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Australian professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaron Townsend (born 4 July 1981) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.[1] He has also played a number of events on the European Tour, Challenge Tour and Web.com Tour.[2][3]
Aaron Townsend | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Newcastle, Australia | 4 July 1981
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Residence | Sydney, Australia |
Spouse | Sally |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2003 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2012 |
Townsend turned professional in 2003.[3] His first professional win in a tour event came at the 2008 New South Wales Open, an event on the Von Nida Tour. Townsend won the event, hosted in his home region of Australia by seven strokes.[4]
In 2009 Townsend won the Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship on the PGA Tour of Australasia, finishing three strokes ahead of Scott Arnold and Michael Wright.[5] In 2012 Townsend made his first appearance in a major championship at the 2012 Open Championship, following rounds of 70 and 74 he missed the cut by a single shot.[6]
In February 2015 following five years without a win, Townsend won again on the PGA Tour of Australasia event at the Victorian PGA Championship, having holed a bunker shot on the final hole to win to tournament by a single stroke.[7]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 22 Nov 2009 | Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship | −21 (67-61-65-66=259) | 3 strokes | Scott Arnold, Michael Wright |
2 | 13 Feb 2015 | Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship | −13 (67-73-69-66=275) | 1 stroke | Scott Strange |
Tournament | 2012 |
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The Open Championship | CUT |
Note: Townsend only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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