Craig David Parry (born 12 January 1966) is an Australian

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. He has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, two of those wins being events on the

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; the 2002

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and the 2004

Ford Championship at Doral The Doral Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the southeastern United States. It was played annually for 45 seasons, from 1962 to 2006, on the "Blue Monster" course at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida, a subur ...

Career as professional golfer

His first career victory came at the 1987 New South Wales Open, (an event he later won again in 1992) and later that year won the Canadian TPC. In 1992 he won three of Australia's top four tournaments, placing first at the

Australian PGA Championship The Australian PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is the home tournament of the Australian PGA. Since 2000 it has been held in the South East Queensland region. The tournament was part of the OneAsia Tour fro ...

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and the

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, a tournament he has won three times (in 1992, 1994 and 1996). Parry first came to the attention of American golf fans during the 1992 Masters Tournament. After finishing tied for 11th in the 1991 U.S. Open, he qualified for the following year's Masters. Parry shared the lead after 36 holes and took sole possession after the third round. However, on Sunday he faltered and finished the tourney tied for 13th. He won six events on the

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...

, the latest being his play-off victory over fellow Australian

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at the 2005 Heineken Classic, an event which had been dominated by South African superstar

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the preceding three years. He played the European Tour on a regular basis from 1988 to 1991 and had two top-10 finishes on the Order of Merit: third in 1989 and fifth in 1991. From 1992 until 2006 he played mainly on the PGA Tour, while continuing to compete around the world. Since 2007 he has concentrated on playing the

Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...

and

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. He has featured in the top 50 of the

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National team participation

He has been an integral part of Australian national teams and has been a member of the International Team in three

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s: 1994, 1996, and 1998. He won the

's Order of Merit in 1995, 2002 and 2007.

Personal life

Parry was born in

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. Parry is married with three children, and divides his time between

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, Australia and

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Professional wins (23)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

European Tour wins (6)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour playoff record (3–0)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

Asian Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (12)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–4)

Canadian Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

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

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 17 (1990 U.S. Open – 1994 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

¹Cancelled due to

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament

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): 1985 (winners) Professional *

Four Tours World Championship The Four Tours World Championship was an annual professional golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 1991. It was played between teams representing the four main professional tours: the American PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the PGA Tour of ...

(representing Australasia):: 1988, 1989, 1990 (winners), 1991 *

Alfred Dunhill Cup The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000, sponsored by Alfred Dunhill Ltd. It was for three-man teams of professional golfers, one team representing each country, and was promoted as the "World Team Championshi ...

(representing Australia):

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, 1993,

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, 1998, 1999 *

(International Team):

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, 1996, 1998 (winners) *

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(representing Australia):

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References

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