results saw him finish the year ranked 46th. After a poor 2005 season he picked up his form to finish 6th on the 2006 Nationwide Tour money list. This was good enough to win a place on the PGA Tour.