Andrew Nicholas Buckle (born 24 September 1982) is an Australian professional golfer. Buckle was born in

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. He had a promising amateur career, including two wins in the Boy's 15–17 division at the World Junior Golf Championships and the

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. Buckle won the 2002 Queensland Open on his professional debut. As a professional, he has plied his trade all over the world, including time on the

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and appearances in Europe and Japan. He joined the

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in 2005 and in 2006 he finished second in the Indonesia Open and the

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, which are both Asian Tour/

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co-sanctioned events. Also in 2006, he won his second professional event at

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on the U.S.-based Nationwide Tour. Buckle has performed consistently around the world and for a time in 2006 he was the only golfer in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking who was not a member of one of the three richest under-50 men's tours (the PGA,

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and

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tours), but he won a PGA Tour card at the 2006

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. He played on the PGA Tour in 2007 and 2008 but had to return to the Nationwide Tour in 2009.

Amateur wins

*1999 World Junior Golf Championships – Boys' 15–17 division *2000 World Junior Golf Championships – Boys' 15–17 division *2001

*2002 Queensland Amateur (Australia), Saujana Amateur Open (Malaysia),

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(United States)

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Buckle never played in the Masters Tournament.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

Nomura Cup The Nomura Cup, also known as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship, is a biennial amateur team golf championship for men organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The inaugural event was held in 1963 and it has been played in odd ...

(representing Australia): 2001 (winners) *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eise ...

(representing Australia): 2002 *

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(representing Queensland): 2001 (winners), 2002

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckle, Andrew Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Asian Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates 1982 births Living people