Brad Kennedy (born 18 June 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. He has won three times on the Japan Golf Tour and five times on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Professional career In 1994, Kennedy turned professional.Asian Tour profile He won several minor tournaments in Queensland. In 2003 and 2004 he had a trio of second-place finishes on the European Tour: the 2003 and 2004 Carlsberg Malaysian Opens and the 2004 Madeira Island Open; the first two being co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, where he was also runner-up in the 2002 Volvo China Open. In 2006 he was third in the Barclays Singapore Open, an important event on the Asian Tour.
Since 2011 Kennedy has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won three times. He has also been successful on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning five times. His most important wins on the tour have been in the New Zealand Open, which he won in 2011 and 2020.
Personal life Kennedy is married and has two children.PGA Tour of Australasia profile
Awards and honors
Kennedy won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit for the 2020–21 season. He also earned PGA Tour of Australasia's Player of the Year that season.
Professional wins (15) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up124 Jun 2012Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open−17 (72-68-65-66=271)3 strokes Toshinori Muto, Toru Taniguchi225 Aug 2013Kansai Open Golf Championship−10 (69-70-67=206)1 stroke Park Sung-joon38 Jul 2018Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−12 (71-69-64=204)3 strokes Kim Hyung-sung
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12019Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Ryo IshikawaLost to birdie on third extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up131 Oct 2010John Hughes Geely Nexus Risk Services WA Open−10 (69-67-69-65=270)1 stroke Rohan Blizard24 Dec 2011BMW New Zealand Open−7 (68-71-68-74=281)Playoff Craig Parry317 Feb 2013Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship−18 (64-62-65-63=254)2 strokes Michael Hendry46 Mar 2016Holden New Zealand PGA Championship−22 (70-65-64-67=266)2 strokes Neven Basic, Josh Geary51 Mar 2020New Zealand Open1 (2)−21 (66-69-66-63=264)2 strokes Lucas Herbert631 Jan 2021TPS Victoria2−17 (69-68-62-68=267)1 stroke Elvis Smylie (a) 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour 2Mixed event with the ALPG Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12011BMW New Zealand Open Craig ParryWon with birdie on first extra hole22017ISPS Handa New Zealand Open Ben Campbell, Michael HendryHendry won with par on first extra hole
Other wins (4) 1999 Wynnum Open (Queensland) 2000 Bargara Classic (Queensland), Wynnum Open (Queensland) 2001 Bargara Classic (Queensland)
PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (2)
2024 Golf Car Parts & Repairs Brookwater Legends Pro-Am, Sanctuary Cove G&CC Legends Pro-Am hosted by Adam Scott & Peter Senior (with Scott Barr)
Results in major championships Tournament201120122013201420152016201720182019U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUT Tournament202020212022U.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipNTCUTT53 CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = Tied NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic Note: Kennedy only played in the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament2012201320142015201620172018201920202021ChampionshipT61Match PlayNT1InvitationalT43ChampionsT51NT1NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament "T" = Tied
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