Stephen Leaney
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | March 10, 1969 Busselton, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Perth, Australia Camberley, England |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1992 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 (European Tour: 4, PGA Tour of Australasia: 11) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | T17: 2004 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd: 2003 |
| British Open | T37: 2002 |
| PGA Championship | 68th: 1998 |
Stephen John Leaney (born 10 March 1969) is an Australian professional golfer.
Leaney was born in Busselton, Western Australia. He turned professional in 1992 and won several tournaments in his home country in the 1990s, despite having a rib cut out of his right side in December 1993 after doctors diagnosed a blood clot.[1] Between 1998 and 2003 he made the top 15 on the European Tour Order of Merit three times and won four European Tour events. Since 2004 he has played mainly on the based PGA Tour, but he has performed only moderately. His best finish in the United States remains a second place at the U.S. Open in 2003. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Leaney has represented his country several times as an amateur and a professional and was a member of the International Team at the 2003 Presidents Cup.
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[edit] Amateur wins (2)
- 1992 (2) Malaysian Amateur Championship, Lake Macquarie Invitational
[edit] Professional wins (11)
[edit] European Tour wins (4)
- 1998 (2) Moroccan Open, TNT Dutch Open
- 2000 (1) TNT Dutch Open
- 2002 (1) German Masters
[edit] PGA Tour of Australasia wins (7)
- 1991 (1) Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
- 1994 (1) Western Australian Open
- 1995 (1) Victorian Open
- 1997 (3) Victorian Open, Western Australian Open, Western Australian PGA Championship
- 1998 (1) ANZ Players Championship
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | 68 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 | T40 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T37 | T65 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | 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
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1992
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1999, 2000
- WGC-World Cup (representing Australia): 2004
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 2003 (tie)
