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Geoff Ogilvy
Personal information
Full nameGeoff Charles Ogilvy
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Career
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s)PGA Tour (joined 2001)
PGA Tour of Australasia (joined 1998)
European Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking3 (29 June 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
European Tour4
Other2
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT15: 2009
PGA ChampionshipT6: 2005, 2007
U.S. OpenWon: 2006
The Open ChampionshipT5: 2005
Geoff Ogilvy with Ian Poulter and Sergio García at the 2009 Telus World Skins Game in Lévis, Canada

Geoff Charles Ogilvy (born 11 June 1977) is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning the 2006 U.S. Open and three World Golf Championships events.

Professional career

Ogilvy was born in Adelaide, South Australia to an Norwegian-born father Mike and Australian born mother Judy. He turned professional in May 1998 and he won a European Tour card at that year's Qualifying school. He played on the European Tour in 1999 and 2000, finishing 65th in his first season and improving to 48th in his second. He joined the U.S. based PGA Tour in 2001, and finished in the top 100 in each of his first five seasons. His first professional tournament win came in 2005 at the PGA Tour's Chrysler Classic of Tucson. In February 2006 he beat Davis Love III in the final of the 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Ogilvy won his first major championship at the 2006 U.S. Open, becoming the first Australian to win a men's golf major since Steve Elkington at the 1995 PGA Championship. Ogilvy finished his round with a champion's flourish, making improbable pars on each of the last two holes. He holed a 30-foot chip shot at the 17th, and then got up-and-down for par at the 18th, dropping a downhill six-footer for his final stroke as all his competitors collapsed around him. Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie needed pars on the final hole to win, or bogeys to tie with Ogilvy, but they ruined their chances by producing double-bogey sixes to give Ogilvy a dramatic win. Jim Furyk needed par to force a playoff but bogeyed the final hole.

This success moved Ogilvy into the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time, at Number 8. He reached his highest placing to date on 9 July 2006 when he was ranked Number 7, and he returned to that rank in February 2007 after finishing as runner-up to Henrik Stenson whilst defending his title at the 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. He has spent over 120 weeks in the top-10 of the rankings.[2][3]

Ogilvy won the 2008 WGC-CA Championship, his second World Golf Championship title, by one shot shooting 17-under par. It was his first PGA Tour win since the 2006 U.S. Open. In his next start at the 2008 Shell Houston Open he finished tied for 2nd moving him up to number 5 in the Official World Golf Rankings.[4] In late June 2008, he rose to 3rd in the rankings.[5] In 2009 Ogilvy continued his success at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship defeating Paul Casey. Ogilvy moved into second alone in World Golf Championship wins. This win brought him up to 4th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

In January 2010, Ogilvy won the SBS Championship, the opening event of the 2010 PGA Tour.[6]

Personal

Ogilvy claims to be a distant relative of the Royal Family member Angus Ogilvy, and even more distantly related to Robert The Bruce on his fathers side.[7] He is married to Juli and they have a daughter Pheobe Elizabeth and son Jasper Michael. He now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the United States.

Ogilvy is a partner in Exotic Pebbles & Aggregates based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Ogilvy is a founding partner of MOJO Pies, "The Original Australian Pie" based in Scottsdale, Arizona and is a proud supporter of the St Kilda Football Club.

Amateur wins (3)

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour wins (7)

Legend
Major Championships (1)
World Golf Championships (3)
Other PGA Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 27 Feb 2005 Chrysler Classic of Tucson −19 (65-66-67-71=269) Playoff1 United States Mark Calcavecchia,
United States Kevin Na
2 27 Feb 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 3 & 2 United States Davis Love III
3 28 Jun 2006 U.S. Open +5 (70-71-72-72=275) 1 stroke United States Jim Furyk, United States Phil Mickelson,
Scotland Colin Montgomerie
4 24 Mar 2008 WGC-CA Championship −17 (65-67-68-71=271) 1 stroke United States Jim Furyk, South Africa Retief Goosen,
Fiji Vijay Singh
5 11 Jan 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship −24 (67-68-65-68=268) 6 strokes United States Anthony Kim,
United States Davis Love III
6 1 Mar 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 4 & 3 England Paul Casey
7 10 Jan 2010 SBS Championship −22 (69-66-68-67=270) 1 stroke South Africa Rory Sabbatini

1Defeated Kevin Na with birdie on second extra hole. Mark Calcavecchia was eliminated on the 1st hole when he made a double bogey.

