Brett Rumford

Brett Rumford
Brett Rumford
Personal information
Full name	Brett Michael Rumford
Nickname	Rummy
Born	27 July 1977 (age 47); Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Ascot, England
Spouse	Sally (m. 2008)
Career
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; European Tour; Asian Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	9
Highest ranking	74 (19 May 2013)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	6
Asian Tour	2
PGA Tour of Australasia	3
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2013
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T16: 2006
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia; Rookie of the Year
PGA Tour of Australasia; Rookie of the Year	1999–2000
PGA Tour of Australasia; Order of Merit winner	2017

Brett Michael Rumford (born 27 July 1977) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia, having formerly been a member on both the PGA Tour and European Tour.

Early life

Rumford was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He started playing golf at age ten. Rumford represented Australia in amateur golf.

Professional career

In 1999, Rumford won the PGA Tour of Australasia's ANZ Players Championship as an amateur, and he turned professional the following year. He has been a member of the European Tour since 2001, and has won six European Tour events, the 2003 Aa St Omer Open, the 2004 Irish Open, the 2007 Omega European Masters, the 2013 Ballantine's Championship, the 2013 Volvo China Open, and the 2017 ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth.^[2] His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit Is 17th in 2013.

Rumford played on the PGA Tour in 2008, after earning his card through qualifying school, finishing the season ranked 149th in the FedEx Cup standings. He returned to play on the European Tour in 2009.

In April 2013, Rumford won for the fourth time on the European Tour and for the first time in six years at the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea. In a sudden-death playoff, Rumford eagled the first extra hole to defeat Marcus Fraser and Peter Whiteford. In the playoff, after both opponents had failed to reach the par-five 18th in two, Rumford fired his approach to within four feet of the hole to set up the eagle and seal victory. The following week he continued his good form winning the Volvo China Open, his fifth on the European Tour, his score of −16 giving him a four stroke winning margin over Mikko Ilonen. With this win he became the 31st golfer to win consecutive events on the European Tour and the first since Branden Grace in January 2012 and moved to the top of the Race to Dubai standings.^[3]

In February 2017, Rumford won the ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth. He beat Phachara Khongwatmai, 2 and 1, in the final.^[4]

Amateur wins

1998 Australian Amateur, Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Jun 2003	Aa St Omer Open¹	−15 (64-70-68-67=269)	5 strokes	Ben Mason
2	25 Jul 2004	Nissan Irish Open	−14 (66-71-70-67=274)	4 strokes	Pádraig Harrington, Raphaël Jacquelin
3	9 Sep 2007	Omega European Masters	−16 (68-66-66-68=268)	Playoff	Phillip Archer
4	28 Apr 2013	Ballantine's Championship^2,3	−11 (73-67-69-68=277)	Playoff	Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford
5	5 May 2013	Volvo China Open⁴	−16 (68-67-69-68=272)	4 strokes	Mikko Ilonen
6	19 Feb 2017	ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth^2,5	2 and 1		Phachara Khongwatmai

¹Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
³Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
⁴Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour
⁵Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2007	Omega European Masters	Phillip Archer	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2013	Ballantine's Championship	Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford	Won with eagle on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	28 Apr 2013	Ballantine's Championship^1,2	−11 (73-67-69-68=277)	Playoff	Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford
2	19 Feb 2017	ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth^1,3	2 and 1		Phachara Khongwatmai

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
³Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2013	Ballantine's Championship	Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford	Won with eagle on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	5 Dec 1999	ANZ Players Championship (as an amateur)	−12 (68-73-71-68=280)	Playoff	Craig Spence
2	1 Nov 2015	TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship	−16 (67-67-67-71=272)	2 strokes	Daniel Fox
3	19 Feb 2017	ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth¹	2 and 1		Phachara Khongwatmai

¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Asian Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1999	ANZ Players Championship (as an amateur)	Craig Spence	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Jun 2003	Aa St Omer Open¹	−15 (64-70-68-67=269)	5 strokes	Ben Mason

¹Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Other wins (1)

2005 Western Australian Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2006
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT	T16
PGA Championship

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	T74	T61
PGA Championship	CUT

Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2004	2008	2013	2014	2018
Championship	T27			66	62
Match Play
Invitational		T71	T63
Champions			76		75