Marcus Fraser (born 26 July 1978) is an Australian

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who currently plays on the

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and

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Career

Born in Corowa, New South Wales, Fraser spent his early years working at a supermarket. He completed a distinguished amateur career in 2002, finishing as the top individual in the

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world teams event. He turned professional in 2002 and completed his first seasons playing on Europe's second tier

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. In 2003, he won three tournaments in one month, the Danish Open, the Talma Finnish Challenge and the Russian Open, which was also a

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event. The last of those wins secured his card on the European Tour for 2004. He has maintained his playing status since by consistently finishing inside the top 120 on the Order of Merit, with a best of 25th place in 2012. Fraser has played in over 200 events on the

and his best world ranking position was 51st. He is one of the shortest driving guys on Tour, averaging 271 yards off the tee in 2016. On 25 April 2010, Fraser won the 2010 Ballantine's Championship with a closing 69 to finish four shots clear. Fraser claimed his first victory in seven years, completing a wire-to-wire win during a weather reduced 54 hole event. In June 2012, Fraser lost out in a playoff to

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at the BMW International Open in

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. He led after a 64 during round one, but finished with a bogey on the 72nd hole to fall into a playoff. Fraser three-putted the fourth extra hole to lose the tournament when Willett made his chip and putt for par. Fraser won his third European Tour title at the inaugural Maybank Championship Malaysia in February 2016. He capitalised on a late collapse by leader Lee Soo-min, who had led by two with three holes to play. He won by two strokes, as Lee dropped four strokes in his final three holes, to end a winless drought of almost six years, during which he played in 119 events. He played in the first Olympic Golf Tournament since 1904 representing Australia with Scott Hend, due to the retirements of compatriots

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, Adam Scott and

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. After one round, he led the tournament, posting an 8-under-par 63, setting an Olympic record (tied by

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in the last day). Fraser shot a two-under 69 in the second round, holding the 36-hole lead. He had a bad weekend (72-72) but was still able to finish T5.

Amateur wins

*1999 Victorian Amateur Championship *2001 Asia Pacific Championship *2002

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Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (3)

''*Note: The 2010 Ballantine's Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to bad weather.''
¹Dual-ranking event with the

²Co-sanctioned by the

³Co-sanctioned by the

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European Tour playoff record (1–3)

Asian Tour wins (2)

''*Note: The 2010 Ballantine's Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to bad weather.''
¹Co-sanctioned by the

²Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

¹Dual-ranking event with the

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur * Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2001 (winners) *

(representing Australia):

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(individual leader) *

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(representing Asia/Pacific): 2002 (winners) * Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1999, 2000 (winner), 2001

References

External links

* * * *
Marcus Fraser player profile, Golf Australia
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