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Matthew Millar (golfer)
Matthew Millar (born 5 September 1976) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Career Millar turned professional in 1999. From 2006 to 2009 he played on the European Tour, having come through all three stages of qualifying school; his best year-end result was 115th on the 2006 Order of Merit. Millar recorded four top-10 finishes on the tour, with a best finish of joint-fourth place in the 2007 New Zealand Open. Millar qualified for the 2011 Open Championship through International Final Qualifying, his only appearance in a major championship. He made the cut and finished in 63rd place. Since 2010 has played primarily on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the OneAsia tour. He has won twice on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning the Holden New Zealand PGA Championship in March 2015 and the Rebel Sport Masters in January 2018. Professional wins (2) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2) PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2) Results i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wollongong, New South Wales
Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound of the sea'. Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 85 kilometres (53 miles) south of central Sydney. Wollongong had an estimated urban population of 302,739 at June 2018, making it the third-largest city in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle and the tenth-largest city in Australia by population. The city's current Lord Mayor is Gordon Bradbery AM who was elected in 2021. The Wollongong area extends from Helensburgh in the north to Windang and Yallah in the south. Geologically, the city is located in the south-eastern part of the Sydney basin, which extends from Newcastle to Nowra. Wollongong is noted for its heavy industry, its port activity and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Smail (golfer)
David Smail (born 20 May 1970) is a professional golfer from New Zealand. He was born in and resides in Hamilton, New Zealand. He won the New Zealand Open in 2001. He has won five titles on the Japan Golf Tour and has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He has at times in his career been the highest ranked New Zealand golfer. Professional wins (7) Japan Golf Tour wins (5) ''*Note: The 2002 Casio World Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.'' * The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship. Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–2) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2) Playoff record Other playoff record (0–1) Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Team appearances *World Cup (representing New Zealand): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Oba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 European Tour Qualifying School Graduates
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2008 European Tour card through Q School in 2007. 2008 European Tour rookie 2008 Results * European Tour rookie in 2008 T = Tied The player retained his European Tour card for 2009 (finished inside the top 118). The player did not retain his European Tour Tour card for 2009, but retained conditional status (finished between 119-151). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2009 (finished outside the top 151). Winners on the European Tour in 2008 Runners-up on the European Tour in 2008 See also * 2007 Challenge Tour graduates *2008 European Tour The 2008 European Tour was the 37th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The season began in November 2007 and consisted of 50 official money events, a drop of two from the previous year. This included seven major cham ... ReferencesFinal Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 European Tour Qualifying School Graduates
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2006 European Tour card through Q School in 2005. 2006 European Tour rookie 2006 results * European Tour rookie in 2006 T = Tied The player retained his European Tour card for 2007 (finished inside the top 118). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2007, but retained conditional status (finished between 119–150). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2007 (finished outside the top 150). Winners on the European Tour in 2006 Runners-up on the European Tour in 2006 See also * 2005 Challenge Tour graduates *2006 European Tour The 2006 European Tour was the 35th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The season began with five events in late 2005 and consisted of 47 official money events, equalling the record set the previous year. This included ... ReferencesFinal Results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGC-HSBC Champions
The WGC-HSBC Champions was a professional golf tournament, held annually in China. Inaugurated in 2005, the first seven editions were played at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, then moved to the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen for a single year in 2012. It returned to Sheshan Golf Club in 2013. Since 2009, it was a World Golf Championship event. Played in November, it was the fourth tournament on the WGC calendar along with the WGC-Dell Match Play, the WGC-Mexico Championship, and the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational events, all in North America. The field consists primarily of players who have won the top rated tournaments since the previous WGC-HSBC tournament, supplemented by other leading players in the world rankings and money lists of the major tours. The WGC-HSBC Champions had the highest prize money in East Asia. Originally in 2005, it was US$5 million, and grew to $7 million when it obtained WGC status in 2009, $8.5 million in 2013 and in 2019, the prize money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGC-Invitational
