Geoff Ogilvy

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Geoff Ogilvy
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Ogilvy in 2017
Personal information
Full nameGeoff Charles Ogilvy
Born (1977-06-11) 11 June 1977 (age 47)
Adelaide, South Australia
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
SpouseBree Laughlin
Children3
Career
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking 3 (29 June 2008) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour8
European Tour4
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Other2
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament T4: 2011
PGA Championship T6: 2005, 2007
U.S. Open Won: 2006
The Open Championship T5: 2005
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Rookie of the Year 		1998–99
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 		2010

Geoff Charles Ogilvy[ citation needed ] (born 11 June 1977) is an Australian professional golfer. He won the 2006 U.S. Open and has also won three World Golf Championships.

Contents

Professional career

Geoff Ogilvy with Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia at the 2009 Telus World Skins Game in Levis, Canada Geoff Ogilvy-La Tempete.jpg
Geoff Ogilvy with Ian Poulter and Sergio García at the 2009 Telus World Skins Game in Lévis, Canada

Ogilvy was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to an English-born father Mike and Australian mother Judy. He turned professional in May 1998 and he won a European Tour card at that year's Qualifying school. He played on the European Tour in 1999 and 2000, finishing 65th in his first season and improving to 48th in his second. He joined the U.S. based PGA Tour in 2001, and finished in the top 100 in each of his first five seasons. His first professional tournament win came in 2005 at the PGA Tour's Chrysler Classic of Tucson. In February 2006 he beat Davis Love III in the final of the 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Ogilvy won his first major championship at the 2006 U.S. Open, becoming the first Australian to win a men's golf major since Steve Elkington at the 1995 PGA Championship. Ogilvy finished his round with a champion's flourish, making improbable pars on each of the last two holes. He holed a 30-foot chip shot at the 17th, and then got up-and-down for par at the 18th, dropping a downhill six-footer for his final stroke as all his competitors collapsed around him. Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie needed pars on the final hole to win, or bogeys to tie with Ogilvy, but they ruined their chances by producing double-bogey sixes to give Ogilvy a dramatic win. Jim Furyk needed par to force a playoff but bogeyed the final hole.

This success moved Ogilvy into the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time, at Number 8. He reached his highest placing to date on 9 July 2006 when he was ranked Number 7, and he returned to that rank in February 2007 after finishing as runner-up to Henrik Stenson while defending his title at the 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. He has spent over 120 weeks in the top-10 of the rankings. [2] [3]

Ogilvy won the 2008 WGC-CA Championship, his second World Golf Championship title, by one shot shooting 17-under par. It was his first PGA Tour win since the 2006 U.S. Open. In his next start at the 2008 Shell Houston Open he finished tied for 2nd moving him up to number 5 in the Official World Golf Rankings. [4] In late June 2008, he rose to 3rd in the rankings. [5] In 2009 Ogilvy continued his success at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship defeating Paul Casey. Ogilvy moved into second alone in World Golf Championship wins. This win brought him up to 4th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

In January 2010, Ogilvy won the SBS Championship, the opening event of the 2010 PGA Tour. [6]

Ogilvy won the 2014 Barracuda Championship, a tournament that uses the modified Stableford scoring system, with a winning score of 49 points. It was his first victory in over 4 years.

Personal

Ogilvy is married to Australian TV personality Bree Laughlin. Ogilvy has three children.[ citation needed ]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (8)

Legend
Major championships (1)
World Golf Championships (3)
Other PGA Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
127 Feb 2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson −19 (65-66-67-71=269)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia, Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na
226 Feb 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 3 and 2 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
318 Jun 2006 U.S. Open +5 (71-70-72-72=285)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson,
Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
424 Mar 2008 WGC-CA Championship −17 (65-67-68-71=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen,
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
511 Jan 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship −24 (67-68-65-68=268)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kim, Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
61 Mar 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (2)4 and 3 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey
710 Jan 2010 SBS Championship (2)−22 (69-66-68-67=270)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Rory Sabbatini
83 Aug 2014 Barracuda Championship 49 pts (16-7-12-14=49)5 points Flag of the United States.svg Justin Hicks

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia, Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na Won with birdie on second extra hole
Calcavecchia eliminated by par on first hole

European Tour wins (4)

Legend
Major championships (1)
World Golf Championships (3)
Other European Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
126 Feb 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 3 and 2 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
218 Jun 2006 U.S. Open +5 (71-70-72-72=285)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson,
Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
323 Mar 2008 WGC-CA Championship −17 (65-67-68-71=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen,
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
41 Mar 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (2)4 and 3 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
17 Dec 2008 Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship −14 (67-71-67-69=274)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Goggin
25 Dec 2010 Australian Open 1−19 (68-65-67-69=269)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Jones, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alistair Presnell

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2010 Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior Lost to par on second extra hole

Other wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2006 U.S. Open 1 shot deficit+5 (71-70-72-72=285)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson, Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie,
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk

Results timeline

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T16T24T39T15
U.S. Open CUTT28 1 T42T9T47
The Open Championship CUTCUTT5T16CUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship T27T24T6T9T6T31T43
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016
Masters Tournament T26T4T1948
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT32CUTT18CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUTT9T44T40
PGA Championship CUTCUTT11CUTT46CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00011588
U.S. Open 100123137
The Open Championship 000123125
PGA Championship 000035139
Totals10038164629

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
The Players Championship CUTT21T16CUTCUTT37CUTT22CUTWDT12CUT69T24CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

World Golf Championships

Wins (3)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up
2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship n/a3 and 2 Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
2008 WGC-CA Championship 4 strokes−17 (65-67-68-71=271)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk, Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen,
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (2)n/a4 and 3 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Championship T31T40T45T49T55T4761
Match Play 12R641R32R16R64
Invitational T41T36T51T68T22T22T37T24
Champions T10T56T51
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

YearWins (Majors)Earnings (US$)Rank
20010525,33895
20020957,18464
200301,477,24645
200401,236,91061
200511,931,67633
20062 (1)4,354,9695
200702,943,20314
200812,880,09915
200923,866,2708
201012,393,04529
201101,916,99443
201201,255,22371
20130892,92093
201411,809,63254
20150653,925139
20160397,595167
20170867,249114
2018093,947211
Career*8 (1)30,453,426 30

* Complete through the 2018 season.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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