His best finish on the Nationwide Tour in 2010 is T15th at the Melwood Prince George's County Open Presented by Under Armour.
He ranks 1st in Driving Accuracy Percentage on the Nationwide Tour.
height6-0
weight172
birthDateMarch 10, 1969
age41
birthPlaceBusselton, Australia
residencePerth, Australia
familyWife, Tracey; Sebastian (9/19/03), Sienna Grace (12/6/2006)
splInterestCars, wine, family, cricket
trndProYear1992
cityPlaysFrmPerth; ; Australia
combTourMoney4,688,129
exmtStatusFormer Fully Exempt
carHighMade two Nationwide Tour appearances in 2009, with a top finish a T29 at the Moonah Classic. Entered the final round tied for fifth before a final-round 77 thwarted any ideas of victory. He eventually T29...Also had 11 2009 PGA TOUR appearances, making two cuts, including a T50 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee...Recorded a career-high eight top-25 PGA TOUR finishes in 2007, eclipsing the $1-million mark in earnings for the second time in his career. Was eligible for the first two events in the PGA TOUR's Playoffs for the FedExCup, but was forced to withdraw after the first round of each due to a wrist injury. Notched his first top-10 finish of the season in his fifth start with a T8 effort at the PODS Championship. Finished third at the Verizon Heritage after beginning his final round with a 30 on the front nine. Second shot on the par-4 16th hit a tree and caromed out of bounds, resulting in a double bogey and ending his chances at the title...Marked his best finish on the PGA TOUR since the 2003 U.S. Open where he was solo second to Jim Furyk...Retained PGA TOUR card for 2007 on the strength of two top-10s. Posted first top-10 with a T4 at the Cialis Western Open, aided by a final-round 3-under-par 68. Top-10 was just third since posting a solo second at 2003 U.S. Open in suburban Chicago at Olympia Fields...Second top-10 was a T7 finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Increased his season earnings to $696,599 with his $160,050 payday, helping him secure his card for the 2007 season...Did not post a top-10 but finished in the top 125 (No. 105) on the 2005 TOUR money list aided by five top-25s, a T11 at Wachovia Championship, T21 at the Memorial Tournament, T14 at U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee and T12s at Buick Open and Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. Aced the par-3 third hole in the third round of the Shell Houston Open with a 6-iron from 199 yards...Finished 68th on the 2004 money list in his first official season as a member. Season included two top-10s, six top-25s and over $1 million in earnings. Finished fourth at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, falling to Tiger Woods in the semifinals, 2 and 1. In consolation final, lost to Darren Clarke, 1-up. Four wins came over Fred Funk, Mike Weir, Colin Montgomerie and Ian Poulter...Joined the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary member in 2003...Made the cut in both appearances on the 2002 Nationwide Tour. Opened the season with a T4 at the Jacob's Creek Open. Followed that tournament with a T19 at the Holden Clearwater Classic...Finished T37 at the 2002 British Open Championship and T23 at the American Express Championship...Has played on numerous tours, including Australasian, Asian, Canadian and European...Has played in nine major championships since 1995, missing the cut in five British Opens, two PGA Championships and one U.S. Open. Only made cut was in the 2002 British Open (T37)...Ensured a five-year exemption on the European Tour when he won the 2002 Linde German Masters at Gut Larchenhof...Won twice on the 1998 European Tour, finishing 11th in Volvo Order of Merit...Won Moroccan Open by eight strokes to record first victory in Europe...Added TNT Dutch Open as his second win. Dedicated victory to his close friend Stuart Appleby whose wife died in a car accident earlier that week. Also posted a victory in 1998 at the Player's Championship on the Australasian Tour...Notched his second TNT Dutch Open title in three years, leading from start to finish and making just one bogey all week. Took a six-week break after The TNT Open in 2001 when he returned home to Adelaide to get married...Has missed earning a PGA TOUR card by one stroke three different years at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.
