Robert Allenby
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Personal Information | |
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Birth | July 12, 1971 Melbourne, Australia |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 178 lb (81 kg/12.7 st) |
Nationality | Australia |
College | None |
Career | |
Turned Pro | 1992 |
Current tour | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 20 (PGA Tour: 4, European Tour: 4, Australasia Tour: 12) |
Best Results in Major Championships | |
Masters | T22: 2006 |
U.S. Open | T7: 2004 |
British Open | T10: 1997 |
PGA Championship | T9: 2004 |
Awards | |
PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit | 1992, 1994 |
Robert Allenby (born 12 July 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.
Allenby was born in Melbourne, his father was from Leeds, England and emmigrated to Australia as a young man. He turned professional in 1992 and was soon successful, topping the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in his first season and again in 1994. He continues to play some events on his home tour and has won 12 events on it, including one as an amateur. He also began to play on the European Tour and it was his principal tour until 1998. He won four tournaments on it, including three in 1996, when he finished third on the Order of Merit. He has featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Allenby now plays primarily in the U.S. on the PGA Tour. He earned exempt status for 1999 by finishing 17th at the 1998 Qualifying School. He had a disappointing first season in America, coming 126th on the money list, but came good in 2000 when he won the Shell Houston Open and the Advil Western Open. He claimed another pair of wins the following season. In both of those years he came 16th on the money list. He has not won since but finished in the top 50 each year from 2002-2004. His performances in the major championships have been somewhat disappointing. As of the 2005 Masters his highest placing in a major is tied seventh at the 2004 U.S. Open.
Allenby played for the International Team in the Presidents Cup in 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2003.
Contents |
[edit] Amateur wins (4)
- 1989 (1) Australian Juniors Amateur Championship
- 1990 (2) Victorian Amateur Championship (Australia), Riversdale Cup
- 1991 (1) Riversdale Cup
[edit] Professional wins (20)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (4)
[edit] European Tour wins (4)
- 1994 (1) Honda Open
- 1996 (3) Alamo English Open, Peugeot Open de France, One 2 One British Masters
[edit] PGA of Australasia Tour wins (12)
- 1991 (1) Victorian Open (as an amateur)
- 1992 (2) Johnnie Walker Classic (see note), Perak Masters
- 1993 (1) Optus Players Championship
- 1994 (1) Heineken Australian Open
- 1995 (1) Heineken Classic
- 2000 (1) Australian PGA Championship
- 2001 (1) Australian PGA Championship
- 2003 (1) MasterCard Masters
- 2005 (3) Australian Open, Australian PGA Championship, MasterCard Masters
Note: The Johnnie Walker brand has been the title sponsor of at least five professional golf tournaments around the world. Allenby's win was not in the European Tour event which is now called the Johnnie Walker Classic. That was known as the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in the early 1990s.
[edit] Results in major championships
Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T33 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T46 |
The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | CUT | T60 | T15 | T55 | T10 | T19 | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | T49 | T13 | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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The Masters | DNP | 47 | T29 | T39 | CUT | CUT | T22 | CUT | T42 |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T12 | T39 | T7 | CUT | T16 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | T36 | T47 | CUT | T43 | CUT | T52 | T16 | CUT | |
PGA Championship | T19 | T16 | T10 | T39 | T9 | CUT | T20 | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[edit] Team appearances
[edit] Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1990
[edit] Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1994, 1997
- World Cup of Golf (representing Australia): 1993, 1995
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003 (tie)