David McKenzie (born 26 July 1967) is an Australian professional golfer.
| David McKenzie | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 July 1967 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1990 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions PGA Tour of Australasia PGA Tour China |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
McKenzie was born in Melbourne, Australia. He turned professional in 1990.
McKenzie has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia since 1990. After twice finishing second, at the 1994 Air New Zealand Shell Open and a playoff loss at the 2004 MasterCard Masters, he won his first Tour event at the 2013 Turner Plumbing Victorian PGA Championship. He played on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour (2001, 2003–05, 2007–10), winning once, at the 2005 Gila River Golf Classic. He played one season on the PGA Tour (2006), where his best finish was 7th at the Valero Texas Open.
Professional wins (6) edit
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Jan 2013 | Turner Plumbing Victorian PGA Championship | −13 (71-69-65-70=275) | 2 strokes | Scott Laycock
|
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | MasterCard Masters | Greg Chalmers, Richard Green
|
Green won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Mercedes-Benz Truck and Bus Victorian PGA Championship | Ashley Hall
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Oct 2005 | Gila River Golf Classic | −20 (64-67-67-70=268) | 1 stroke |  Jon Mills
|
PGA Tour China wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jun 2014 | Lanhai Open | −16 (68-67-68-69=272) | 5 strokes | Stephen Dartnall
|
| 2 | 14 Sep 2014 | Cadillac Championship | −16 (67-71-65-69=272) | 2 strokes | Bryden Macpherson
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Other wins (1) edit
- 2011 Meriton Sydney Invitational[1]
PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Dec 2017 | Sunshine Coast Masters[a] | −14 (65-67-70=202) | 6 strokes | Peter Senior
|
Results in senior major championships edit
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | – | T34 | T39 | NT | T6 | T26 | T36 |
| Senior PGA Championship | – | T64 | T48 | NT | CUT | T50 | T37 |
| U.S. Senior Open | – | T28 | NT | CUT | |||
| Senior Players Championship | – | T54 | T30 | T48 | T52 | T50 | T53 |
| Senior British Open Championship | T9 | T14 | T5 | NT | T53 | T25 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ incorporating the Australian PGA Seniors Championship
References edit
- ^ "McKenzie claims Meriton Invitational". 18 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
External links edit
- David McKenzie at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- David McKenzie at the PGA Tour official site
- David McKenzie at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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