John Senden
John Gerard Senden (born 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
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Personal information | |
Full name | John Gerard Senden |
Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 20 April 1971
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13.8 st) |
Nationality | ![]() |
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 |
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 played the next two seasons using a Major Medical Extension under the family crisis provision, but he was unable to meet the terms and was demoted to the Past Champions Category. He played the 2019-20 season using an exemption for those who made 300 PGA Tour cuts.
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 16 Jul 2006 | John Deere Classic | −19 (64-69-64-68=265) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 16 Mar 2014 | Valspar Championship | −7 (72-71-64-70=277) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
Legend |
Australian Opens (1) |
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 19 Nov 2006 | MFS Australian Open | −8 (76-72-67-65=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 26 Jul 1998 | Interlaken Open | −25 (67-69-65-62=263) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 6 Sep 1998 | Open de Strasbourg | −12 (71-70-67-68=276) | Playoff | ![]() |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1998 | Open dei Tessali | ![]() |
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2 | 1998 | Open de Strasbourg | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 1996 Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship
Playoff record
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1997 | London Myanmar Open | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 The Players Championship
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T58 | T22 | CUT | T52 | CUT | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T43 | T26 | T8 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Championship | T11 | T6 | T20 | T31 | |||||
Match Play | R64 | R16 | R64 | QF | |||||
Invitational | 45 | T16 | T26 | ||||||
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
References
- "Week 10 2012 Ending 11 Mar 2012" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- "John Senden – Best Performances". OWGR. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- "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