The WGC Invitational was a professional golf tournament that was held in the United States. Established in 1999 as a successor to the World Series of Golf, it was one of three or four annual World Golf Championships (WGC) until 2021, when the number of WGC events was reduced to two. Under sponsorship agreements, the WGC Invitational was titled as the WGC-NEC Invitational (1999–2005) and the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (2006–2018). During this time, it was hosted at Firestone Country Club in Ohio, except for 2002 when it was hosted at Sahalee Country Club in Washington. With a change of sponsor in 2019, the tournament became titled as the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and was relocated to at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. The WGC Invitational was sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money was official money on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Tiger Woods had the record number of wins with eight. The winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGC-Match Play
The WGC Match Play, currently titled as the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play for sponsorship reasons, is a professional men's golf tournament that has been held since 1999. It is the only one of the World Golf Championships to have been contested using the match play format. Since 2016, it has been held at the Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, United States. Previous names include WGC-Dell Match Play (2015), WGC-Cadillac Match Play (2014), WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (2001–2013), and WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship (1999–2000). Before moving to Austin it had been hosted in Arizona eight times, California eight times, and Australia once. It is sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money is official money on the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. Tiger Woods has the record number of wins with three. The winner receives a Wedgwood trophy named the Walter Hagen Cup. History Match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGC-Championship
The WGC Championship was a professional golf tournament that was held between 1999 and 2021. It was one of the three or four annual World Golf Championships until the number of WGC events was reduced to two following the 2021 season. Under sponsorship agreements, the WGC Championship was titled as the WGC-American Express Championship (1999–2006), when it was hosted at various locations in Europe and the United States; the WGC-CA Championship (2007–2010), then the WGC-Cadillac Championship (2011–2016), when it was hosted at Doral Golf Resort, Florida; and the WGC-Mexico Championship (2017–2020), when it was played at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico. In 2021, the tournament was disrupted by travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it was relocated to The Concession Golf Club in Florida and titled as the WGC-Workday Championship. It was sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money was official money on both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later the venue rotated between a select group of coastal links golf courses in the United Kingdom. It is organised by the R&A. The Open is one of the four men's major golf tournaments, the others being the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. Since the PGA Championship moved to May in 2019, the Open has been chronologically the fourth and final major tournament of the year. It is held in mid-July. It is called The Open because it is in theory "open" to all, i.e. professional and amateur golfers. In practice, the current event is a professional tournament in which a small number of the world's leading amateurs also play, by invitation or qualification. The success of the tournament has led to many other open golf tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Pearce (golfer) , Australian rules footballer (born 1993)
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Daniel Pearce may refer to: * Daniel Pearce (chartered surveyor), British businessman (born 1933) * Daniel Pearce (musician, born 1978), English singer-songwriter * Daniel Pearce, better known as Eats Everything, English DJ and record producer (born 1980) * Daniel Pearce (footballer) Daniel Pearce (born 22 January 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted with pick No. 49 in the 2011 national draft. Pearce made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship
The Queensland PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament is currently held at Nudgee Golf Club in Nudgee. History The event was founded as the Queensland Professional Championship in 1926. The inaugural championship was played at Brisbane Golf Club in late November with 12 professionals competing. There was a 36-hole stroke-play stage with the leading 4 qualifying for the match-play. The 36-hole semi-finals were played the following day with the 36-hole final on the third day. Arthur Spence, the Royal Queensland professional, beat Jack Quarton, the Toowoomba professional, in the final. In 1927 the number of qualifiers was increased to 8, with the quarter and semi-finals played over 18 holes on the second day. From 1930 the event was extended to four days, with all matches over 36 holes. Charlie Brown was the most successful golfer before World War II, winning three times in succession from 1930 to 1932. He appeared in 7 finals in a row ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 PGA Tour Of Australasia
The 2017 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2017 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia are played in the southern summer, so they are split between the first and last months of the year. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2019 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars. Notes References External links * {{PGA Tour of Australasia seasons PGA Tour of Australasia Australasia PGA Tour of Australasia PGA Tour of Australasia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
