John Senden
| John Senden | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Gerard Senden |
| Born | 20 April 1971 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Spouse | Jackie Senden |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 28 (11 March 2012)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T8: 2014 |
| PGA Championship | T4: 2007 |
| U.S. Open | T10: 2012 |
| The Open Championship | T34: 2012 |
John Gerard Senden (born 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland and turned pro in 1992. Senden has played all over the world. He is a regular competitor on the PGA Tour of Australasia and has spent time playing in Asia. In Europe he won twice on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1998 and was a member of the main European Tour from 1999 to 2001.
In 2002, Senden joined the PGA Tour in the United States, after coming through the qualifying school in 2001. During his first year on tour he successfully kept his playing status with eight top-25 finishes in 30 events. He claimed his first PGA Tour title on 16 July 2006 at the John Deere Classic, a one-shot victory over American J. P. Hayes. Later in 2006 he won his national open for the first time. In 2007, he was the leading Australian at the PGA Championship which was won by Tiger Woods and reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.[2]
In March 2014, Senden won his second PGA Tour title (and first in eight years) at the Valspar Championship by one stroke over Kevin Na.[3] In the final round, he came from two strokes back to shoot a one-under 70 to seal victory. The win qualified Senden for the 2014 Masters Tournament[3] where he finished T-8.
Senden's son was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April 2017. Senden is playing the 2017–18 season using a Major Medical Extension under the family crisis provision.
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Jul 2006 | John Deere Classic | −19 (64-69-64-68=265) | 1 stroke |  J. P. Hayes
|
| 2 | 16 Mar 2014 | Valspar Championship | −7 (72-71-64-70=277) | 1 stroke | Kevin Na
|
Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jul 1998 | Interlaken Open | −25 (67-69-65-62=263) | 2 strokes |  Warren Bennett,  Stephen Gallacher
|
| 2 | 6 Sep 1998 | Open de Strasbourg | −12 (71-70-67-68=276) | Playoff | Daren Lee
|
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Nov 2006 | MFS Australian Open | −8 (76-72-67-65=280) | 1 stroke | Geoff Ogilvy
|
Other wins (1)
- 1996 Indonesian PGA Championship
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T35 | T45 | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T4 | T42 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T35 | T8 | T38 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T30 | T10 | T15 | CUT | T14 | |
| The Open Championship | T48 | T34 | CUT | T58 | T40 | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T19 | T32 | T70 | CUT | CUT | T18 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 19 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2012 U.S. Open – 2013 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Results in World Golf Championship events
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Championship | T11 | T6 | T20 | T31 | |||||
| Match Play | R64 | R16 | R64 | QF | |||||
| Bridgestone Invitational | 45 | T16 | T26 | ||||||
| HSBC Champions | – | – | 19 | T28 | T35 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
World Cup (representing Australia): 2006
See also
References
- ^ "Week 10 2012 Ending 11 Mar 2012" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "John Senden – Best Performances". OWGR. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b "John Senden rallies for Valspar win". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 March 2014.
External links
- John Senden at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- John Senden at the European Tour official site
- John Senden at the PGA Tour official site
- John Senden at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- John Senden player profile, Golf Australia