Rohan Blizard

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Rohan Blizard
Personal information
Born (1984-05-20) 20 May 1984 (age 38)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Career
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) Asian Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2008

Rohan Blizard (born 20 May 1984) is an Australian professional golfer, who currently plays on the Asian Tour.

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Blizard was born in New South Wales and plays golf at New South Wales Golf Club.

Blizard was a member of the Golf Australia National Squad before turning pro at the end of 2008. The highlight of his amateur career came in March 2007 when he claimed the Australian Amateur at his home course. He used local knowledge to his advantage, progressing to the final where he defeated fellow New South Welshman Justin Roach 3 & 2.

His career highlight came in 2011 when he claimed the John Hughes Geely Nexus Risk Services Western Australia Open Championship, shooting a 5-under-par 67 in the final round for a 10-under-par total. This was a two stroke victory over Ashley Hall, David McKenzie and Matt Jager.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
130 Oct 2011 WA Open Championship −10 (67-70-74-67=278)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Hall, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Jager,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 Isuzu Queensland Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Bransdon Lost to birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour China wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
112 Jun 2016 Lanhai Open−10 (70-67-69=206)1 stroke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dou Zecheng, Flag of the United States.svg Jarin Todd

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2008
The Open Championship CUT

Note: Blizard only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur


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