Nick Cullen | |
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Personal information | |
Born | 10 April 1984 |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Residence | Adelaide, Australia |
Career | |
College | University of South Australia |
Turned professional | 2009 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia Challenge Tour European Tour |
Former tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
Other | 1 |
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.
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]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 25 Aug 2013 | Isuzu Queensland Open | −9 (73-72-65-69=279) | 5 strokes | Peter O'Malley |
2 | 23 Nov 2014 | BetEasy Masters | −9 (73-71-66-69=279) | 1 stroke | James Nitties, Adam Scott, Josh Younger |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2015 | Oates Vic Open | Richard Green | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 25 Mar 2012 | Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open | −9 (72-66-67-74=279) | 1 stroke | David Smail |
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||
U.S. Open | |||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | |||
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Tournament | 2015 |
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Championship | |
Match Play | |
Invitational | T75 |
Champions | T58 |
"T" = Tied
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