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Robert Allenby (born 12 July 1971 in Melbourne) is one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation. Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 52,118 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ...
Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor sport where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ...
Allenby turned professional in 1992 and was soon successful, topping the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in his first season and again in 1994. He continues to play some events on his home tour and as of June 2005 he has nine wins on it, including one as an amateur. He also began to play on the European Tour and it was his principal tour until 1998. He won four tournaments on it, including three in 1996, when he finished third on the Order of Merit. The PGA Tour of Australasia is a prominent golf tour for men. ...
Allenby now plays primarily in the U.S. on the PGA Tour. He earned exempt status for 1999 by finishing 17th at the 1998 Qualifying School. He had a disappointing first season in America, coming 126th on the money list, but came good in 2000 when he won the Shell Houston Open and the Advil Western Open. He claimed another pair of wins the following season. In both of those years he came 16th on the money list. He has not won since but finished in the top 50 each year from 2002-2004. His performances in the major championships have been somewhat disappointing. As of the 2005 Masters his highest placing in a major is tied seventh at the 2004 U.S. Open. The PGA Tour is an organization which is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. It operates the USAs main professional golf tours. ...
The Western Open is the second oldest professional golf tournament in the United States after the U.S. Open. ...
The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the Majors are the four most prestigious annual golf tournaments in mens professional golf. ...
The Masters is one of four major championships in mens golf. ...
The United States Open Championship is an annual mens golf tournament staged by the United States Golf Association each June. ...
Allenby played for the International Team in the Presidents Cup in 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003. Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of golf matches between teams of professional players representing the United States and the rest of the world less Europe, which competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. ...
Tournament wins
PGA of Australasia Tour wins - 1992 Johnnie Walker Classic (see note), Perak Masters
- 1993 Optus Players Championship
- 1994 Heineken Australian Open
- 1995 Heineken Classic
- 2000 Australian PGA Championship
- 2001 Australian PGA Championship
- 2003 MasterCard Australian Masters
Note: The Johnnie Walker brand has been the title sponsor of at least five professional golf tournaments around the world. Allenby's win was not in the European Tour event which is now called the Johnnie Walker Classic. That was known as the Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in the early 1990s. The Australian Open is one of the principal annual golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. ...
Johnnie Walker, keep walking. ...
The Johnnie Walker Classic is a PGA European Tour golf tournament which is played in the Asia Pacific region. ...
The Johnnie Walker Classic is a PGA European Tour golf tournament which is played in the Asia Pacific region. ...
European Tour wins
PGA Tour wins The Open de France is a PGA European Tour golf tournament. ...
The Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters is a PGA European Tour golf tournament which takes place each May. ...
- 2000 Shell Houston Open, Advil Western Open
- 2001 Nissan Open, Marconi Pennsylvania Classic
Amateur wins The Western Open is the second oldest professional golf tournament in the United States after the U.S. Open. ...
- 1989 Australian Juniors Amateur Championship
- 1990 Victorian Amateur Championship (Aus), Riversdale Cup
- 1991 Riversdale Cup, Victorian Open (professional event won as an amateur)
Team appearances The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organised by the International Golf Federation. ...
The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000. ...
The WGC-World Cup is an annual mens golf tournament. ...
Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of golf matches between teams of professional players representing the United States and the rest of the world less Europe, which competes against the U.S. in a similar but considerably older event, the Ryder Cup. ...
External links - Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
- Profile on the European Tour's official site
- Golf Stars Online - profiles and features
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