John Senden

John Senden
Personal information
Full name John Gerard Senden
Born (1971-04-20) 20 April 1971
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 193 lb (88 kg; 13.8 st)
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
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
U.S. Open T10: 2012
The Open Championship T34: 2012
PGA Championship T4: 2007

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.[1]

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.[2] 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[2] 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 16 Jul 2006 John Deere Classic −19 (64-69-64-68=265) 1 stroke United States J. P. Hayes
2 16 Mar 2014 Valspar Championship −7 (72-71-64-70=277) 1 stroke United States Kevin Na

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 26 Jul 1998 Interlaken Open −25 (67-69-65-62=263) 2 strokes England Warren Bennett, Scotland Stephen Gallacher
2 6 Sep 1998 Open de Strasbourg −12 (71-70-67-68=276) Playoff England Daren Lee

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 19 Nov 2006 MFS Australian Open −8 (76-72-67-65=280) 1 stroke Australia 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
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00001163
U.S. Open00001374
The Open Championship00000096
PGA Championship000113116
Totals0001373319
  • 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.

Tournament200720082009201020112012201320142015
Cadillac Championship T11 T6 T20 T31
Match Play R64 R16 R64 QF
Bridgestone Invitational 45 T16 T26
HSBC Champions – – 19 T28 T35
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

  1. ↑ "John Senden – Best Performances". OWGR. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "John Senden rallies for Valspar win". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 March 2014.
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