Brad Kennedy

Brad Kennedy (born 18 June 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. He has won three times on the Japan Golf Tour and five times on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Brad Kennedy
Personal information
Full nameBrad Kennedy
Born (1974-06-18) 18 June 1974
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceHope Island, Queensland, Australia
Career
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour
European Tour
Professional wins13
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia5
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2011, 2012

Professional career

Kennedy turned professional in 1994.[1] He won several minor tournaments in Queensland. In 2003 and 2004 he had a trio of second-place finishes on the European Tour: the 2003 and 2004 Carlsberg Malaysian Opens and the 2004 Madeira Island Open; the first two being co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, where he was also runner-up in the 2002 Volvo China Open.[2] In 2006 he was third in the Barclays Singapore Open, an important event on the Asian Tour.

Since 2011 Kennedy has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won three times. He has also been successful on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning five times. His most important wins on the tour have been in the New Zealand Open, which he won in 2011 and 2020.

Personal life

Kennedy is married and has two children.[3]

Professional wins (13)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 24 Jun 2012 Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open −17 (72-68-65-66=271) 3 strokes Toshinori Muto, Toru Taniguchi
2 25 Aug 2013 Kansai Open Golf Championship −10 (69-70-67=206) 1 stroke Park Sung-joon
3 8 Jul 2018 Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup −12 (71-69-64=204) 3 strokes Kim Hyung-sung

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Ryo Ishikawa Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 1 Mar 2020 New Zealand Open1 −21 (66-69-66-63=264) 2 strokes Lucas Herbert

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 31 Oct 2010 Western Australia Open −10 (69-67-69-65=270) 1 stroke Rohan Blizard
2 4 Dec 2011 BMW New Zealand Open −7 (68-71-68-74=281) Playoff Craig Parry
3 17 Feb 2013 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship −18 (64-62-65-63=254) 2 strokes Michael Hendry
4 6 Mar 2016 Holden New Zealand PGA Championship −22 (70-65-64-67=266) 2 strokes Neven Basic, Josh Geary
5 1 Mar 2020 New Zealand Open1 (2) −21 (66-69-66-63=264) 2 strokes Lucas Herbert

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2011 BMW New Zealand Open Craig Parry Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open Ben Campbell, Michael Hendry Hendry won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (5)
  • 1996 Queensland Trainee Championship
  • 1999 Wynnum Open (Queensland)
  • 2000 Bargara Classic (Queensland), Wynnum Open (Queensland)
  • 2001 Bargara Classic (Queensland)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2011 2012
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Kennedy only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2012
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions T51
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

References
  1. Asian Tour profile Archived 6 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Gleeson caps great week for Aussies in Shanghai
  3. PGA Tour of Australasia profile


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