Nick Cullen

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Nick Cullen
Personal information
Born (1984-04-10) 10 April 1984 (age 40)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Adelaide, Australia
Career
College University of South Australia
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2012, 2016

Nick Cullen (born 10 April 1984) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

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Cullen played on the Canadian Tour in 2010 and has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia since 2011. He earned his first professional win at the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open on the OneAsia Tour in March 2012. [1]

He also qualified for the 2012 Open Championship through International Final Qualifying. [2]

In August 2013, Cullen won his first title on the PGA Tour of Australasia at the Isuzu Queensland Open. He beat countryman Peter O'Malley by five strokes.

The following year, he won one of the PGA Tour of Australia's big three tournaments, in the BetEasy Masters. He prevailed by a single stroke over three players, including Adam Scott. [3]

In 2015, Cullen lost in a playoff to Richard Green at the Oates Vic Open. [4]

A tie for fifth place finish at the 2015 Emirates Australian Open was good enough to see Cullen claim one of the three available spots for 2016 Open Championship. [5]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
125 Aug 2013 Isuzu Queensland Open −9 (73-72-65-69=279)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter O'Malley
223 Nov 2014 BetEasy Masters −9 (73-71-66-69=279)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Nitties, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Younger

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 Oates Vic Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Green Lost to birdie on second extra hole

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
125 Mar 2012 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open −9 (72-66-67-74=279)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg David Smail

Results in major championships

Tournament20122013201420152016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2015
Championship
Match Play
Invitational T75
Champions T58
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Nick Cullen secures maiden title with Indonesia Open win". The Times of India . 25 March 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Australian Golf Star Nick Cullen rethinks goals after breakthrough OneAsia victory at Indonesia Open". 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Nick Cullen wins 2014 Australian Masters". The Age. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Green defeats Cullen in playoff to win Vic Open". 8 February 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Matt Jones, Rod Pampling, Nick Cullen earn spots in '16 Open Championship". 29 November 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2020.


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