Stuart Appleby
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | May 1, 1971 Cohuna, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1992 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour (joined 1996) |
| Professional wins | 13 (PGA Tour: 8, Other: 5) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | T7: 2007 |
| U.S. Open | T10: 1998 |
| British Open | T2: 2002 |
| PGA Championship | T4: 2000 |
| Awards | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit |
1992, 1994 |
Stuart Appleby (born May 1, 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.
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[edit] Career summary
Appleby was born in Cohuna in rural northern Victoria. He practiced by hitting balls from paddock to paddock. He turned professional in 1992 and began his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 1995 he won twice on the Nike Tour (now known as the Nationwide Tour), the second tier men's tour on in the U.S., and qualified to compete on the PGA Tour the following year by finishing the season fifth on the money list. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the International Team in the Presidents Cup four times, and featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings in 2004.[1] His best performance in a major championship came in 2002, where he lost in a fourway play-off to Ernie Els at The Open Championship.
Appleby's first wife, Renay, was killed in a freak accident outside a train station in London shortly after he had missed the cut at The Open Championship in 1998. He married Ohio native Ashley Saleet in 2003; they had their first daughter, Ella, in January 2005 and their second, Mia, a year later.
[edit] Professional wins (13)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (8)
- 1997 (1) Honda Classic
- 1998 (1) Kemper Open
- 1999 (1) Shell Houston Open
- 2003 (1) Las Vegas Invitational
- 2004 (1) Mercedes Championships
- 2005 (1) Mercedes Championships
- 2006 (2) Mercedes Championships, Shell Houston Open
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (2)
- 1995 (2) Nike Monterrey Open, Nike Sonoma County Open
[edit] PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
- 1998 (1) Coolum Classic
- 2001 (1) Australian Open
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 1999 (1) CVS Charity Classic (with Jeff Sluman; United States - unofficial event)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T21 | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T36 | T10 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T20 | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T61 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | T31 | CUT | CUT | T22 | T43 | T19 | T7 | T14 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T26 | |
| The Open Championship | T11 | 61 | T2^ | T15 | T36 | T41 | CUT | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | T4 | T16 | T17 | T23 | T17 | T15 | T55 | T12 |
^Lost in a four man, four-hole playoff. He competed against Ernie Els, Steve Elkington and Thomas Levet. Ernie Els ended up winning.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
[edit] Team appearances
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 1998 (winners), 2000, 2003 (tie), 2005, 2007
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1997, 1998, 1999
- WGC-World Cup (representing Australia): 2003
