Stephen Leaney

Stephen John Leaney (born 10 March 1969) is a professional golfer from Australia.

Stephen Leaney
Personal information
Full nameStephen John Leaney
Born (1969-03-10) 10 March 1969
Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceAdelaide, South Australia, Australia;
Dallas, Texas, U.S.;
Camberley, Surrey, England
SpouseTracy
ChildrenSebastian, Sienna
Career
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins14
Highest ranking22 (27 July 2003)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
PGA Tour of Australasia4
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT17: 2004
PGA Championship68th: 1998
U.S. Open2nd: 2003
The Open ChampionshipT37: 2002

Born in Busselton, Western Australia, Leaney turned professional in 1992 and won several tournaments in Australia in the 1990s, despite having two ribs cut removed in December 1993 after doctors diagnosed a blood clot in his shoulder. Leaney has since spoken to W.A media and confirmed the threatening injury may have been caused from his prior to golf career in premier league darts.[2] Between 1998 and 2003 he made the top 15 on the European Tour Order of Merit three times and won four European Tour events. Since 2004 he has played mainly on the based PGA Tour, but he has performed only moderately. His best finish in the United States remains a second place at the U.S. Open in 2003. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Leaney has represented his country several times as an amateur and a professional and was a member of the International Team at the 2003 Presidents Cup.

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (14)

European Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 15 Mar 1998 Moroccan Open −17 (68-67-69-67=271) 8 strokes Robert Karlsson
2 26 Jul 1998 TNT Dutch Open −18 (66-63-70-67=266) 1 stroke Darren Clarke
3 30 Jul 2000 TNT Dutch Open (2) −19 (66-70-65-68=269) 4 strokes Bernhard Langer
4 15 Sep 2002 Linde German Masters −22 (64-69-66-67=266) 3 strokes Alex Čejka

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2002 Carlsberg Malaysian Open Alastair Forsyth Lost to birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 19 Nov 1995 Victorian Open −5 (72-72-68-71=283) 1 stroke Robert Allenby, Michael Clayton
2 12 Jan 1997 Victorian Open (2) −8 (64-72-72-72=280) 1 stroke Darren Cole, Euan Walters
3 29 Nov 1998 ANZ Players Championship −17 (67-73-67-68=275) Playoff Corey Pavin
4 22 Oct 2017 Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open −15 (64-71-69-69=273) 1 stroke Callan O'Reilly

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1998 ANZ Players Championship Corey Pavin Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship 68 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Masters Tournament T17
U.S. Open 2 T40
The Open Championship CUT CUT T37 T65 CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000111
U.S. Open01011132
The Open Championship00000082
PGA Championship00000061
Totals010112186
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2002 Open Championship – 2003 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 200320042005200620072008
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament1999200020012002200320042005
Match Play R64 R16 4 R64
Championship NT1 T23 63
Invitational T71 T22

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Results in senior major championships
Tournament20192020
The Tradition NT
Senior PGA Championship T28 NT
U.S. Senior Open NT
Senior Players Championship T16
Senior British Open Championship T18 NT
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References
  1. "Week 30 2003 Ending 27 Jul 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Stephen Leaney". The Times. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
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