Matthew Millar (born 5 September 1976) is an Australian

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who plays on the

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Career

Millar turned professional in 1999. From 2006 to 2009 he played on the

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, having come through all three stages of

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; 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

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. Millar qualified for the

2011 Open Championship The 2011 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 140th Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. Darren Clarke won his first and to date only major champion ...

through International Final Qualifying, his only appearance in a major championship.Millar, Barnes and Kulacz earn spots at British Open in Australian qualifier
/ref> He made the cut and finished in 63rd place. Since 2010 has played primarily on the

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

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in January 2018.

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

Results in major championships

''Note: Millar only played in The Open Championship.''
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Millar, Matthew Australian male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Sportspeople from Wollongong Sportspeople from Canberra 1976 births Living people Sportsmen from New South Wales