Josh Geary

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Josh Geary
Personal information
Born (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39)
Invercargill, New Zealand
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
Canadian Tour
OneAsia Tour
China Tour
Professional wins17
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other16
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2009
Achievements and awards
Charles Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2023

Josh Geary (born 11 December 1984) is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.

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Professional career

Geary turned professional in 2007 and played primarily on the Canadian Tour until 2010. He won the Saskatchewan Open in 2008 and was runner-up in the 2010 The Economical Insurance Group Seaforth Country Classic behind Kent Eger. He was also a runner-up in the 2009 New Zealand PGA Championship and 4th in the New Zealand Open the following week, events co-sanctioned with the Nationwide Tour. [1]

In 2011, Geary played a full season on the Nationwide Tour. In 25 starts, his best finish was tied for 5th place in the Midwest Classic. He was third in the New Zealand Open at the end of the year. Geary played five events at the start of the 2012 Nationwide Tour season but missed the cut on each occasion. From 2012 to early 2015, Geary played mostly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the OneAsia Tour. He tied for third place in the 2013 New Zealand PGA Championship and won the Western Australian Open later that year. He lost in a playoff for the 2014 Mazda New South Wales Open and was a joint runner-up in the 2015 New Zealand PGA Championship. [1]

In 2015, Geary played in the second season of the PGA Tour China. He won three tournaments and finished second in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the Web.com Tour for 2016. At the start of 2016, he was again a joint runner-up in the New Zealand PGA Championship. Geary played 16 events on the Web.com Tour but only the cut 5 times with a best place finish of 6th in the Servientrega Championship. [1]

Geary played on the China Tour in 2017, winning the Yulongwan Yunnan Open. [1] At the end of 2017, he finished in 9th place in the European Tour Q-school to gain a place on the tour for 2018. [2] Geary played 22 events on the 2018 European Tour but only has one top-10 finish and was 177th in the Order of Merit. At the end of 2018, he again played well in the European Tour Q-school, missing out on qualification for the main tour by a single stroke but gaining a place on the Challenge Tour for 2019. Geary started 2019 with a runner-up finish in the New Zealand Open and was also runner-up in the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge.

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
113 Oct 2013 John Hughes/Nexus Risk Services WA Open 73-68-67-65=273−155 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristopher Mueck

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Mazda NSW Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Brown Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
16 Jul 2008 Saskatchewan Open 67-67-71-66=271−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg George Bradford

China Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
15 Apr 2015 Buick Open73-70-69-68=280−81 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Jeung-hun
231 May 2015Lanhai Open67-72-68-69=276−121 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Jeung-hun
34 Oct 2015 Yulongwan Yunnan Open 66-65-64-71=266−221 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Gunn Charoenkul
413 Aug 2017 Yulongwan Yunnan Open (2)66-63-66-64=259−257 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Gunn Charoenkul

Charles Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
118 May 2008 Carrus Tauranga Open 68-67-67-64=266−14Playoff Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Moorhead
229 Sep 2013 Carrus Open (2)66-67-64-65=262−188 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Lee, Flag of New Zealand.svg Troy Ropiha
320 Apr 2014 Recreational Services Akarana Open62-64-70=196−142 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Lee
47 Apr 2019 Barfoot and Thompson Akarana Open (2)63-64-67-68=262−182 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Hendry, Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Dong-woo
520 Mar 2022 Renaissance Brewery NZ Stroke Play Championship68-68-73-65=274−141 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Sam Jones (a)
616 Oct 2022DVS Clearwater Open68-68-69=205−112 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Sam Jones (a), Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Dong-woo
71 Oct 2023 Carrus Tauranga Open (3)63-67-64-71=265−151 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Tyler Hodge
822 Oct 2023 TSB Taranaki Open 65-71-70-66=272−166 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Brown, Flag of New Zealand.svg Tyler Hodge

Golf Tour of New Zealand wins (1)

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
124 Feb 2023Jennian Homes Brian Perry Classic67-67=134−83 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Charlie Smail
216 Dec 2023The Hills Invitational Pro-Am69-66=135−93 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Nick Voke

Results in major championships

Tournament2009
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Geary only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Josh Geary China Tour". China Tour. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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