Oliver Farr

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Oliver Farr
Personal information
Full nameOliver James Farr
Born (1988-03-25) 25 March 1988 (age 36) [1]
Redditch, Worcestershire, England [1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) [1]
Sporting nationalityFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Residence Hereford, Herefordshire, England [1]
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2015
The Open Championship CUT: 2022, 2023
Achievements and awards
PGA EuroPro Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2013

Oliver James Farr (born 25 March 1988) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won three times on the Challenge Tour.

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Professional career

Farr played on mini-tours after turning professional. He finished first on the 2013 PGA EuroPro Tour Order of Merit to earn his Challenge Tour card for 2014.[ citation needed ] He won the Turkish Airlines Challenge in May 2014. [2] He finished the season 10th in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2015.

Farr only made 10 cuts in 30 events on the 2015 European Tour, lost his card and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2016 where he finished 36th in the Order of Merit. In 2017 he had his second Challenge Tour win, the Foshan Open, and finished the season 10th in the Order of Merit, returning to the European Tour for 2018.

Although Farr's second season on the European Tour was better than his first, he failed to regain his card and again returned to the Challenge Tour for 2019. In 2019 Farr has third win on the Challenge Tour, the Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour, and by finishing 12th in the Order of Merit he returned to the European Tour for a third time.

Professional wins (6)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
118 May 2014 Turkish Airlines Challenge −2 (72-67-77-70=286)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Dave Coupland, Flag of Denmark.svg Jeppe Huldahl,
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Lando-Casanova
222 Oct 2017 Foshan Open 1−18 (69-66-69-66=270)5 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Heisele
36 Sep 2019 Lalla Aïcha Challenge Tour −15 (69-71-70-63=273)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Jack Senior

1Co-sanctioned by the China Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2016 Swedish Challenge Flag of France.svg Joël Stalter, Flag of England.svg Ben Stow Stalter won with birdie on second extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
112 Sep 2013 Eagle Orchid Scottish Masters−5 (70-67-71=208)Playoff Flag of England.svg Daniel Gavins
217 Oct 2013888poker.com Tour Championship−13 (71-65-67=203)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Daniel Gavins

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
14 May 2012Burghill Valley−6 (66-70=136)1 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Laskey

Results in major championships

Tournament20152016201720182019
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
Tournament2020202120222023
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Note: Farr only played in the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Player Profile Oliver Farr". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tragedy spurs Farr on to his first tour victory". Hereford Times. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2020.


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