Greg Chalmers

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Greg Chalmers
Personal information
Full nameGregory John Chalmers
NicknameSnake [1]
Born (1973-10-11) 11 October 1973 (age 51)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Perth, Western Australia
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
SpouseNicole
Children2
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Web.com Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins11
Highest ranking 53 (9 September 2012) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia5
Korn Ferry Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2001
PGA Championship T4: 2000
U.S. Open CUT: 2002, 2011
The Open Championship T45: 2012
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Rookie of the Year 		1995
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 		2011, 2014

Gregory John Chalmers (born 11 October 1973) is an Australian professional golfer. Chalmers has played primarily on the PGA Tour of Australasia and PGA Tour. He is a two-time winner of the Australian Open and late in his career eventually won a PGA Tour event, the 2016 Barracuda Championship.

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Amateur career

Chalmers was born in Sydney. He won the 1993 Australian Amateur and the 1994 French Amateur.

Professional career

Chalmers turned professional in 1995 and made a strong start to his professional career, winning four times in Australia in the next few years, including the 1998 Australian Open. In Europe he won the second-tier Challenge Tour's Challenge Tour Championship, in 1997 and finished 25th on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1998. The same year he finished fourth at 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School to win a PGA Tour card for 1999.

A poor 2004 season saw him lose his card, but he won the 2005 Albertsons Boise Open on the Nationwide Tour and returned to the main PGA Tour in 2006. Chalmers struggled in 2006, making only 8 cuts and did not maintain his status and played on the Nationwide Tour during 2007 and 2008. He finished 8th on the money list in the 2008 season to gain his PGA Tour card for the 2009 season.

In 2011, Chalmers won the Australian Open for the second time in his career, 13 years after he won his first. He held off late charges by John Senden and Tiger Woods to claim victory. [3] He followed this up with a win at the Australian PGA Championship, to take the second Australian major of the year. He defeated Robert Allenby and Marcus Fraser in a sudden death playoff to take the title. These wins led him to win the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit. He also became only the second player to have a chance of winning the Australian "triple-crown" but could not claim the Australian Masters title, an event that still eludes him.

In December 2014, Chalmers won his second Australian PGA Championship title in a sudden death playoff. He came from seven strokes back during the final round after a flawless round of 64 to enter a playoff with Wade Ormsby and Adam Scott on 11 under. In a marathon playoff which was the longest in tournament history, Ormsby was eliminated at the third extra hole, with Chalmers and Scott going as far as seven extra holes. On the seventh extra hole, Scott three putted from 30 feet for bogey to allow Chalmers to take the victory. This was his fifth title on the PGA Tour of Australasia and tenth overall professional level victory. [4] He also claimed the year end Order of Merit title for the second time his career.

Chalmers started the 2015-16 PGA Tour season with only veteran member status and alternated between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour. He earned his first PGA Tour win at the Barracuda Championship after 18 years and 386 PGA Tour starts, which was the most among active PGA Tour players without a win and one of the longest waits in Tour history. Chalmers and 2013 winner Gary Woodland were tied before the 18th hole. Woodland bogeyed the last hole and Chalmers eagled the par-five 18th, which meant a six-point victory under the tournament's Modified Stableford scoring system. Previously, his best PGA Tour finishes were second at the 2000 Kemper Insurance Open and at the 2009 Buick Open. At 42, Chalmers was also the season's oldest Tour winner. He is also only the 12th left-hander to win a PGA Tour event. Prior to his win, Chalmers was 229th in the FedEx Cup and 490th in the world. The win moved him to 231st in the world and earned him a two-year exemption that also included entry into the 2016 Open Championship as an Open Qualifying Series event after the Greenbrier Classic was cancelled. Chalmers finished 142nd in the FedEx Cup and did not qualify for the postseason, but the win made him fully exempt through the 2017–18 season.

Chalmers was unable to follow up his win and cut his 2018 season short due to arthritis in his back. He made no starts in 2019 and played with a Major Medical Extension until 2020, when he was unable to meet the terms and was demoted to the Past Champions Category.

Chalmers had a career best world ranking of 53rd in 2012. His career best FedEx Cup ranking was 35th in 2012.

Outside of golf, Chalmers runs a Dallas-area charity for autistic children called Maximum Chances, whose name is derived from one of Chalmers' sons.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
13 Jul 2016 Barracuda Championship 43 pts (14-10-15-4=43)6 points Flag of the United States.svg Gary Woodland

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)

Legend
Flagship events (2)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
17 Dec 1997 Australasian Players Championship −15 (71-70-67-68=276)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard
26 Dec 1998 Holden Australian Open E (71-73-74-70=288)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
313 Nov 2011 Emirates Australian Open 1 (2)−13 (67-72-67-67=275)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden
427 Nov 2011 Australian PGA Championship 1−12 (71-69-69-67=276)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser
514 Dec 2014 Australian PGA Championship 1 (2)−11 (71-71-71-64=277)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Ormsby, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2004 MasterCard Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green, Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie Green won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2011 Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser Won with par on first extra hole
3 2014 Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Ormsby, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott Won with par on seventh extra hole
Ormsby eliminated by birdie on third hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
125 Sep 2005 Albertsons Boise Open −15 (66-65-69-69=269)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ellis
227 Apr 2008 Henrico County Open −14 (68-68-68-70=274)Playoff Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Bjørnstad

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Albertsons Boise Open Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ellis Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2008 Henrico County Open Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Bjørnstad Won with bogey on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
110 Aug 1997 Challenge Tour Championship −14 (73-68-68-65=274)Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Peter Thül

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1997 Audi Quattro Trophy Flag of England.svg David A. Russell Lost to birdie on first extra hole
21997 Challenge Tour Championship Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Peter Thül Won with par on second extra hole

Australasian Foundation Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament19981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T57
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T4T44
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T45T5881
PGA Championship T32CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
The Players Championship T9T58CUTCUTT34T41CUTT37CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Championship NT1T20T49
Match Play R64R64
Invitational T55
Champions T45T46T58

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
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. 2007. p. 2-71. Retrieved 21 August 2024. Greg Chalmers | Nicknamed "Snake" by Australasian Tour peers.
  2. ↑ "Week 36 2012 Ending 9 Sep 2012" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Chalmers takes out Australian Open
  4. ↑ Chalmers claims second Australian PGA Championship
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