Andrew Ronald McLardy (born 20 January 1974) is a South African professional golfer.

Andrew McLardy
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Ronald McLardy
Born (1974-01-20) 20 January 1974 (age 50)
Triangle, Zimbabwe
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceJohannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT54: 2009
The Open Championship75th: 1998

McLardy was born in Triangle, Zimbabwe to Scottish parents. He had a successful amateur career, including representing South Africa twice in the Eisenhower Trophy, before turning professional in 1997. He joined the Southern Africa Tour, now the Sunshine Tour, where he has accumulated five wins.

In 1998, McLardy qualified for the European Tour via qualifying school. He finished inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit in both his first two seasons, before he moved to the United States to try his hand at the PGA Tour. He finished tied for fifth at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in December 2000, to earn a card for the 2001 season. However, he was largely unsuccessful during his rookie season, and spent 2002 and 2003 on the second tier Nationwide Tour.

McLardy returned to Europe in 2004, regaining full playing status on the European Tour for 2005 through qualifying school. He finished every season from 2005 to 2009 inside the top 110 on the Order of Merit, with a career high ranking of 62nd in 2007.

Professional wins (5)

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Sunshine Tour wins (5)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 1 Nov 1997 Lombard Tyres Classic −15 (71-66-66-70=273) 1 stroke   Justin Hobday
2 25 Apr 1998 Kalahari Classic −11 (66-66-73=205) 3 strokes   Ryan Dreyer
3 24 Feb 2002 Royal Swazi Sun Open −20 (69-72-63-64=268) 2 strokes   Nic Henning
4 8 Feb 2004 Nashua Masters −16 (63-69-65-67=264) 3 strokes   Desvonde Botes
5 22 Feb 2004 The Tour Championship −15 (69-66-66-72=273) 3 strokes   Louis Oosthuizen

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1998 1999
U.S. Open
The Open Championship 75
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
U.S. Open T54
The Open Championship

Note: McLardy never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Match Play
Championship T50 T48
Invitational 71
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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See also

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