Bryden Macpherson

Bryden Macpherson
Bryden Macpherson
Personal information
Born	7 August 1990 (age 34); Melbourne, Australia
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
College	University of Georgia
Turned professional	2012
Current tour(s)	Web.com Tour; PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	OneAsia Tour; PGA Tour China
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Other	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2012
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2011, 2014
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour China; Order of Merit winner
PGA Tour China; Order of Merit winner	2015

Bryden Macpherson (born 7 August 1990) is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning The Amateur Championship in 2011.

Amateur career

Macpherson was born in Melbourne, Australia. He won the Dunes Medal in 2008, an amateur event in Australia, and set two course records in the process, shooting a 64 and then bettering it with a 63. He enrolled at the University of Georgia in 2009 and was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and was also named to the second All-SEC team. He also won the Australian Amateur Stroke Play and the New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play in 2009. In 2010, he represented his country for the Eisenhower Trophy, the premier world amateur team golf championship. Macpherson won The Amateur Championship in 2011. This victory earned him a spot in the 2011 Open Championship and the 2012 Masters Tournament. He missed the cut at the Open by a stroke.

Professional career

Macpherson turned professional following the 2012 Masters Tournament. By doing so, he forfeited his invitation to the 2012 U.S. Open.^[1]

He qualified for the 2014 Open Championship after a T-4 finish at the 2013 Australian Open. (The Australian Open was an International Qualifying Tournament for The Open.^[2]) He missed the cut after rounds of 90 and 80,^[3] leaving him 26-over-par. His round of 90 was the highest score in the opening round for 15 years.^[4]

Macpherson had status on three different professional tours for 2014 (PGA Tour China, PGA Tour of Australasia, OneAsia Tour). He was the first active PGA Tour China member to play in a major. Macpherson qualified for the Web.com Tour for the 2015 season. After failing to retain his Web.com Tour privileges, he returned to PGA Tour China where he won twice and finished the season leading the Order of Merit, earning him a return to the Web.com Tour for 2016. Macpherson had a disappointing 2016 season, lost his Web.com Tour card and played on the China Tour in 2017, winning the Fragrant Hills Beijing Open and finishing second in the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins

2008 Dunes Medal
2009 Australian Amateur Stroke Play, New Zealand Amateur Stroke Play
2011 The Amateur Championship
2012 Georgia Cup^[5]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	11 Feb 2021	Moonah Links PGA Classic	−18 (69-69-68-64=270)	1 stroke	Justin Warren
2	28 Mar 2021	Golf Challenge NSW Open	−18 (66-67-65-68=266)	3 strokes	Elvis Smylie, Jack Thompson

China Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Sep 2015	Cadillac Championship	−16 (72-63-69-68=272)	3 strokes	Cho Byung-min
2	11 Oct 2015	Lushan Open	−8 (68-68-68-68=272)	3 strokes	T. K. Kim, Sejun Yoon
3	25 Jun 2017	Fragrant Hills Beijing Open	−14 (71-66-69-64=270)	Playoff	Cho Rak-hyun

Playoff record

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2017	KG S&H City Asian Golf Championship	Xiao Bowen	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2011	2012	2014
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT		CUT
PGA Championship

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2009
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2010
Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners)

References

^ Ching, David (2 April 2012). "Ready for the Masters". ESPN. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^ "Emirates Australian Open". The Open. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
^ "143rd Open – Royal Liverpool 2014 – Results table". The Open.
^ Walton, Greg (17 July 2014). "The Open 2014: Bryden Macpherson is sunk by the yips on the way to embarrassing 90". The Daily Telegraph.
^ Betscher, Fatiha (2 April 2012). "MacPherson becomes first Aussie to reign supreme at Georgia Cup". Retrieved 30 November 2013.

External links

Bryden Macpherson at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
Bryden Macpherson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Macpherson's Facebook page

[1] Ching, David (2 April 2012). "Ready for the Masters". ESPN. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[2] "Emirates Australian Open". The Open. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

[3] "143rd Open – Royal Liverpool 2014 – Results table". The Open.

[4] Walton, Greg (17 July 2014). "The Open 2014: Bryden Macpherson is sunk by the yips on the way to embarrassing 90". The Daily Telegraph.

[5] Betscher, Fatiha (2 April 2012). "MacPherson becomes first Aussie to reign supreme at Georgia Cup". Retrieved 30 November 2013.

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