Jake Ian McLeod (born 13 August 1994) is an Australian
professional golfer
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currently playing on the
PGA Tour of Australasia
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. In 2018, he won the tour's Order of Merit, the same year he received his first professional win.
Career
McLeod turned professional in 2015. His first professional win came in 2018 at the
New South Wales Open
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, beating
Cameron John by two strokes.
His 62 in the third round of the tournament beat the course record at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club.
McLeod won the Order of Merit on the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2018, earning a one-year exemption to the
PGA European Tour
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in 2019 and an invitation to the
2019 Open Championship
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.
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
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Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches
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The event started in 1904 when New South Wales played Victoria. Until World War II the event was played a ...
(representing Queensland): 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015
See also
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2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 28 players who earned 2020 European Tour cards through Q School in 2019.
2020 European Tour rookie
First-time member in 2020 but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
2020 and 2021 results
Due to the effects ...
References
External links
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Australian male golfers
PGA Tour of Australasia golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Townsville
1994 births
Living people
Sportsmen from Queensland