Matthew Millar

Matthew Millar (born 5 September 1976) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Matthew Millar
Personal information
Born (1976-09-05) 5 September 1976
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceCanberra, Australia
ChildrenDale
Career
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT63: 2011

Career

Millar turned professional in 1999. From 2006 to 2009 he played on the European Tour, having come through all three stages of qualifying school; his best year-end result was 115th on the 2006 Order of Merit. Millar recorded four top-10 finishes on the tour, with a best finish of joint-fourth place in the 2007 New Zealand Open.

Millar qualified for the 2011 Open Championship through International Final Qualifying, his only appearance in a major championship.[1] He made the cut and finished in 63rd place.

Since 2010 has played primarily on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the OneAsia tour. He has won twice on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning the Holden New Zealand PGA Championship in March 2015 and the Rebel Sport Masters in January 2018.

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 8 Mar 2015 Holden New Zealand PGA Championship –18 (68-67-64-71=270) 3 strokes Geoff Drakeford, Josh Geary,
Kristopher Mueck
2 14 Jan 2018 Rebel Sport Masters –11 (72-67-67-67=273) 4 strokes David Smail

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Oates Vic Open Michael Long Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Daniel Pearce Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 2011
The Open Championship T63

Note: Millar only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2016201720182019
Championship 70
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T68 T67
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

References
  1. Millar, Barnes and Kulacz earn spots at British Open in Australian qualifier
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