Andre Pierre Stolz (born 10 May 1970) is an Australian professional

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Early life and professional career

Stolz was born in

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. He turned professional in 1992. He has played on the

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(2001),

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

(2003), and

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(2004–05). In 2003, he won the

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on the Nationwide Tour and finished 13th on the money list, earning his PGA Tour card for 2004. On the PGA Tour, he won the 2004

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with a stroke victory over Tag Ridings, securing his card through 2006. However, an injury to his left wrist in 2005 halted his career. After taking three years off, Stolz went back to playing, competing in his native Australia, Asia, and the

. In 2011, he led the

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's Order of Merit with two wins. Stolz also played two events on the PGA Tour, his first on the tour since 2005.

Personal life

In 2013, Andre and his son Zac became the first father-son duo since 1979 ( Gary and Wayne Player) to compete at the

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.Changing of the guard in Stolz family
In 2013, Zac started playing collegiately at

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Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–0)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

OneAsia Tour wins (2)

PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Stolz only played in the PGA Championship.''

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

References

External links

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Profile from 2005 PGA Championship
Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland 1970 births Living people {{Australia-golf-bio-stub