Leigh McKechnie

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Leigh McKechnie
Personal information
Born (1973-11-11) 11 November 1973 (age 49)
Newcastle, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Newcastle, Australia
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1

Leigh McKechnie (born 11 November 1973) is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

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Career

McKechnie was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He took up golf at the age of 13 being introduced by his father.

In November 2009, McKechnie won the New South Wales Open at the Vintage Golf Course in the Hunter Valley. [1] He also lost in a playoff at the 2002 NSW Masters. [2]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
129 Nov 2009 NSW Open −3 (70-72-70-69=281)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Nitties

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2002 NSW Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Collins Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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References

  1. Neil Goffet (30 November 2009) McKechnie's victory in NSW Open a scandal … but only if final-round heroics are hard to believe
  2. "Collins takes Masters". PGA of Australasia. 3 March 2002. Archived from the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2022.