Brett Rumford

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Brett Rumford
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Personal information
Full nameBrett Michael Rumford
NicknameRummy
Born (1977-07-27) 27 July 1977 (age 46)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Ascot, England
Spouse
Sally
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(m. 2008)​
Career
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking 74 (19 May 2013) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
Asian Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2013
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T16: 2006
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Rookie of the Year 		1999–2000
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 		2017

Brett Michael Rumford (born 27 July 1977) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia, having formerly been a member on both the PGA Tour and European Tour.

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Early life

Rumford was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He started playing golf at age ten. Rumford represented Australia in amateur golf.

Professional career

In 1999, Rumford won the PGA Tour of Australasia's ANZ Players Championship as an amateur, and he turned professional the following year. He has been a member of the European Tour since 2001, and has won six European Tour events, the 2003 Aa St Omer Open, the 2004 Irish Open, the 2007 Omega European Masters, the 2013 Ballantine's Championship, the 2013 Volvo China Open, and the 2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth. [2] His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit Is 17th in 2013.

Rumford played on the PGA Tour in 2008, after earning his card through qualifying school, finishing the season ranked 149th in the FedEx Cup standings. He returned to play on the European Tour in 2009.

In April 2013, Rumford won for the fourth time on the European Tour and for the first time in six years at the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea. In a sudden-death playoff, Rumford eagled the first extra hole to defeat Marcus Fraser and Peter Whiteford. In the playoff, after both opponents had failed to reach the par-five 18th in two, Rumford fired his approach to within four feet of the hole to set up the eagle and seal victory. The following week he continued his good form winning the Volvo China Open, his fifth on the European Tour, his score of −16 giving him a four stroke winning margin over Mikko Ilonen. With this win he became the 31st golfer to win consecutive events on the European Tour and the first since Branden Grace in January 2012 and moved to the top of the Race to Dubai standings. [3]

In February 2017, Rumford won the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth. He beat Phachara Khongwatmai, 2 and 1, in the final. [4]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
115 Jun 2003 Aa St Omer Open 1−15 (64-70-68-67=269)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Ben Mason
225 Jul 2004 Nissan Irish Open −14 (66-71-70-67=274)4 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington, Flag of France.svg Raphaël Jacquelin
39 Sep 2007 Omega European Masters −16 (68-66-66-68=268)Playoff Flag of England.svg Phillip Archer
428 Apr 2013 Ballantine's Championship 2,3−11 (73-67-69-68=277)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser, Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Whiteford
55 May 2013 Volvo China Open 4−16 (68-67-69-68=272)4 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Ilonen
619 Feb 2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth 2,52 and 1 Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
3Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
4Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
5Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2007 Omega European Masters Flag of England.svg Phillip Archer Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2013 Ballantine's Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser, Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Whiteford Won with eagle on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
128 Apr 2013 Ballantine's Championship 1,2−11 (73-67-69-68=277)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser, Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Whiteford
219 Feb 2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth 1,32 and 1 Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
3Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2013 Ballantine's Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser, Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Whiteford Won with eagle on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
15 Dec 1999 ANZ Players Championship
(as an amateur)		−12 (68-73-71-68=280)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Spence
21 Nov 2015 TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship −16 (67-67-67-71=272)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Fox
319 Feb 2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth 12 and 1 Flag of Thailand.svg Phachara Khongwatmai

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 ANZ Players Championship
(as an amateur)		 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Spence Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Jun 2003 Aa St Omer Open 1−15 (64-70-68-67=269)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Ben Mason

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTT16
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUTT74T61
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Championship T276662
Match Play
Invitational T71T63
Champions 7675
  Did not play

"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 20 2013 Ending 19 May 2013" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Brett Rumford – European Tour wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Red-hot Rumford cruises to victory". PGA European Tour. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth winner, final leaderboard, results, prize money payouts". Golf News Net. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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