Craig David Parry (born 12 January 1966) is an Australian professional golfer. 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 WGC-NEC Invitational and the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral.

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

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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

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, 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

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and

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. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

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 Sydney, Australia and Orlando, Florida.

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 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament

Team appearances

Amateur * Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners) Professional * Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia):: 1988, 1989, 1990 (winners), 1991 * Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia):

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1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, 1999 *

(International Team):

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...

, 1996,

(winners) *

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(representing Australia): 2002

References

External links

* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parry, Craig Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers European Tour golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers People educated at Melville Senior High School People from Sunshine, Victoria Golfers from Melbourne Golfers from Sydney Golfers from Orlando, Florida 1966 births Living people