Nathan Green

Australia

Nathan Andrew Green (born 13 May 1975) is an Australian professional golfer.

Personal information
Full name Nathan Andrew Green
Born 13 May 1975 (1975-05-13) (age 36)
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (170 lb; 12.0 st)
Nationality Australia
Residence Coal Point, NSW, Australia; Plano, Texas, United States
Career
Turned professional 1998
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) Canadian Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
European Tour 1
PGA Tour of Australasia 2
Other 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament 48th: 2010
U.S. Open CUT: 2006, 2007
The Open Championship CUT: 2001
PGA Championship T23: 2007
 

Green was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1998. During his early career, he played mostly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, and the Canadian Tour during the Australian winter. In 2000 he won the Queensland PGA Championship in Australia, and the Benefit Partners/NRCS Classic in Canada.

Having failed to gain his PGA Tour card through the qualifying school, Green competed on the second tier Nationwide Tour in the United States in 2002, 2004 and 2005. He ended the 2005 season 18th on the money list, which enabled him to graduate directly to the PGA Tour for 2006. He finished 5th in his first event on the PGA Tour, and in his second, the Buick Invitational, he made his way into a playoff for the title against Tiger Woods and José María Olazábal, but was eliminated at the first extra hole. He finished the year ranked inside the top 50 on the money list.

Green's victory at the New Zealand Open in December 2006 raised him into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.

Green's first PGA Tour victory came at the 2009 RBC Canadian Open where he defeated Retief Goosen on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. Green almost lost on the first hole but Goosen missed a six-foot birdie putt that would have won the tournament. On the second hole, Green missed a twelve-foot birdie putt to win the tournament but it would not matter. Goosen had to sink a nine-foot par putt to extend the playoff but he missed it, giving Green the victory.

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