Brett Rumford

Brett Michael Rumford (born 27 July 1977) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, having formerly been a member on both the PGA Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.

Brett Rumford
Personal information
Full nameBrett Michael Rumford
NicknameRummy
Born (1977-07-27) 27 July 1977
Perth, Western Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceAscot, England
SpouseSally (m. 2008)
Career
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins9
Highest ranking74 (19 May 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
Asian Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia3
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2013
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT16: 2006
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner		2017

Early life

Rumford was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He started playing golf at age ten, quickly showing a natural eye–hand coordination which translated to a well-respected short game. He represented Australia in amateur golf (teamed with future PGA Tour players Aaron Baddeley and Brendan Jones along with Kim Felton) and was a member of the elite AIS golf program. He has always been known for his quiet personality and tremendous work ethic, which has helped him bounce back from 'flat' parts of his career.

Professional career

In 1999, Rumford won the PGA Tour of Australasia's ANZ Players Championship as an amateur, and he turned professional the following year. He has been a member of the European Tour since 2001, and has won five European Tour events, the 2003 Aa St Omer Open, the 2004 Irish Open, the 2007 Omega European Masters, the 2013 Ballantine's Championship and the 2013 Volvo China Open.[2] His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit Is 17th in 2013.

Rumford played on the PGA Tour in 2008, after earning his card through qualifying school, finishing the season ranked 149th in the FedEx Cup standings. He returned to play on the European Tour in 2009.

In April 2013, Rumford won for the fourth time on the European Tour and for the first time in six years at the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea. In a sudden-death playoff, Rumford eagled the first extra hole to defeat Marcus Fraser and Peter Whiteford. In the playoff, after both opponents had failed to reach the par-five 18th in two, Rumford fired his approach to within four feet of the hole to set up the eagle and seal victory. The following week he continued his good form winning the Volvo China Open, his fifth on the European Tour, his score of −16 giving him a four stroke winning margin over Mikko Ilonen. With this win he became the 31st golfer to win consecutive events on the European Tour and the first since Branden Grace in January 2012 and moved to the top of the Race to Dubai standings.[3]

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 15 Jun 2003 Aa St Omer Open1 −15 (64-70-68-67=269) 5 strokes Ben Mason
2 25 Jul 2004 Nissan Irish Open −14 (66-71-70-67=274) 4 strokes Pádraig Harrington, Raphaël Jacquelin
3 9 Sep 2007 Omega European Masters −16 (68-66-66-68=268) Playoff Phillip Archer
4 28 Apr 2013 Ballantine's Championship2,3 −11 (73-67-69-68=277) Playoff Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford
5 5 May 2013 Volvo China Open4 −16 (68-67-69-68=272) 4 strokes Mikko Ilonen
6 19 Feb 2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth2,5 2 & 1 Phachara Khongwatmai

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
3Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
4Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
5Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2007 Omega European Masters Phillip Archer Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2013 Ballantine's Championship Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford Won with eagle on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 28 Apr 2013 Ballantine's Championship1,2 −11 (73-67-69-68=277) Playoff Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford
2 19 Feb 2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth1,3 2 & 1 Phachara Khongwatmai

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
3Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2013 Ballantine's Championship Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford Won with eagle on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 5 Dec 1999 ANZ Players Championship
(as an amateur)		 –12 (68-73-71-68=280) Playoff Craig Spence
2 1 Nov 2015 TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship –16 (67-67-67-71=272) 2 strokes Daniel Fox
3 19 Feb 2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth1 2 & 1 Phachara Khongwatmai

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 ANZ Players Championship
(as an amateur)		 Craig Spence Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

OneAsia Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 5 May 2013 Volvo China Open1 −16 (68-67-69-68=272) 4 strokes Mikko Ilonen

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 15 Jun 2003 Aa St Omer Open1 −15 (64-70-68-67=269) 5 strokes Ben Mason

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT T16
PGA Championship
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT T74 T61
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Championship T27 66 62
Match Play
Invitational T71 T63
Champions 76 75
  Did not play

"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

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See also

References
  1. "Week 20 2013 Ending 19 May 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Brett Rumford – European Tour wins". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. "Red-hot Rumford cruises to victory". PGA European Tour. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
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