Rodger Davis

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Rodger Davis
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Personal information
Full nameRodger Miles Davis
Born (1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 72)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Palm Beach, NSW, Australia
Career
Turned professional1974
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins30
Highest ranking 7 (19 July 1987) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour7
PGA Tour of Australasia14
PGA Tour Champions1
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 29th: 1988
PGA Championship T52: 1988
U.S. Open T36: 1987
The Open Championship T2: 1987
Achievements and awards
New Zealand Golf Circuit
money list winner
1979–80
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner
1990, 1991

Rodger Miles Davis (born 18 May 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.

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Early life

Davis was born in Sydney, Australia.

Professional career

In 1974, Davis turned professional in 1974 and spent his regular career playing mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour.

He won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 1990 and 1991. He made the top ten of the European Tour Order of Merit four times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His seven European Tour wins included two of Europe's most prestigious tournaments; the British PGA Championship, which he won in 1986 at Wentworth Club, and the season ending Volvo Masters, which he claimed in 1991. His best finish on the PGA Tour was a tie for fifth at the 1986 NEC World Series of Golf.

Davis was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 29 weeks between 1987 and 1992. [2] In the 1987 Open Championship, Davis shot a first round of 64 at Muirfield to lead the tournament by three strokes after the opening round. He finished the championship in a tie for 2nd place with American Paul Azinger, a stroke behind the champion Nick Faldo. The 1987 Open Championship is Davis' best finish in a major championship.

Davis represented Australia in team competitions several times, and was a member of his country's winning three-man team at the 1986 Alfred Dunhill Cup.

As a senior, he played mainly on the U.S.-based Champions Tour (2001–05), where he won once, the 2003 Toshiba Senior Classic. He played on the European Seniors Tour in 2011 and 2012.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (30)

European Tour wins (7)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
111 Jul 1981 State Express Classic −5 (70-68-74-71=283)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
226 May 1986 Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship −7 (70-72-71-68=281)Playoff Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth
312 Jun 1988 Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity −13 (69-63-71-72=275)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg José María Cañizares, Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy
429 Apr 1990 Peugeot Spanish Open −11 (74-69-68-66=277)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler,
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
517 Jun 1990 Wang Four Stars −17 (67-72-65-67=271)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton, Flag of the United States.svg Bill Malley,
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty
627 Oct 1991 Volvo Masters −4 (68-73-68-71=280)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
72 May 1993 Air France Cannes Open −13 (68-64-69-70=271)Playoff Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty

European Tour playoff record (3–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1986 Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship Flag of Ireland.svg Des Smyth Won with bogey on third extra hole
21986 German Open Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
3 1990 Wang Four Stars Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton, Flag of the United States.svg Bill Malley,
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty
Won with birdie on seventh extra hole
Malley and McNulty eliminated by par on first hole
4 1991 Mercedes German Masters Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer Lost to par on first extra hole
5 1993 Air France Cannes Open Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (14)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
114 Aug 1977 Nedlands Masters −11 (69-69-67-72=277)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allen Cooper
29 Oct 1977 McCallum's South Coast Open −13 (67-66-69-69=271)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale
318 Feb 1979 Victorian Open +3 (75-73-70-73=291)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Parslow, Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player
410 Nov 1985 Victorian PGA Championship −18 (68-66-69-67=270)7 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ossie Moore
516 Nov 1986 National Panasonic Australian Open −10 (67-71-72-68=278)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer
630 Nov 1986
(1987 season)
Air New Zealand Shell Open −13 (63-65-67-72=267)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer, Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange
77 Dec 1986
(1987 season)
Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open −18 (67-62-65-68=262)8 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer
84 Dec 1988 Bicentennial Classic −17 (68-67-68-68=271)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples
919 Nov 1989 Ford New South Wales Open −15 (71-65-71-70=277)9 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley Hughes
1014 Jan 1990 Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup −17 (64-67-71-69=271)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange
1120 Jan 1991 SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic −10 (70-70-67-71=278)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo
1210 Mar 1991 AMP New Zealand Open (2)−11 (67-66-73-67=273)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Nobilo
1312 Jan 1992 SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic (2)−5 (72-67-67-77=283)2 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Waite
1413 Dec 1992 Coolum Classic −17 (68-70-68-65=271)7 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (3–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11979 Victorian Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Parslow, Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player Won with birdie on second extra hole
21980 Australian Masters Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler Lost to bogey on first extra hole
3 1988 Bicentennial Classic Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples Won with par on second extra hole
4 1990 Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange Won with eagle on second extra hole

Other Australasian wins (5)

Other wins (1)

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
123 Mar 2003 Toshiba Senior Classic −16 (65-64-68=213)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Larry Nelson

Other senior wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament197719781979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T52T525
PGA Championship
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Masters Tournament 29
U.S. Open T36T47
The Open Championship T38T39CUTT26CUTCUTT2T20CUT
PGA Championship CUTT52
Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998
Masters Tournament 63
U.S. Open T46CUT
The Open Championship CUTT12CUTT24CUTT33T44
PGA Championship CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000022
U.S. Open 00000043
The Open Championship 0102251912
PGA Championship 00000041
Totals0102252918

Team appearances

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