Bryden Macpherson

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Bryden Macpherson
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1990-08-07) 7 August 1990
Melbourne, Australia
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Nationality  Australia
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional 2012
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2012
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2011
PGA Championship DNP

Bryden Macpherson (born 7 August 1990) is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Amateur Championship in 2011.

Macpherson was born in Melbourne, Australia. He won the Dunes Medal in 2008, an amateur event in Australia, and set two course records in the process, shooting a 64 and then bettering it with a 63. He enrolled at the University of Georgia in 2009 and was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and was also named to the second All-SEC team. He also won the Australian Amateur Stroke Play and the New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play in 2009. In 2010, he represented his country for the Eisenhower Trophy, the premier world amateur team golf championship. Macpherson won The Amateur Championship in 2011. This victory earned him a spot in the 2011 Open Championship and the 2012 Masters Tournament. He missed the cut at the Open by a stroke. Macpherson is a 2012 member of the Golf Australia Rookie Squad.

Macpherson turned professional following the 2012 Masters Tournament. By doing so, he forfeited his invitation to the 2012 U.S. Open.[1] He will play his first major as a professional at the 2014 Open Championship after a strong finish at the 2013 Australian Open.


Amateur wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2011 2012
Masters Tournament DNP CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Australian national team appearances

References

  1. ↑ Ching, David (2 April 2012). "Ready for the Masters". ESPN.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012. 
  2. ↑ Betscher, Fatiha (2 April 2012). "MacPherson becomes first Aussie to reign supreme at Georgia Cup". Retrieved 30 November 2013. 

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