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Aaron Baddeley
Australian professional golfer
Australian professional golfer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Aaron Baddeley |
| image | Aaron Badderly 2007-04-11.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| caption | Baddeley in 2007 |
| fullname | Aaron John Baddeley |
| nickname | Badds |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 175 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S | |
| spouse | |
| children | 6 |
| yearpro | 2000 |
| retired | |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| (past champion status) | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | |
| prowins | 8 |
| pgawins | 4 |
| eurowins | 2 |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | 4 |
| nwidewins | |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | |
| majorwins | |
| masters | T17: 2009 |
| usopen | T13: 2007 |
| open | T27: 2017 |
| pga | T13: 2008 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Order of Merit winner | |
| year1 | 2000–01 |
| award2 | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Player of the Year | |
| year2 | 2000–01 |
| award3 | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Rookie of the Year | |
| year3 | 2000–01 |
| awardssection |
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S (past champion status) PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner](pga-tour-of-australasia-order-of-merit-winners) Player of the Year](pga-tour-of-australasia-player-of-the-year) Rookie of the Year](pga-tour-of-australasia-rookie-of-the-year) Aaron John Baddeley (born 17 March 1981) is an Australian professional golfer.
Early life
Baddeley was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire in the United States. However, his family moved to Australia when he was two years old. As a teen, Baddeley was perceived as one of the most promising golf talents in the world.
Amateur career
Baddeley was the youngest player ever to represent Australia in the Eisenhower Trophy. He won the Holden Australian Open as an amateur in 1999.
Professional career
In 2000, Baddeley turned pro. He successfully defended his Australian Open title in 2000. He was awarded the 2000 Australian Young Male Athlete of the Year. In 2001, he won the Greg Norman Holden International in Australia. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit in 2000/01.
In 2002, Baddeley played on the second tier Nationwide Tour in the U.S. and placed tenth on the money list to earn a PGA Tour card for 2003. He had second-place finishes on the PGA Tour in 2003 at the Sony Open in Hawaii and 2004 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. However he struggled for consistency, and after a solid rookie season, when he finished 73rd on the money list, he only just retained his card in 2004, when he came 124th. In 2005 he moved back up the rankings to 78th and in 2006 he won his first PGA Tour title at the Verizon Heritage.
Baddeley won his second PGA Tour tournament in early 2007 and reached the top 50 of the world rankings. By September, he had entered the top 20. His career high ranking was 17th in 2008.
Baddeley was the leader after the third round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on 16 June 2007 with a two over par score of 212 (72-70-70). He finished with an 80 and ended T-13.
After a lull in form over the following few seasons, where he was finishing only in the lower reaches of the top-125 on the money list, Baddeley returned to the winner's circle when he won the 2011 Northern Trust Open in California. He defended a one-shot third-round lead over Kevin Na and veteran Fred Couples, completing a steady closing round of 69 to beat another veteran, Vijay Singh, by two strokes.
In October 2011, Baddeley was selected by Greg Norman as one of his two wildcard picks for the 2011 Presidents Cup team. He was selected along with fellow Australian Robert Allenby to compete at Royal Melbourne in November.
Statistically speaking, Baddeley frequently ranks as one of the very best putters on the PGA Tour. As of 2010, he has qualified for the Tour's end-of-season statistical rankings 8 times; of those, he finished among the circuit's top 10 in putts per green in regulation five times, and among the top 15 seven times. The only qualified season in which Baddeley was not among the PGA Tour's top 15 putters by that metric came in 2004, when he finished 64th out of 196 players.
Baddeley started the 2015–16 season playing out of the Past Champions category after finishing 157th in the FedEx Cup and failing to regain a PGA Tour card through the Web.com Tour Finals. He earned his first win in five years at the 2016 Barbasol Championship, beating Kim Si-woo in a four-hole playoff.
Personal life
Baddeley is a committed Christian and has confessed that it was his faith that prevented him from giving up professional golf on numerous occasions.
Baddeley's wife Richelle, whom he married on 15 April 2005, sums up Baddeley's faith in God, saying: "It never faltered. He never asked, 'What are you trying to teach me? I want you to be the man you want me to be. I will go through these [bad] times if that is Your will'."
Richelle has also been pivotal to Baddeley's resurgence. "I had to learn the balance of letting him be alone when he comes home sometimes upset. It's sheer frustration from him. He's played his best, and it just hasn't happened," she said.
Baddeley and his wife have six children: Jewell, Jolee, Jeremiah, Josiah, Jaddex and Jedidiah.
