Stephen Leaney

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Stephen Leaney
Personal information
Full nameStephen John Leaney
Born (1969-03-10) 10 March 1969 (age 54)
Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Adelaide, South Australia, Australia;
Dallas, Texas, U.S.;
Camberley, Surrey, England
SpouseTracy
ChildrenSebastian, Sienna
Career
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking 22 (27 July 2003) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
PGA Tour of Australasia4
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T17: 2004
PGA Championship 68th: 1998
U.S. Open 2nd: 2003
The Open Championship T37: 2002

Stephen John Leaney (born 10 March 1969) is a professional golfer from Australia.

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Born in Busselton, Western Australia, Leaney turned professional in 1992 and won several tournaments in Australia in the 1990s, despite having two ribs cut removed in December 1993 after doctors diagnosed a blood clot in his shoulder. Leaney has since spoken to W.A media and confirmed the threatening injury may have been caused from his prior to golf career in premier league darts. [2] Between 1998 and 2003 he made the top 15 on the European Tour Order of Merit three times and won four European Tour events. Since 2004 he has played mainly on the based PGA Tour, but he has performed only moderately. His best finish in the United States remains a second place at the U.S. Open in 2003. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Leaney has represented his country several times as an amateur and a professional and was a member of the International Team at the 2003 Presidents Cup.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (16)

European Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
115 Mar 1998 Moroccan Open −17 (68-67-69-67=271)8 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson
226 Jul 1998 TNT Dutch Open −18 (66-63-70-67=266)1 stroke Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke
330 Jul 2000 TNT Dutch Open (2)−19 (66-70-65-68=269)4 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
415 Sep 2002 Linde German Masters −22 (64-69-66-67=266)3 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2002 Carlsberg Malaysian Open Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Forsyth Lost to birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
119 Nov 1995 Victorian Open −5 (72-72-68-71=283)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Allenby, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton
212 Jan 1997 Victorian Open (2)−8 (64-72-72-72=280)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Cole, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Euan Walters
329 Nov 1998 ANZ Players Championship −17 (67-73-67-68=275)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin
422 Oct 2017 Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open −15 (64-71-69-69=273)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Callan O'Reilly

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1998 ANZ Players Championship Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (8)

Results in major championships

Tournament19951996199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship 68CUT
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007
Masters Tournament T17
U.S. Open 2T40
The Open Championship CUTCUTT37T65CUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000111
U.S. Open 01011132
The Open Championship 00000082
PGA Championship 00000061
Totals010112186

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200320042005200620072008
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament1999200020012002200320042005
Match Play R64R164R64
Championship NT1T2363
Invitational T71T22

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships

Tournament2019202020212022
The Tradition NTT19T36
Senior PGA Championship T28NTT11T50
U.S. Senior Open NT
Senior Players Championship T16T52
Senior British Open Championship T18NT
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 30 2003 Ending 27 Jul 2003" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Leaney". The Times . 11 October 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
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