Warren Abery (born 28 June 1973) is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the Sunshine Tour where he won seven times between 1998 and 2011.[1]

Warren Abery
Personal information
Full nameWarren Abery
Born (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973 (age 51)
Durban, South Africa
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceUmhlanga Rocks, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour7
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2006

Abery was born in Durban, and currently resides in Ballito. He won the South African Amateur Tournament in 1995 and turned professional in 1997 the same year he joined the Sunshine Tour, where he found immediate success. He gained a place on the European Tour in 2006 and 2012 via qualifying school, but was unable to retain his card.[2]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (8)

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Sunshine Tour wins (7)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 4 Sep 1998 Absa Bank Corporate Challenge −10 (67-67-72=206) 3 strokes   Brett Liddle,   Pelop Panagopoulos,
  Bryan Prytz
2 10 Nov 2001 Graceland Challenge −11 (69-70-66=205) 3 strokes   Richard Sterne
3 20 Feb 2005 Telkom PGA Championship −15 (68-68-68-69=273) 1 stroke   Charl Schwartzel,   Jaco van Zyl
4 5 Feb 2006 Nashua Masters −15 (67-63-67-68=265) 2 strokes   Doug McGuigan
5 30 June 2007 Nashua Golf Challenge −9 (69-67-71=207) 4 strokes   Adilson da Silva
6 4 Nov 2010 Nashua Masters (2) −13 (66-67-65-69=267) 2 strokes   Oliver Bekker,   Branden Grace,
  Alex Haindl
7 10 Nov 2011 Nedbank Affinity Cup −11 (70-65-70=205) 2 strokes   Andrew Curlewis,   Prinavin Nelson

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2003 Canon Classic   Tyrol Auret
2 2006 Limpopo Classic   Bradford Vaughan
3 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt   Adilson da Silva Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

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  • 2005 Sun City Touring Pro-Am

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2006
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Abery only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2005
Match Play
Championship 69
Invitational
  Did not play

Team appearances

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Amateur

Source:[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Players, Warren Abery". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Players, Warren Abery". European Tour. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Sanlam South African Amateur Championship" (PDF). Golf South Africa. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "World Amateur Team Championships – Men's Records". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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