Aaron Townsend (born 4 July 1981) is an Australian

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays on the

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. He has also played a number of events on the

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

and

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Professional career

Townsend turned professional in 2003. His first professional win in a tour event came at the 2008 New South Wales Open, an event on the

Von Nida Tour The PGA Tour of Australasia, currently titled as the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tour for men, owned and operated by the PGA of Australia. Official events on the tour count for World Golf ...

. Townsend won the event, hosted in his home region of Australia by seven strokes. In 2009 Townsend won the Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship on the

, finishing three strokes ahead of Scott Arnold and Michael Wright. In 2012 Townsend made his first appearance in a major championship at the

2012 Open Championship The 2012 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 141st Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. Ernie Els won his second Claret Jug, one str ...

, following rounds of 70 and 74 he missed the cut by a single shot. In February 2015 following five years without a win, Townsend won again on the PGA Tour of Australasia event at the

Victorian PGA Championship The Victorian PGA Championship is a golf tournament played in Victoria, Australia. It has been part of the PGA Tour of Australasia each season since 2009. It is the oldest of the state professional championships, having been first held in 1922. ...

, having holed a bunker shot on the final hole to win to tournament by a single stroke.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Townsend only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Townsend, Aaron Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales Golfers from Sydney 1981 births Living people Sportsmen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian sportsmen