Nathan Holman

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Nathan Holman
Personal information
Born (1991-04-19) 19 April 1991 (age 32)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Career
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2016
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner 		2015

Nathan Holman (born 19 April 1991) is an Australian professional golfer from Melbourne, Australia who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the European Tour, and the Asian Tour. In December 2015, he won the Australian PGA Championship for his first professional victory. [1]

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Amateur career

Holman had a successful amateur career and just prior to turning professional he was ranked number two in Australia and number 25 in the world. He played regularly as an amateur on the PGA Tour of Australasia in the last twelve months of his amateur career, including a top 20 finish in the Victorian PGA Championship. He also tied for fifth at the Heritage Classic and tied for second in the Victorian Open. [2]

Professional career

Holman turned professional in October 2013, and his first professional tournament was the Western Australia Goldfields PGA Championship at Kalgoorlie Golf Course from 3–6 October 2013. [2]

In only his fifth professional tournament, in November 2013, Holman made the cut at the 2013 Talisker Masters played at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club and significantly, was tied for the lead at the half-way mark. He went into the final round tied for second, having played the third round with Adam Scott, [3] a player Holman has described as an idol. [4] Although Holman faded in the final round with a 78, he did shoot three sub-par rounds to finish on -3 and 15th place in a tournament field of 120 competitors. [5] He finished 13th on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, having finished in the top 25 in six of the seven tournaments he played as a professional.

Holman earned his Asian Tour card for 2014 through Q School and placed 52nd on the Order of Merit, with his best finish a tie for second at the ICTSI Philippine Open. In addition to finishing 34th on the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, he also played four European Tour events in 2014 and finished 201st in the Race to Dubai as an affiliate member.

Through his Asian Tour membership, Holman earned entry into most of the events co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours in 2015, and received invitations to several other European Tour events. In all, he played ten European Tour events in 2015 and finished 135th on the Race to Dubai as an affiliate member. [6] This earned him conditional status on the 2016 European Tour and entry into the final stage of Q School, where he was unable to earn a full card.

In December 2015, Holman earned the first professional win of his career, the Australian PGA Championship, with a par on the first hole of a playoff with Harold Varner III of the United States and Dylan Frittelli of South Africa. [7] The win at a tournament co-sanctioned by the European Tour earned Holman the top spot on the final 2015 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit as well as spots in the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon and the 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. [1] [8] The win also secured Holman's card on the 2016 European Tour just two weeks after he had failed in his bid to secure a spot on that tour via the qualifying school. [9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
16 Dec 2015
(2016 season)		 Australian PGA Championship 1E (77-68-70-73=288)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli, Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III

1Co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2015 Australian PGA Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli, Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
16 Dec 2015 Australian PGA Championship 1E (77-68-70-73=288)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli, Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III

1Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2015 Australian PGA Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli, Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2016
Championship 56
Match Play
Invitational T46
Champions T77
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 "Holman wins Australian PGA Championship". 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Kalgoorlie to start Holman's Pro career". PGA Australia. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Hayes, Mark (17 November 2013). "Nathan Holman holds his own in impressive showing alongside Adam Scott at Australian Masters". Herald Sun . Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Read, Brent (16 November 2013). "Nathan Holman to relish challenging Adam Scott". The Australian . Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Spits, Scott (17 November 2013). "2013 Australian Masters: final round live coverage". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nathan Holman Career Record". 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Holman wins Australian PGA Championship playoff". 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "2015 Australasia Tour Order of Merit: final standings". 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Australian PGA Championship: Victorian Nathan Holman secures maiden win". 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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