Andrew Ronald McLardy (born 20 January 1974) is a South African professional golfer.
| Andrew McLardy | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrew Ronald McLardy |
| Born | 20 January 1974 Triangle, Zimbabwe |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Residence | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Nationwide Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T54: 2009 |
| The Open Championship | 75th: 1998 |
McLardy was born in Triangle, Zimbabwe to Scottish parents. He had a successful amateur career, including representing South Africa twice in the Eisenhower Trophy, before turning professional in 1997. He joined the Southern Africa Tour, now the Sunshine Tour, where he has accumulated five wins.
In 1998, McLardy qualified for the European Tour via qualifying school. He finished inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit in both his first two seasons, before he moved to the United States to try his hand at the PGA Tour. He finished tied for fifth at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in December 2000, to earn a card for the 2001 season. However, he was largely unsuccessful during his rookie season, and spent 2002 and 2003 on the second tier Nationwide Tour.
McLardy returned to Europe in 2004, regaining full playing status on the European Tour for 2005 through qualifying school. He finished every season from 2005 to 2009 inside the top 110 on the Order of Merit, with a career high ranking of 62nd in 2007.
Professional wins (5)
editSunshine Tour wins (5)
edit| Legend |
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| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other Sunshine Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Nov 1997 | Lombard Tyres Classic | −15 (71-66-66-70=273) | 1 stroke |  Justin Hobday
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| 2 | 25 Apr 1998 | Kalahari Classic | −11 (66-66-73=205) | 3 strokes | Ryan Dreyer
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| 3 | 24 Feb 2002 | Royal Swazi Sun Open | −20 (69-72-63-64=268) | 2 strokes | Nic Henning
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| 4 | 8 Feb 2004 | Nashua Masters | −16 (63-69-65-67=264) | 3 strokes | Desvonde Botes
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| 5 | 22 Feb 2004 | The Tour Championship | −15 (69-66-66-72=273) | 3 strokes | Louis Oosthuizen
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Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | 75 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T54 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship |
Note: McLardy never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
edit| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | |||||
| Championship | T50 | T48 | |||
| Invitational | 71 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
edit- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1994, 1996
See also
editExternal links
edit- Andrew McLardy at the European Tour official site
- Andrew McLardy at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Andrew McLardy at the PGA Tour official site
- Andrew McLardy at the Official World Golf Ranking official site