Alistair Presnell (born 26 March 1979) is an Australian professional golfer.

Alistair Presnell
Personal information
Full nameAlistair Presnell
Born (1979-03-26) 26 March 1979 (age 45)
Melbourne, Australia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
Career
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Asian Tour (2004–06)
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT29: 2012
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Presnell was born in Melbourne, Victoria. Having won three amateur titles during 2003, he turned professional at the start of 2004 and joined both the PGA Tour of Australasia and Asian Tour

Presnell finished tied for 5th at the 2004 Australian Open during his rookie season to secure his place on the Australasian Tour, and only just retained his Asian Tour card with 60th place on the end of season money list, the last place to guarantee playing rights for the following season.[1] In 2006, he lost his place on both tours, but managed to regain his PGA Tour of Australasia playing status though qualifying school.

Presnell won his first professional title at the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia's Moonah Classic, which was co-sanctioned by the United States-based second tier Nationwide Tour. The win gave him exemption on both tours until the end of 2010.[2]

By virtue of his second-place finish on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit, he gained an exemption into the 2010 WGC-CA Championship. In not only his first World Golf Championship event, but also his first PGA Tour event, he placed a respectable tied for 6th on 10-under-par, which included a final round 8-under-par 64.

In 2010, Presnell won the Victorian PGA Championship, thanks to a final round score of 60. In doing so, he equalled the lowest score in Australasian PGA Tour history.[3]

Presnell played in his first major at the 2012 U.S. Open. His place in the field was secured through sectional qualifying. His major debut saw him tied for second at one point on Friday afternoon. He finished the tournament at +9, tied for 29th.[4]

Amateur wins edit

  • 2003 Victorian Amateur Medal, Dunes Medal, ACT Amateur

Professional wins (2) edit

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 1 Mar 2009 Moonah Classic1 −9 (72-67-72-68=279) 1 stroke   Peter O'Malley
2 14 Feb 2010 Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Championship −22 (71-65-70-60=266) 1 stroke   Kurt Barnes,   David Bransdon

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 1 Mar 2009 Moonah Classic1 −9 (72-67-72-68=279) 1 stroke   Peter O'Malley

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Results in major championships edit

Tournament 2012 2013
U.S. Open T29 T67

"T" indicates a tie for a place
Note: Presnell only played in the U.S. Open.

Results in World Golf Championships edit

Tournament 2010 2011
Match Play
Championship T6
Invitational
Champions T63 T72
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances edit

Amateur

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Presnell faces another big week". The Age. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Presnell birdies 18th for 4-under 68". ESPN. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Brilliant Presnell snatches Vic PGA". 14 February 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Melbourne golfer Alistair Presnell top Aussie at US Open on debut". Herald Sun. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.

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