John Senden

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John Senden
Personal information
Full nameJohn Gerard Senden
Born (1971-04-20) 20 April 1971 (age 54)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight193 lb (88 kg; 13.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
SpouseJackie Senden
Children1
Career
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 28 (11 March 2012) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Challenge Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T8: 2014
PGA Championship T4: 2007
U.S. Open T10: 2012
The Open Championship T34: 2012

John Gerard Senden (born 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Career

Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland and turned pro in 1992. Senden has played all over the world. He is a regular competitor on the PGA Tour of Australasia and has spent time playing in Asia. In Europe he won twice on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1998 and was a member of the main European Tour from 1999 to 2001.

In 2002, Senden joined the PGA Tour in the United States, after coming through the qualifying school in 2001. During his first year on tour he successfully kept his playing status with eight top-25 finishes in 30 events. He claimed his first PGA Tour title on 16 July 2006 at the John Deere Classic, a one-shot victory over American J. P. Hayes. Later in 2006 he won his national open for the first time. In 2007, he was the leading Australian at the PGA Championship which was won by Tiger Woods and reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. [2]

In March 2014, Senden won his second PGA Tour title (and first in eight years) at the Valspar Championship by one stroke over Kevin Na. [3] In the final round, he came from two strokes back to shoot a one-under 70 to seal victory. The win qualified Senden for the 2014 Masters Tournament [3] where he finished T-8.

Senden's son was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April 2017. Senden played the next two seasons using a Major Medical Extension under the family crisis provision, but he was unable to meet the terms and was demoted to the Past Champions Category. He played the 2019–20 season using an exemption for those who made 300 PGA Tour cuts.

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
116 Jul 2006 John Deere Classic −19 (64-69-64-68=265)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg J. P. Hayes
216 Mar 2014 Valspar Championship −7 (72-71-64-70=277)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
125 Nov 1995 Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship −9 (69-67-71-72=279)2 strokes Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Felix Casas

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
119 Nov 2006 MFS Australian Open −8 (76-72-67-65=280)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Ogilvy

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
126 Jul 1998 Interlaken Open −25 (67-69-65-62=263)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Warren Bennett, Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Gallacher
26 Sep 1998 Open de Strasbourg −12 (71-70-67-68=276)Playoff Flag of England.svg Daren Lee

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1998 Open dei Tessali Flag of Sweden.svg Pehr Magnebrant
21998 Open de Strasbourg Flag of England.svg Daren Lee Won with birdie on first extra hole

Playoff record

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1997 London Myanmar Open Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTT35T45CUT
PGA Championship CUTT4T42CUT
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016
Masters Tournament CUTCUTT35T8T38
U.S. Open CUTT30T10T15CUTT14
The Open Championship T48T34CUTT58T40
PGA Championship CUTT19T32T70CUTCUTT18
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00001163
U.S. Open 00001374
The Open Championship 00000096
PGA Championship 000113116
Totals0001373319

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship CUTT58T22CUTT52CUTT37
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUTT43T26T8CUT
  Top 10

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament200720082009201020112012201320142015
Championship T11T6T20T31
Match Play R64R16R64QF
Invitational 45T16T26
Champions 19T28T35
  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.

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order

Tournament20212022202320242025
The Tradition T297256T5274
Senior PGA Championship CUTCUTDQ
Senior Players Championship T42T55T53T56T74
U.S. Senior Open T51
Senior British Open Championship T47CUTT37
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

World Cup (representing Australia): 2006

See also

References

  1. "Week 10 2012 Ending 11 Mar 2012" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "John Senden – Best Performances". OWGR. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "John Senden rallies for Valspar win". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 March 2014.