Andy Sullivan (golfer)
| Andy Sullivan | |
|---|---|
 Sullivan at the 2014 KLM Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrew Michael Sullivan |
| Born | 19 May 1987 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Highest ranking | 28 (7 February 2016)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| Sunshine Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T48: 2017 |
| PGA Championship | T49: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | T23: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T12: 2016 |
Andrew Michael Sullivan (born 19 May 1987) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.[2]
Amateur career
[edit]Sullivan had a successful amateur career before turning professional. He won the individual title in the Tailhade Cup in Argentina in 2010,[3] and won the 2011 New South Wales Medal in Australia.[4] Sullivan's biggest win as an amateur came at the 2011 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship.[5]
In 2011, Sullivan represented the winning Great Britain and Ireland team at the 2011 Walker Cup, where he lost 3&2 to Jordan Spieth in the singles.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Sullivan turned professional in 2011;[4] in that year he played four European Tour events before entering the 2011 qualifying school where he obtained the tour card with a 3rd-place finish.
In 2012, Sullivan finished in 145th place in the Race to Dubai without a top-10 finish.[7] He secured his place on the European Tour for 2013 at the 2012 qualifying school.
In 2013, Sullivan finished 98th on the Race to Dubai with his best finish being a tie for third at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.[8]
In 2014, Sullivan finished 33rd on the Race to Dubai including a second-place finishing at the Trophée Hassan II,[9] a third place at the KLM Open, and three more top-10 placements. During that season, Sullivan hit a hole-in-one at the KLM Open earning him a flight into space.[10]
Sullivan's first European Tour win came in January 2015 at the South African Open. Sullivan won the event in a playoff against South African Charl Schwartzel who had started the final round seven strokes ahead of Sullivan.[11] Sullivan quickly followed this success with wins at the 2015 Joburg Open in March[12] and the Portugal Masters in October, which was a wire-to-wire victory by nine strokes.[13] He became the first man to record three victories on the European Tour in 2015, finishing with an 8th place in the final Order of Merit . In February 2016, he advanced to a career best 28th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Thanks to his results on the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the European Tour he obtained an automatic selection for the 2016 Ryder Cup.
In August 2020, Sullivan secured his first victory in five years at the English Championship, a new event created as part of a UK Swing after the European Tour reorganised the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His score of 257 over 72 holes was at the time the lowest score in a European Tour tournament on European soil, beating the previous best of 258, shared by David Llewellyn in 1988 and Ian Woosnam in 1990.[14]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2010 individual title in the Tailhade Cup
- 2011 New South Wales Medal, Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (5)
[edit]European Tour wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jan 2015 | South African Open Championship1 | −11 (66-70-74-67=277) | Playoff |  Charl Schwartzel
|
| 2 | 1 Mar 2015 | Joburg Open1 | −17 (71-65-68-66=270) | 2 strokes | Wallie Coetsee, David Howell, Kevin Phelan, Jaco van Zyl, Anthony Wall
|
| 3 | 18 Oct 2015 | Portugal Masters | −23 (64-64-67-66=261) | 9 strokes | Chris Wood
|
| 4 | 9 Aug 2020 | English Championship | −27 (66-62-64-65=257) | 7 strokes |  Adrián Otaegui
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | South African Open Championship | Charl Schwartzel
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (2)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Other Sunshine Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jan 2015 (2014 season) |
South African Open Championship1 | −11 (66-70-74-67=277) | Playoff | Charl Schwartzel
|
| 2 | 1 Mar 2015 | Joburg Open1 | −17 (71-65-68-66=270) | 2 strokes | Wallie Coetsee, David Howell, Kevin Phelan, Jaco van Zyl, Anthony Wall
|
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | South African Open Championship | Charl Schwartzel
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jul 2020 | Stoneham | −7 (65) | Playoff | Richard Bland
|
Results in major championships
[edit]Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T48 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T23 | ||
| The Open Championship | T30 | T12 | T70 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T49 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| PGA Championship | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | T26 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2016 U.S. Open – 2017 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]| Tournament | 2016 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T17 | T20 | T68 | ||||
| Match Play | T34 | T18 | T58 | NT1 | T42 | ||
| Invitational | T50 | ||||||
| Champions | T64 | T62 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2011 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2011
Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2016
- World Cup (representing England): 2016
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 06 2016 Ending 7 Feb 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Andy Sullivan, European Tour profile". European Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Sullivan takes Tailhade title in playoff". England Golf. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Andy Sullivan, European Tour biography". European Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Northey, Ruth (18 October 2011). Whitaker's Almanack 2012. A & C Black. p. 1207. ISBN 9781408130124.
- ^ Carter, Iain (11 September 2011). "Walker Cup 2011: GB&I beat USA at Royal Aberdeen". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Andy Sullivan, European Tour career summary". European Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Sullivan hoping for Masters debut". BBC Sport.
- ^ "European Tour: Alejandro Canizares wins Trophee Hassan II". BBC Sport. 17 March 2014.
- ^ Roopanarine, Les (14 September 2014). "Andy Sullivan hits hole-in-one at KLM Open to earn trip into space". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Sullivan seals maiden European title". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Joburg Open success for Sullivan". The Sutton Guardian. 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Sullivan wins by nine shots in Portugal". Yahoo Sports. 18 October 2015.
- ^ "European Tour Statistics, All Time Records & Achievements, Low 72". European Tour. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Andy Sullivan at the European Tour official site
- Andy Sullivan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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