Gary Orr

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Gary Orr
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Personal information
Full nameGary Hamish Orr
Born (1967-05-11) 11 May 1967 (age 55)
Helensburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Residence Weybridge, England
Spouse
Sarah
(m. 1998)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 53 (22 October 2000) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
European Senior Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2000, 2001
U.S. Open T74: 2001
The Open Championship T41: 2000
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
1993

Gary Hamish Orr (born 11 May 1967) is a Scottish professional golfer.

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Career

Orr was born in Helensburgh, Scotland. He turned professional in 1988 and became a member of the European Tour in 1993. His two wins on the Tour both came in 2000, at the Algarve Portuguese Open and the Victor Chandler British Masters. He also had his highest finish on the European Tour Order of Merit that season, placing tenth.

Since turning 50 in May 2017, Orr has played on the European Senior Tour. He was runner-up in the Willow Senior Golf Classic in both 2017 and 2018 before his first win on the tour in the 2018 Scottish Senior Open.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
120 Feb 2000 Algarve Portuguese Open −13 (69-67-70-69=275)1 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phillip Price
213 Aug 2000 Victor Chandler British Masters −21 (67-62-68-70=267)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Ulrik Johansson

Other wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
116 Sep 2018 Scottish Senior Open −4 (68-65-76=209)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Paul Streeter
213 Oct 2018 Paris Legends Championship −12 (71-65-68=204)1 stroke Flag of Austria.svg Markus Brier, Flag of France.svg Jean-François Remésy

Results in major championships

Tournament1993199419951996199719981999
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
U.S. Open T74
The Open Championship T41CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUT

Note: Orr never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20002001
Match Play R32
Championship T25NT1
Invitational T27

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. "Week 42 2000 Ending 22 Oct 2000" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.