David McKenzie (golfer)

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David McKenzie
Personal information
Born (1967-07-26) 26 July 1967 (age 56)
Melbourne, Australia
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
Turned professional1990
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour China
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other4

David McKenzie (born 26 July 1967) is an Australian professional golfer.

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McKenzie was born in Melbourne, Australia. He turned professional in 1990.

McKenzie has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia since 1990. After twice finishing second, at the 1994 Air New Zealand Shell Open and a playoff loss at the 2004 MasterCard Masters, he won his first Tour event at the 2013 Turner Plumbing Victorian PGA Championship. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour (2001, 2003–05, 2007–10), winning once, at the 2005 Gila River Golf Classic. He played one season on the PGA Tour (2006), where his best finish was 7th at the Valero Texas Open.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
120 Jan 2013 Turner Plumbing Victorian PGA Championship −13 (71-69-65-70=275)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Laycock

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2004 MasterCard Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green Green won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2016 Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Hall Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
19 Oct 2005 Gila River Golf Classic −20 (64-67-67-70=268)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jon Mills

PGA Tour China wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
18 Jun 2014 Lanhai Open−16 (68-67-68-69=272)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Dartnall
214 Sep 2014Cadillac Championship−16 (67-71-65-69=272)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryden Macpherson

Other wins (1)

PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
115 Dec 2017Sunshine Coast Masters [lower-alpha 1] −14 (65-67-70=202)6 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior

Results in senior major championships

Tournament2017201820192020202120222023
The Tradition T34T39NTT6T26T36
Senior PGA Championship T64T48NTCUTT50T37
U.S. Senior Open T28NTCUT
Senior Players Championship T54T30T48T52T50T53
Senior British Open Championship T9T14T5NTT53T25
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

Notes

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References

  1. "McKenzie claims Meriton Invitational". 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.