Josh Geary (born 11 December 1984) is a New Zealand

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who plays on the

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Professional career

Geary turned professional in 2007 and played primarily on the

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until 2010. He won the Saskatchewan Open in 2008, and was runner-up at the Economical Insurance Group Seaforth Country Classic in 2010, two shots behind

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. He was also a runner-up in the 2009

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and 4th in the

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the following week, events co-sanctioned with the

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. In 2011, Geary played a full season on the

. In 25 starts, his best finish was tied for 5th place in the Midwest Classic. He was third in the

at the end of the year. Geary played five events at the start of the 2012 Nationwide Tour season but missed the cut on each occasion. From 2012 to early 2015, Geary played mostly on the

and the

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. He tied for third place in the 2013

and won the

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later that year. He lost in a playoff for the 2014 Mazda New South Wales Open and was a joint runner-up in the 2015

. In 2015, Geary played in the second season of the

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. He won three tournaments and finished second in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the

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for 2016. At the start of 2016, he was again a joint runner-up in the

. Geary played 16 events on the Web.com Tour but only the cut 5 times with a best place finish of 6th in the Servientrega Championship. Geary played on the

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in 2017, winning the Yulongwan Yunnan Open. At the end of 2017, he finished in 9th place in the

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Q-school to gain a place on the tour for 2018. Geary played 22 events on the

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but only has one top-10 finish and was 177th in the Order of Merit. At the end of 2018, he again played well in the European Tour Q-school, missing out on qualification for the main tour by a single stroke but gaining a place on the

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for 2019. Geary started 2019 with a runner-up finish in the

and was also runner-up in the

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. In February 2025, Geary won his second

event and first in nearly 12 years. He shot a final round 78 to win the

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by four shots over

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Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

Canadian Tour wins (1)

China Tour wins (4)

Charles Tour wins (10)

Golf Tour of New Zealand wins (1)

*2006

Carrus Tauranga Open The Carrus Tauranga Open is an annual 72-hole golf tournament staged at Tauranga Golf Club in Gate Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand. In 2006 and 2007 it was an event on the Golf Tour of New Zealand while events since 2008 have been part of the Charles T ...

(as an amateur)

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Geary only played in The Open Championship.''

Team appearances

Amateur *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958 Eisenhower Trophy, 1958, it is nam ...

(representing New Zealand):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Nomura Cup The Nomura Cup, also known as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship, is a biennial amateur team golf championship for men organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The inaugural event was held in 1963 and it was played in odd-numbe ...

(representing New Zealand): 2005 *

Bonallack Trophy The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The first compe ...

(representing Asia/Pacific): 2006

References

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