Stephen Leaney
| Stephen Leaney | |
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| Nation: |
 Australia
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1992 |
| Current tour: | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Tournament wins: | 13 |
Stephen Leaney (born March 10, 1969 in Busselton , Western Australia ) is an Australian professional golfer .
Career
He became a professional golfer in 1992 and initially turned successfully to the PGA Tour of Australasia , on which he had already won a tournament as an amateur the year before. From the 1998 season Leaney played regularly on the European Tour and in the first year had an impressive debut as eleventh on the money list and with two tournament victories. He stayed on this tournament series until 2003, won two more titles, including the prestigious German Masters 2002, and then tried - without being able to continue this successful series - on the North American PGA TOUR . A second place at the US Open in 2003 and a fourth place at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2004, where he was slightly defeated by Tiger Woods in the semifinals, should be emphasized .
Leaney was a member of the International Team at the Presidents Cup of 2003, and he represented his country in the Dunhill Cup in 1999 and 2000, and in the WGC World Cup in 2004.
Stephen Leaney has been married to his wife Tracey since 2001. The two have one child and residences in Perth and Camberley, England .
Tournament victories
Amateur tournaments
- 1992 Malaysian Amateur Championship, Lake Macquarie Invitational
PGA Tour of Australasia
- 1991 Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
- 1994 Western Australian Open
- 1995 Victorian Open
- 1997 Victorian Open, Western Australian Open, Western Australian PGA Championship
- 1998 ANZ Players Championship
European Tour
- 1998 Moroccan Open , TNT Dutch Open
- 2000 TNT Dutch Open
- 2002 German Masters
Other tournament victories
- 2002 Western Australian Open
- 2004 Western Australian Open
Participation in team competitions
amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (for Australia): 1992
professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (for Australia): 1999, 2000
- WGC World Cup (for Australia): 2004
- Presidents Cup (International Team): 2003
Web links
- Player profile on the European Tour
- Player profile on the PGA Tour (English) ( Memento from November 18, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Leaney, Stephen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Busselton , Western Australia , Australia |