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

Amateur career

Macpherson was born in

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, 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

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in 2009 and was named

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Freshman of the Year and was also named to the second All-SEC team. He also won the

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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

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and the 2012

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. He missed the cut at the Open by a stroke.

Professional career

Macpherson turned professional following the

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. By doing so, he forfeited his invitation to the 2012 U.S. Open. He qualified for the 2014 Open Championship after a T-4 finish at the

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Australian Open. (The Australian Open was an International Qualifying Tournament for The Open.) He missed the cut after rounds of 90 and 80, leaving him 26-over-par. His round of 90 was the highest score in the opening round for 15 years. Macpherson had status on three different professional tours for 2014 (

PGA Tour China PGA Tour China is a China-based men's professional golf tour as part of the PGA Tour's global expansion. The tour started in 2014. After a hiatus in 2017, the tour resumed in 2018. It is known as PGA Tour Series China. An earlier tour, the Omega ...

, PGA Tour of Australasia,

OneAsia Tour The OneAsia Tour was a men's professional golf tour based in the Asia-Pacific region. The tour was founded in 2009 as a joint venture between the PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association, the Korean Golf Association and the Korean PGA. T ...

). He was the first active PGA Tour China member to play in a major. Macpherson qualified for the Web.com Tour for the 2015 season. After failing to retain his Web.com Tour privileges, he returned to PGA Tour China where he won twice and finished the season leading the Order of Merit, earning him a return to the Web.com Tour for 2016. Macpherson had a disappointing 2016 season, lost his Web.com Tour card and played on the China Tour in 2017, winning the Fragrant Hills Beijing Open and finishing second in the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

*2008

Dunes Medal The Dunes Medal is a men's and women's Australian amateur ranking event administered by The Dunes Golf Club on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. It is contested over 72-holes stroke play. The first event was played in 1999. Jason Day, Mar ...

*2009

, New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play *2011 The Amateur Championship *2012 Georgia Cup

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

China Tour wins (3)

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

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

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Australia): 2009 * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2010 * Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners)

References

External links

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Macpherson's Facebook page
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