Tim Stewart (born 15 February 1985) is an Australian professional golfer. A former

Australian Amateur The Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894, except for the war years, and is organised by Golf Australia. Having traditionally been a match play event, from 2021 it has b ...

champion, he turned professional in November 2008 and played primarily on the

Asian Tour The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional golf tour in Asia except for Japan, which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full member of the International Federation of PGA Tours. Official money events on the tour count for Wo ...

Personal life

Stewart was born in Sydney, Australia, but moved to

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in 1989. After another stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he returned to Sydney in 1998 and lives there today on its Northern Beaches. Stewart first began playing golf at the age of seven, when his father began taking him to the Green Fairways driving range in Singapore.

Career

Stewart began playing as an amateur while attending school in 2003, finding considerable success and winning the Monash Masters in 2005. In that same year, he also finished as runner-up in the Mollymook Open. Stewart made a huge splash in 2006 by winning the

at Royal Hobart in 2006. With that win under his belt, Stewart began playing full-time, finishing as runner-up in the Rice Planters Amateur, Eastern Amateur, Dunes Medal, and Yowani Open Amateur in 2006. He was able to capture more championships in 2007, at the historic

Riversdale Cup The Riversdale Cup is the second oldest amateur golf tournament in Australia. It is a Golf Australia national ranking event. The event has been played since 1896 and is organised by and played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Mount Waverley, Victoria ...

and the Singapore Open Amateur. Stewart also finished second at both the

British Amateur The Amateur Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside the UK) is a golf tournament which has been held annually in the United Kingdom since 1885 except during the two World Wars, and in 19 ...

(to American Drew Weaver), as well as the New South Wales Amateur Championship. Finally, Stewart scored another win in 2008, this time at the

Tasmanian Open The Tasmanian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Tasmania, Australia. History The Tasmanian amateur championship was first played in 1902 as a 36 hole stroke-play event. From 1910 the stroke-play acted as qualifying for a match-play stage, ...

. In November 2008, Stewart announced that he was turning pro. On 1 April 2009, Stewart clinched a place in the

2009 Open Championship The 2009 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 138th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Ailsa Course of the Turnberry Resort, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Stewart Cink won his only major championship after a f ...

at the International Final Qualifying in Asia, capturing the final spot in a nine-man playoff. Stewart played on the Asian Tour in 2009 and 2011–2013. He played on the

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in 2010 and the

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in 2014. His best finishes were T-9 at the 2009

Iskandar Johor Open The Iskandar Johor Open was a golf tournament held in Malaysia and part of the Asian Tour. It was first held in 2007 when it was played at the Royal Johor Country Club in Johor Bahru. The 2008 purse was US$500,000. In 2009, Johor Open's purse was ...

and T-9 at the 2010 The Princess.

Sponsorships

Stewart signed with

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when he turned professional and played with Nike golf equipment between 2008 and 2011. He is currently the Touring Professional for Terrey Hills Golf and Country Club in Sydney, Australia.

Amateur wins

*2005 Monash Masters *2006

*2007

, Singapore Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (3)

PGT Asia wins (1)

Other wins (2)

*2008

(as an amateur) *2018 Tahiti Open

Team appearances

Amateur *

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):

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* Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2008 *

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): 2007 (winners) *

Sloan Morpeth Trophy The Sloan Morpeth Trophy was an amateur team golf tournament, played between Australia and New Zealand. It was contested irregularly from 1947 to 2016. The trophy was presented by Sloan Morpeth in 1956. From 1993 to 2005 the two countries played ea ...

(representing Australia): 2007 *Southern Cross Cup (representing Australia): 2007 (winners) *Four Nations Cup (representing Australia): 2007 (winners) *

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches The Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches were an amateur team golf competition for men between the states and territories of Australia. The event started in 1904 when New South Wales played Victoria. Until World War II the event was played a ...

(representing New South Wales): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Tim Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Asian Tour golfers Golfers from Sydney 1985 births Living people Sportsmen from New South Wales