Bryden Macpherson

Bryden Macpherson (born 7 August 1990) is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Amateur Championship in 2011.

Bryden Macpherson
Personal information
Born (1990-08-07) 7 August 1990
Melbourne, Australia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Nationality Australia
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
OneAsia Tour
PGA Tour China
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2012
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2011, 2014

Macpherson was born in Melbourne, Australia. He won the Dunes Medal in 2008, an amateur event in Australia, and set two course records in the process, shooting a 64 and then bettering it with a 63. He enrolled at the University of Georgia in 2009 and was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and was also named to the second All-SEC team. He also won the Australian Amateur Stroke Play and the New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play in 2009. In 2010, he represented his country for the Eisenhower Trophy, the premier world amateur team golf championship. Macpherson won The Amateur Championship in 2011. This victory earned him a spot in the 2011 Open Championship and the 2012 Masters Tournament. He missed the cut at the Open by a stroke.

Macpherson turned professional following the 2012 Masters Tournament. By doing so, he forfeited his invitation to the 2012 U.S. Open.[1]

He qualified for the 2014 Open Championship after a T-4 finish at the 2013 Australian Open. (The Australian Open was an International Qualifying Tournament for The Open.[2]) He missed the cut after rounds of 90 and 80,[3] leaving him 26-over-par. His round of 90 was the highest score in the opening round for 15 years.[4]

Macpherson had status on three different professional tours for 2014 (PGA Tour China, PGA Tour of Australasia, OneAsia Tour). He was the first active PGA Tour China member to play in a major. Macpherson qualified for the Web.com Tour for the 2015 season. After failing to retain his Web.com Tour privileges, he returned to PGA Tour China where he won twice and finished the season leading the Order of Merit, earning him a return to the Web.com Tour for 2016. Macpherson had a disappointing 2016 season, lost his Web.com Tour card and played on the China Tour in 2017, winning the Fragrant Hills Beijing Open and finishing second in the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins (5)

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour China wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 27 Sep 2015 Cadillac Championship −16 (72-63-69-68=272) 3 strokes Cho Byung-min
2 11 Oct 2015 Lushan Open −8 (68-68-68-68=272) 3 strokes T. K. Kim, Sejun Yoon

China Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 25 Jun 2017 Fragrant Hills Beijing Open −14 (71-66-69-64=270) Playoff Cho Rak-hyun

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2017 KG S&H City Asian Golf Championship Xiao Bowen Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 2011201220132014
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. Ching, David (2 April 2012). "Ready for the Masters". ESPN. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. "Emirates Australian Open". The Open. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. "143rd Open – Royal Liverpool 2014 – Results table". The Open.
  4. Walton, Greg (17 July 2014). "The Open 2014: Bryden Macpherson is sunk by the yips on the way to embarrassing 90". The Daily Telegraph.
  5. Betscher, Fatiha (2 April 2012). "MacPherson becomes first Aussie to reign supreme at Georgia Cup". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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