personalGot his start in golf from his father...Cites Don Bradman and Ben Hogan as his heroes...Had rib removed in 1993 to alleviate a blood clot in his right arm. Took 18 months to recover...Biggest thrill in golf was representing Australia in the 1999 and 2000 Dunhill Cup.
jndTourYear2003
exmtStatusMajor Medical Exemption
intlVics(7): 1995 Victorian Open [Aus]. 1997 Victorian Open [Aus]. 1998 Moroccan Open [Eur], TNT Dutch Open [Eur], ANZ Players Championship [Aus]. 2000 TNT Dutch Open [Eur]. 2002 Linde German Masters [Eur].
carHigh2007: Recorded a career-high eight top-25 finishes in a season in which he eclipsed the $1-million mark in earnings for the second time in his career. Was eligible for the first two events in the PGA TOUR's Playoffs for the FedExCup, but was forced to withdraw after the first round of each due to a wrist injury. Notched his first top-10 finish of the season in his fifth start with a T8 effort at the PODS Championship. Finished third at the Verizon Heritage after beginning his final round with a 30 on the front nine...Second shot on the par-4 16th hit a tree and caromed out of bounds, resulting in a double bogey and ending his chances at the title...Marked his best finish on the PGA TOUR since the 2003 U.S. Open where he finished in solo second to Jim Furyk. 2006: Retained card for 2007 on the strength of two top-10s...Posted first top-10 with a T4 at the Cialis Western Open, aided by a final-round 3-under-par 68. Top-10 was just third since posting a solo second at 2003 U.S. Open in suburban Chicago at Olympia Fields...Second top-10 was a T7 finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Increased his season earnings to $696,599 with his $160,050 payday, helping him secure his card for the 2007 season. 2005: Did not post a top-10 but finished in the top 125 (No. 105) on the TOUR money list aided by five top-25s, a T11 at Wachovia Championship, T21 at the Memorial Tournament, T14 at U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee and T12s at Buick Open and Michelin Championship at Las Vegas...Aced the par-3 third hole in the third round of the Shell Houston Open with a 6-iron from 199 yards. 2004: Finished 68th on the money list in his first official season as a member. Season included two top-10s, six top-25s and over $1 million in earnings...Finished fourth at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, falling to Tiger Woods in the semifinals, 2 and 1. In consolation final, lost to Darren Clarke, 1-up. Four wins came over Fred Funk, Mike Weir, Colin Montgomerie and Ian Poulter. 2003: Joined the PGA TOUR as a Special Temporary Member prior to the Western Open, having earned $709,600 in five events, exceeding the No. 150 (Tom Scherrer/$356,657) from the 2002 TOUR money list...Recorded his first top-10 on the PGA TOUR with T9 at World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship after losing to eventual champion Tiger Woods (7 and 6). Defeated Justin Leonard and Bob Estes in the first two rounds...Posted best TOUR finish, with a runner-up at the U.S. Open, three strokes back of Jim Furyk...Represented Australia with Stuart Appleby at the World Cup and played for the International Team at The Presidents Cup in South Africa. 2002: Ensured a five-year exemption on the European Tour when he won the Linde German Masters. 2001: Took a six-week break after The TNT Open when he returned home to Adelaide to get married. 2000: Collected a second TNT Dutch Open title in three years, leading from start to finish and making just one bogey all week. 1998: Won twice on the European Tour and finished 11th in Volvo Order of Merit. Won Moroccan Open by eight strokes to record maiden victory in Europe. Added TNT Dutch Open which he dedicated victory to his close friend, Stuart Appleby, whose wife died in Paris earlier that week...Captured the ANZ Players Championship in homeland of Australia. 1997: Captured second career Victorian Open. 1995: First professional title of note at the Victorian Open in Australia.
personalTwo ribs cut out in December 1993 after doctors diagnosed blood clot. Took 18 months to recover...Has twice missed earning a PGA TOUR card by one stroke at the finals of Qualifying School (1998 and 2000).
ntlTeamsWorld Cup (2), 2003, 2004; The Presidents Cup, 2003; Dunhill Cup (2), 1999, 2000.