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Greg Chalmers

Australian professional golfer

Summary

Australian professional golfer

Field	Value
name	Greg Chalmers
imagesize
fullname	Gregory John Chalmers
nickname	Snake
birth_date
birth_place	Sydney, Australia
death_date
height
weight	95 kg
nationality
residence	Perth, Western Australia
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
spouse	Nicole
children	2
yearpro	1995
tour	PGA Tour Champions
extour	PGA Tour
European Tour
Web.com Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
prowins	11
pgawins	1
auswins	5
nwidewins	2
chalwins	1
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins	2
majorwins
masters	CUT: 2001
usopen	CUT: 2002, 2011
open	T45: 2012
pga	T4: 2000
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	PGA Tour of Australasia
Rookie of the Year
year1	1995
award2	PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner
year2	2011, 2014
awardssection

Dallas, Texas, U.S. European Tour Web.com Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Rookie of the Year](pga-tour-of-australasia-rookie-of-the-year) Order of Merit winner](pga-tour-of-australasia-order-of-merit-winners) Gregory John Chalmers (born 11 October 1973) is an Australian professional golfer. Chalmers has played primarily on the PGA Tour of Australasia and PGA Tour. He is a two-time winner of the Australian Open and late in his career eventually won a PGA Tour event, the 2016 Barracuda Championship.

Amateur career

Chalmers was born in Sydney. He won the 1993 Australian Amateur and the 1994 French Amateur.

Professional career

Chalmers turned professional in 1995 and made a strong start to his professional career, winning four times in Australia in the next few years, including the 1998 Australian Open. In Europe he won the second-tier Challenge Tour's Challenge Tour Championship, in 1997 and finished 25th on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1998. The same year he finished fourth at 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School to win a PGA Tour card for 1999.

A poor 2004 season saw him lose his card, but he won the 2005 Albertsons Boise Open on the Nationwide Tour and returned to the main PGA Tour in 2006. Chalmers struggled in 2006, making only 8 cuts and did not maintain his status and played on the Nationwide Tour during 2007 and 2008. He finished 8th on the money list in the 2008 season to gain his PGA Tour card for the 2009 season.

In 2011, Chalmers won the 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. 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 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 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 extra 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. 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 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 played 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 of 53rd in 2012. His career best FedEx Cup ranking was 35th in 2012.

Outside of golf, Chalmers runs a Dallas-area charity for autistic children called Maximum Chances, whose name is derived from one of Chalmers' sons.

Amateur wins

1993 Australian Amateur
1994 French Amateur

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	3 Jul 2016	Barracuda Championship	43 pts (14-10-15-4=43)	6 points	USA Gary Woodland

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)

Legend
Flagship events (2)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	7 Dec 1997	Australasian Players Championship	−15 (71-70-67-68=276)	1 stroke	AUS Peter Lonard
2	6 Dec 1998	Holden Australian Open	E (71-73-74-70=288)	1 stroke	AUS Stuart Appleby, AUS Peter Senior
3	13 Nov 2011	Emirates Australian Open1 (2)	−13 (67-72-67-67=275)	1 stroke	AUS John Senden
4	27 Nov 2011	Australian PGA Championship1	−12 (71-69-69-67=276)	Playoff	AUS Robert Allenby, AUS Marcus Fraser
5	14 Dec 2014	Australian PGA Championship1 (2)	−11 (71-71-71-64=277)	Playoff	AUS Wade Ormsby, AUS Adam Scott

1Co-sanctioned by the OneAsia Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2004	MasterCard Masters	AUS Richard Green, AUS David McKenzie	Green won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2011	Australian PGA Championship	AUS Robert Allenby, AUS Marcus Fraser	Won with par on first extra hole
3	2014	Australian PGA Championship	AUS Wade Ormsby, AUS Adam Scott	Won with par on seventh extra hole
Ormsby eliminated by birdie on third hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	25 Sep 2005	Albertsons Boise Open	−15 (66-65-69-69=269)	Playoff	USA Danny Ellis
2	27 Apr 2008	Henrico County Open	−14 (68-68-68-70=274)	Playoff	NOR Henrik Bjørnstad

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2005	Albertsons Boise Open	USA Danny Ellis	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2008	Henrico County Open	NOR Henrik Bjørnstad	Won with bogey on second extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	10 Aug 1997	Challenge Tour Championship	−14 (73-68-68-65=274)	Playoff	GER Heinz-Peter Thül

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1997	Audi Quattro Trophy	ENG David A. Russell	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1997	Challenge Tour Championship	GER Heinz-Peter Thül	Won with par on second extra hole

Australasian Foundation Tour wins (2)

1995 Western Australia PGA Championship, Nedlands Masters

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T57
PGA Championship	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T4	T44

Tournament	2011	2012	2015	2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship		T45	T58	81
PGA Championship		T32		CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
The Players Championship	T9	T58	CUT	CUT							T34	T41	CUT	T37	CUT			CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2001	2002	2005	2008	2012	2015
Championship	NT1				T20	T49
Match Play	R64				R64
Invitational					T55
Champions		T45	T46	T58

1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1994

References

(2007). "2007 Nationwide Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour.
[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-13/woods-picks-up-early-birdie/3663308/?site=sydney Chalmers takes out Australian Open]
(September 2025)

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