He has joint U.S. and Australian citizenship. He represents Australia in golf.
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1998 Victorian Amateur Championship, Victorian Junior Masters
- 1999 Riversdale Cup
Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | ||||
| 1 | 16 Apr 2006 | Verizon Heritage | −15 (66-67-66-70=269) | 1 stroke | USA Jim Furyk |
| 2 | 4 Feb 2007 | FBR Open | −21 (65-70-64-64=263) | 1 stroke | USA John Rollins |
| 3 | 20 Feb 2011 | Northern Trust Open | −12 (67-69-67-69=272) | 2 strokes | FJI Vijay Singh |
| 4 | 17 Jul 2016 | Barbasol Championship | −18 (70-66-64-66=266) | Playoff | KOR Kim Si-woo |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Sony Open in Hawaii | ZAF Ernie Els | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Barbasol Championship | KOR Kim Si-woo | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner-up | ||||
| 1 | 11 Feb 2001 | Greg Norman Holden International1 | −21 (67-68-68-68=271) | Playoff | ESP Sergio García |
| 2 | 25 Nov 2007 | ||||
| (2008 season) | MasterCard Masters1 | −13 (70-66-69-70=275) | Playoff | SWE Daniel Chopra |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Greg Norman Holden International | ESP Sergio García | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2007 | MasterCard Masters | SWE Daniel Chopra | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (2) |
| Other PGA Tour of Australasia (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner(s)-up | ||||
| 1 | 28 Nov 1999 | Holden Australian Open | |||
| (as an amateur) | −14 (67-68-70-69=274) | 2 strokes | AUS Greg Norman, AUS Nick O'Hern | ||
| 2 | 26 Nov 2000 | Holden Australian Open (2) | −10 (69-69-68-72=278) | 2 strokes | AUS Robert Allenby |
| 3 | 11 Feb 2001 | Greg Norman Holden International1 | −21 (67-68-68-68=271) | Playoff | ESP Sergio García |
| 4 | 25 Nov 2007 | MasterCard Masters1 | −13 (70-66-69-70=275) | Playoff | SWE Daniel Chopra |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–0)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T52 | CUT | T17 | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T13 | T29 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T57 | T55 | CUT | T13 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T47 | T40 | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T23 | T25 | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T69 | T27 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T42 | T49 |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2014 U.S. Open – 2018 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | 78 | CUT | T37 | T32 | T9 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T6 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T41 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | C | 72 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R16 | R16 | R64 | R64 | |||
| Championship | T6 | T15 | DQ | T28 | 12 | ||
| Invitational | T54 | T20 | T43 | T11 | T8 | ||
| Champions | T23 |
DQ = Disqualified
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
PGA Tour career summary
| Season | Wins | Earnings ($) | Rank | Career* | 4 | 23,921,625 | 70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 19,435 | – | ||||
| 2002 | 0 | 16,380 | – | ||||
| 2003 | 0 | 989,168 | 73 | ||||
| 2004 | 0 | 632,876 | 123 | ||||
| 2005 | 0 | 1,006,006 | 78 | ||||
| 2006 | 1 | 1,516,513 | 55 | ||||
| 2007 | 1 | 3,441,119 | 10 | ||||
| 2008 | 0 | 1,665,587 | 49 | ||||
| 2009 | 0 | 837,065 | 101 | ||||
| 2010 | 0 | 879,317 | 110 | ||||
| 2011 | 1 | 3,094,693 | 20 | ||||
| 2012 | 0 | 1,215,753 | 76 | ||||
| 2013 | 0 | 721,024 | 113 | ||||
| 2014 | 0 | 942,559 | 102 | ||||
| 2015 | 0 | 439,925 | 165 | ||||
| 2016 | 1 | 1,644,915 | 61 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 755,356 | 132 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 725,928 | 134 | ||||
| 2019 | 0 | 904,982 | 124 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 286,504 | 166 | ||||
| 2021 | 0 | 160,640 | 202 | ||||
| 2022 | 0 | 199,830 | 196 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 1,337,851 | 96 | ||||
| 2024 | 0 | 471,410 | 154 |
** Through the 2024 season.*
Note: Baddeley did not join the PGA Tour until 2003 so he was not ranked on the money list until then.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1998, 2000
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1998, 1999
Professional
References
References
- "Official World Golf Ranking site, Week 5 2007 news release".
- Lim, Anne. (27 December 2017). "How God's word keeps golfer Aaron Baddeley on course". Eternity.
- (18 April 2006). "Thank God for that, says Aaron". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- "Official Money". PGA Tour.
- "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour.
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