Josh Geary (born 11 December 1984) is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the

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Professional career

Geary turned professional in 2007 and played primarily on the

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until 2010. He won the

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in 2008 and was runner-up in the 2010 The Economical Insurance Group Seaforth Country Classic behind

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. He was also a runner-up in the 2009

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and 4th in the

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the following week, events co-sanctioned with the Nationwide Tour. In 2011, Geary played a full season on the Nationwide Tour. In 25 starts, his best finish was tied for 5th place in the

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. He was third in the

at the end of the year. Geary played five events at the start of the 2012 Nationwide Tour season but missed the cut on each occasion. From 2012 to early 2015, Geary played mostly on the

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and the

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. He tied for third place in the 2013

and won the Western Australian Open later that year. He lost in a playoff for the 2014 Mazda New South Wales Open and was a joint runner-up in the 2015

. In 2015, Geary played in the second season of the

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. He won three tournaments and finished second in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the

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for 2016. At the start of 2016, he was again a joint runner-up in the

. Geary played 16 events on the Web.com Tour but only the cut 5 times with a best place finish of 6th in the

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. Geary played on the China Tour in 2017, winning the Yulongwan Yunnan Open. At the end of 2017, he finished in 9th place in the

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Q-school to gain a place on the tour for 2018. Geary played 22 events on the

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but only has one top-10 finish and was 177th in the Order of Merit. At the end of 2018, he again played well in the European Tour Q-school, missing out on qualification for the main tour by a single stroke but gaining a place on the

for 2019. Geary started 2019 with a runner-up finish in the

and was also runner-up in the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge.

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

Canadian Tour wins (1)

China Tour wins (4)

Charles Tour wins (8)

Golf Tour of New Zealand wins (1)

*2006 Carrus Tauranga Open (as an amateur)

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Geary only played in The Open Championship.''

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing New Zealand): 2004, 2006 *

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(representing New Zealand): 2005 * Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2006

References

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