Greg Chalmers: Difference between revisions

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| fullname = GregGregory J.John Chalmers

| residence = [[Perth]], Western Australia|Perth]], Australia<br>[[Dallas]], Texas]], U.S.

| children = Max, Lachlan2

| retiredtour = <!-- Year retired= [[PGA Tour -->Champions]]

| tour extour = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[European Tour]]<br>[[Web.com Tour]]<br>[[PGA Tour of Australasia]]

| award1 = [[PGA Tour of Australasia#Order Rookie of Meritthe winnersYear|PGA Tour of Australasia<br>OrderRookie of Meritthe winnerYear]]

| year1 = 2011,[[1995 2014PGA Tour of Australasia|1995]]

| year2 = [[2011 PGA Tour of Australasia|2011]], [[2014 PGA Tour of Australasia|2014]]

'''GregGregory J.John Chalmers''' (born 11 October 1973) is an Australian [[professional golfer]]. whoChalmers has played onprimarily bothon the [[EuropeanPGA Tour of Australasia]] and [[PGA Tour]]. He is a two-time winner of the [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]] and late in his career eventually won a PGA Tour event, the 2016 [[Barracuda Championship]].

In 2011, Chalmers won the [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]] for the second time in his career, 13 years after he won his first. He held off late charges by [[John Senden]] and [[Tiger Woods]] to claim victory.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-13/woods-picks-up-early-birdie/3663308/?site=sydney Chalmers takes out Australian Open]</ref> He followed this up with a win at the [[Australian PGA Championship]], to take the second Australian major of the year. He defeated [[Robert Allenby]] and [[Marcus Fraser (golfer)|Marcus Fraser]] in a sudden death playoff to take the title. These wins led him to win the [[PGA Tour of Australasia]] Order of Merit. He also became only the second player to have a chance of winning the Australian '"triple-crown'" but could not claim the Australian Masters title, an event that still eludes him.

In December 2014, Chalmers won his second [[Australian PGA Championship]] title in a sudden death playoff. He came from seven strokes back during the final round after a flawless round of 64 to enter a playoff with [[Wade Ormsby]] and [[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]] on 11 under. In a marathon playoff which was the longest in tournament history, Ormsby was eliminated at the third extra hole, with Chalmers and Scott going as far as seven extra holes. On the seventh estraextra hole, Scott three putted from 30 feet for bogey to allow Chalmers to take the victory. This was his fifth title on the PGA Tour of Australasia and tenth overall professional level victory.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/30468502site=BBC Chalmers claims second Australian PGA Championship]</ref> He also claimed the year end Order of Merit title for the second time his career.

Chalmers started the 2015-16 PGA Tour season with only veteran member status and alternated between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour. He earned his first PGA Tour win at the [[Barracuda Championship]] after 18 years and 386 PGA Tour starts, which was the most among active PGA Tour players without a win and one of the longest waits in Tour history. Chalmers and 2013 winner [[Gary Woodland]] were tied before the 18th hole. Woodland bogeyed the last hole and Chalmers eagled the par-five 18th, which meant a six-point victory under the tournament's [[Stableford Points|Modified Stableford scoring system]]. Previously, his best PGA Tour finishes were second at the 2000 [[Kemper Insurance Open]] and at the 2009 [[Buick Open]]. At 42, Chalmers was also the season's oldest Tour winner. He is also only the 12th left-hander to win a PGA Tour event. Prior to his win, Chalmers was 229th in the FedEx Cup and 490th in the world. The win moved him to 231st in the world and earned him a two-year exemption that also included entry into the [[2016 Open Championship]] as an Open Qualifying Series event after the [[Greenbrier Classic]] was cancelled. Chalmers finished 142nd in the FedEx Cup and did not qualify for the postseason, but the win made him fully exempt through the 2017–18 season.

Chalmers was unable to follow up his win and cut his 2018 season short due to arthritis in his back. He made no starts in 2019 and is playingplayed with a Major Medical Extension until 2020, when he was unable to meet the terms and was demoted to the Past Champions Category.

Chalmers had a career best world ranking wasof 53rd in 2012. His career best FedEx Cup ranking was 35th in 2012.

==Amateur wins (2)==

|align=right|3 Jul [[20162015–16 PGA Tour|2016]]

| AustralianFlagship Opensevents (2)

|align=right|57 Dec [[1997–98 PGA Tour of Australasia|1997]]

|align=right|6 Dec [[1998–99 PGA Tour of Australasia|1998]]

|[[Emirates Australian Open]]¹ <small>(2)</small>

|[[Australian PGA Championship]]¹ <small>(2)</small>

|align=center|[[2011 PGA Tour of Australasia|2011]]

|align=center|[[2014 PGA Tour of Australasia|2014]]

|align=right|10 Aug [[1997 Challenge Tour|1997]]

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