Wade Ormsby

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Wade Ormsby
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Personal information
Born (1980-03-31) 31 March 1980 (age 44)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
ResidenceAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
Children1
Career
College University of Houston
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour
Challenge Tour
LIV Golf
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 97 (7 January 2018) [1]
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Asian Tour4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T40: 2021
The Open Championship DNP

Wade Ormsby (born 31 March 1980) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He also played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series.

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Career

Ormsby was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He attended the University of Houston in the United States for three years before turning professional in 2001.

Ormsby began his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia in his home country, while also trying to play in Europe. He played his first full season on the European Tour in 2004, having earned his place via qualifying school at the end of 2003. He finished 112th on the Order of Merit in his first season to retain playing rights, and improved to 71st in 2005. He was then unable to retain his card automatically and regained it several times via return trips to qualifying school, in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013. After the 2013 qualifying school, however, he was able to remain on the tour for a number of years.

In December 2006 (though on the 2007 season schedule) he finished joint runner-up in the Blue Chip New Zealand Open, which would be his highest finish in a European Tour event until 2017.

In 2008, Ormsby played on the second-tier U.S.-based Nationwide Tour, recording two top-10 finishes. His best year in his home country was 2006, when he ended sixth on the Order of Merit.

In his 264th European Tour start, Ormsby earned his maiden European Tour victory at the 2017 UBS Hong Kong Open, finishing one stroke ahead of four players.

Ormsby looked set for his first win in his home country at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open, when he was two ahead of the field with two holes to play. However Ormsby made a double bogey five at the par-3 17th hole, whilst competitor David Law was eagling the final hole. This led to Ormsby missing out on victory by a single stroke, finishing in a tie for second place.

In January 2020, Ormsby won the Hong Kong Open for the second time, finishing four strokes ahead of Shane Lowry. [2]

In March 2023, Ormsby won the International Series Thailand. He shot 20-under-par for four rounds, defeating Chonlatit Chuenboonngam in a playoff. [3]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
126 Nov 2017
(2018 season)		 UBS Hong Kong Open 1−11 (68-68-65-68=269)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Björk, Flag of Spain.svg Rafa Cabrera-Bello,
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Peterson, Flag of the United States.svg Julian Suri

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (4)

Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
17 Apr 2013 Panasonic Open India 1−9 (67-67-74-71=279)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Boonchu Ruangkit
226 Nov 2017 UBS Hong Kong Open 2−11 (68-68-65-68=269)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Björk, Flag of Spain.svg Rafa Cabrera-Bello,
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Peterson, Flag of the United States.svg Julian Suri
312 Jan 2020 Hong Kong Open (2)−17 (65-66-66-66=263)4 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Lowry
412 Mar 2023 International Series Thailand −20 (68-68-67-65=268)Playoff Flag of Thailand.svg Chonlatit Chuenboonngam

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
2Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 International Series Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Chonlatit Chuenboonngam Won with birdie on first extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2014 Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Chalmers, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott Chalmers won with par on seventh extra hole
Ormsby eliminated by birdie on third hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T40
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2018201920202021
Championship T50T52
Match Play NT1
Invitational T39T51
Champions NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 1 2018 Ending 7 Jan 2018" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Overnight leader Ormsby fires 66 to win Hong Kong Open". Associated Press. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Australian Wade Ormsby wins International Series Thailand". Yahoo! Sport. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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