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Appleby at the 2005 PGA Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 May 1971 Cohuna, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Children | 4 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 20 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 9 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 3 |
| Web.com Tour | 2 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| The Masters Tournament | T7: 2007 |
| U.S. Open | T10: 1998 |
| The Open Championship | T2: 2002 |
| PGA Championship | T4: 2000 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year |
2010 |
Stuart Appleby, born on May 1, 1971, is a professional golfer from Australia. He plays on the PGA Tour Champions, which is a golf tour for players aged 50 and over. During his career, he won nine tournaments on the main PGA Tour.
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Early Life and Golf Beginnings
Stuart Appleby was born in Cohuna, Victoria, Australia. He grew up on a dairy farm nearby. He started playing golf by hitting balls across the fields after finishing his farm chores. When he was younger, he also played Australian rules football.
Stuart Appleby's Professional Golf Career
Stuart Appleby became a professional golfer in 1992. He started his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 1995, he won two events on the Nike Tour, which is now called the Web.com Tour. This tour is the second-highest level for men's golf in the U.S. He was one of the first players to win his very first Web.com Tour event.
By finishing fifth on the money list that season, he earned a spot to play on the PGA Tour the next year. Stuart Appleby has won nine times on the PGA Tour. He was also part of the International Team for the Presidents Cup five times. In 2004, he was ranked among the top ten golfers in the world.
Major Championship Highlights
Stuart Appleby's best performance in a major golf tournament was in 2002. He finished tied for second place at The Open Championship after a four-way playoff. He played against Ernie Els, who eventually won.
In 2010, Stuart Appleby made history at the first Greenbrier Classic tournament. He shot a score of 59 in the final round, becoming only the fifth player ever to do so in a PGA Tour event. That same year, he received the PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year award.
Recent Years in Golf
In 2015, Stuart Appleby had back surgery in March, which limited his playing time. He played in a Web.com Tour event for the first time in 20 years. He tried to get his PGA Tour card back through the Web.com Tour Finals. However, a hurricane caused the final tournament to be canceled. This meant he finished just outside the top 25 players who earned their cards. He continued to play with limited status in 2016 and 2017. Since then, he has played on the PGA Tour Champions.
Stuart Appleby's Personal Life
Stuart Appleby's first wife, Renay, passed away in 1998. In 2002, he married his second wife, Ashley Saleet. They live in Orlando, Florida, with their four children.
After his friend and neighbor, Payne Stewart, passed away in a plane crash in 1999, Stuart Appleby became a supportive figure for Stewart's children. When he's not playing golf, Stuart enjoys motor racing. He also supports golf in Australia as an ambassador for the Crown Lager Social Golf Club and a patron for Stuart Appleby Junior Golf.
Professional Wins
Stuart Appleby has won 20 professional golf tournaments in total.
PGA Tour Wins (9)
Stuart Appleby won nine times on the PGA Tour:
- 1997 Honda Classic
- 1998 Kemper Open
- 1999 Shell Houston Open
- 2003 Las Vegas Invitational
- 2004 Mercedes Championships
- 2005 Mercedes Championships
- 2006 Mercedes Championships
- 2006 Shell Houston Open
- 2010 Greenbrier Classic
PGA Tour of Australasia Wins (3)
- 1998 Schweppes Coolum Classic
- 2001 Holden Australian Open
- 2010 JBWere Masters
Nike Tour Wins (2)
- 1995 Nike Monterrey Open
- 1995 Nike Sonoma County Open
Australasian Foundation Tour Wins (5)
- 1991 Queensland Open (as an amateur)
- 1994 Victorian PGA Championship, Tasmanian Classic, South Australian PGA Championship, Nedlands Masters
Other Wins (1)
- 1999 CVS Charity Classic (with Jeff Sluman)
Results in Major Championships
Stuart Appleby has played in many major golf championships. Here's how he performed:
| ! Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Masters Tournament | T21 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T31 | CUT | CUT | T22 | T43 | T19 | T7 | T14 | T30 | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | T36 | T10 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T26 | T36 | CUT | T29 | |
| The Open Championship | T20 | CUT | CUT | T11 | 61 | T2 | T15 | T36 | T41 | CUT | CUT | T51 | T65 | ||
| PGA Championship | T61 | CUT | CUT | T4 | T16 | T17 | T23 | T17 | T15 | T55 | T12 | T15 | CUT | T68 |
Top 10 Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut (did not play all rounds)
"T" = tied for that position
Summary of Major Results
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 11 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 34 |
- He made the cut in 6 major tournaments in a row from 2007 to 2009.
- He finished in the top 10 four times.
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| The Players Championship | T14 | CUT | CUT | T22 | T33 | T28 | T21 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T16 | T15 | CUT | CUT | T77 |
Did not play CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships (WGC) are a series of important annual golf tournaments.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| Match Play | R64 | R64 | R16 | R64 | R64 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R16 | R64 | ||
| Championship | T30 | T25 | NT1 | T11 | T2 | T16 | T11 | T6 | T35 | T34 | T61 | ||
| Invitational | T23 | T20 | T5 | T42 | T46 | T9 | T13 | T71 | T14 | T2 | T51 | T63 | 76 |
| Champions | T69 | T42 | |||||||||||
1Cancelled due to 9/11
Top 10 Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Stuart Appleby is the only golfer to have played in the first 32 WGC events.
Team Appearances
Stuart Appleby has represented Australia in several team golf events:
As an Amateur
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1992
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1991, 1992
As a Professional
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1996, 2003, 2009
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1997, 1998
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 1998 (winners), 2000, 2003 (tie), 2005, 2007
See also
- Lowest rounds of golf