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European Tour wins (4)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner(s)-up
2006 U.S. Open 2 shot deficit +5 (71-70-72-72=285) 1 stroke United States Phil Mickelson, Scotland Colin Montgomerie, United States Jim Furyk

Results timeline

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T16 T24 T39 T15
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP T28 1 T42 T9 T47
The Open Championship CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP T5 T16 CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T27 T24 T6 T9 T6 T31 T43
Tournament 2010
The Masters T27
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

World Golf Championships

Wins (3)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up
2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship n/a 3 & 2 n/a United States Davis Love III
2008 WGC-CA Championship 4 strokes -10 (71-66-68-73=278) 1 stroke United States Jim Furyk, South Africa Retief Goosen, Fiji Vijay Singh
2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (2) n/a 4 & 3 n/a England Paul Casey

Results timeline

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP 1 2 R64 1 R32
CA Championship DNP DNP T3 1 T40 T45
Bridgestone Invitational T41 T36 T51 T68 T22
HSBC Champions – – – – T10

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

Year Wins (Majors) Earnings ($) Rank
2001 0 525,338 95
2002 0 957,184 64
2003 0 1,477,246 45
2004 0 1,236,910 61
2005 1 1,931,676 33
2006 2(1) 4,354,969 5
2007 0 2,943,203 14
2008 1 2,880,099 15
2009 2 3,866,270 8
Career* 6 (1) 20,172,895 26

* Complete through end of 2009 season

Team appearances

Equipment

This is what Ogilvy used at the 2006 U.S. Open.

  • Driver: King Cobra X/Speed 9.5º
  • Fairway: Titleist 906F2 Prototype 15º
  • 2 Iron: King Cobra CB
  • Irons (3-9): King Cobra Forged MB
  • Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design 50º, 54º, 60º
  • Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Prototype
  • Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Ogivy's equipment effective as of the Barclays Championship.

  • Driver: Cobra ZL Driver | 9.5 Degrees | Aldila RIP 80 gm X shaft
  • 3 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro |15 degrees | Fujikura Sapphire X
  • 5 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro | 20 degrees | Fujikura Sapphire X
  • Irons: Cobra Pro MB, 3-9 | Royal Precision FCM Rifle 7.3
  • Pitching Wedge: Vokey Design 50 deg | True Temper Dynamic Gold
  • Sand Wedge: Vokey Design 55 deg | True Temper Dynamic Gold
  • Lob Wedge: Vokey Spin Milled 60 deg | True Temper Dynamic Gold
  • Putter: Scotty Cameron (Newport) prototype
  • Ball: New 2009 Titleist Pro V1
  • Ball Mark: Black line and Red line across the "Pro V1" line.
  • Glove: FootJoy StaSof
  • Bag: Cobra Tour

Ogilvy's current equipment effective as of the 2010 season.

  • Driver: Titleist 909D3 driver | 9.5° | Aldila RIP 80 gm X shaft
  • 3 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro | 15 degrees | Fujikura Sapphire X
  • 5 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro | 20 degrees | Fujikura Sapphire X
  • Irons: Titleist MB | 3-9 | Royal Precision FCM Rifle 7.3
  • Pitching Wedge: Vokey Design Spin Milled | 50° | True Temper Dynamic Gold
  • Sand Wedge: Vokey Design Spin Milled | 55° | True Temper Dynamic Gold
  • Lob Wedge: Vokey Design Spin Milled | 60° | True Temper Dynamic Gold
  • Putter: Scotty Cameron (Newport) prototype
  • Ball: New 2009 Titleist Pro V1
  • Ball Mark: Black line and Red line across the "Pro V1"
  • Glove: FootJoy StaSof
  • Bag: Titleist Tour

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 26 2008 Ending 29 Jun 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
  3. ^ "Players who have reached the Top Ten in the Official World Golf Ranking since 1986". European Tour Official Guide 09 (PDF) (38th ed.). PGA European Tour. 2009. p. 558. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  4. ^ Week 14 - Johnson Wagner Wins the Shell Houston Open and Climbs to World Number 124
  5. ^ Official World Golf Rankings - Week 26, 2008
  6. ^ "Geoff Ogilvy wins in Hawaii as Martin Laird impresses". BBC Sport. 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  7. ^ PGA Tour Media Guide profile
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