Brett Ogle | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Brett James Ogle | ||
Born | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | 14 July 1964||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Spouse | Ricki (married 2006) | ||
Children | Chris, Rachel | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1985 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Professional wins | 14 | ||
Highest ranking | 44 (7 February 1993)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 2 | ||
European Tour | 1 | ||
PGA Tour of Australasia | 5 | ||
Other | 6 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | T50: 1993 | ||
PGA Championship | CUT: 1994, 1995, 1996 | ||
U.S. Open | T21: 1995 | ||
The Open Championship | T11: 1995 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Brett James Ogle (born 14 July 1964) is an Australian professional golfer.
Early life
[edit]Ogle was born in Paddington, New South Wales. He was adopted at six weeks of age and was brought up in the town of Goulburn.
He took up the game in his early teens and reduced his golfing handicap from 32 to 1 in just two years. He was the Senior and Junior Club Champion at his home club in Goulburn, Tully Park. His first breakthrough win was at the Senior and Junior Club Champion of Champions event at the Federal Golf Club in 1980, a tournament that pitted all of the NSW Club Champions together. Ogle then won the New South Wales Junior in 1984 and 1985. Later in 1985, he won the New South Wales Amateur
Professional career
[edit]In 1985, he turned pro. In 1986, Ogle had his breakthrough win on the South Pacific Tour by winning the Fijian Hotel Pro-am. He also won the Pacific Budget Rent a Car Open held at Pacific Harbour Golf Course.
After a stint on the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour, Ogle headed to the European Qualifying tournament in Spain at the end of 1987 where he was successful in gaining a full-time playing card for that Tour. In 1988, Ogle won his first big event on the PGA Tour of Australasia winning the Tasmanian Open. Later that year he finished third behind Rodger Davis and Fred Couples at the Bicentennial Classic. In 1989, Ogle broke through on the European Tour winning the Equity & Law Challenge, an unofficial event, and then in 1990 claimed the AGF Open, an official event, in France. That year he had his best finish on the Order of Merit, 24th place. He also ended the 1989 and 1992 seasons inside the top 30.
At the end of 1992, Ogle tied for medalist honors at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He won his first PGA Tour title in just his fourth event of 1993, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He won one other tournament on the tour, the Hawaiian Open in 1994. He was unable to maintain that form as he struggled with the yips, and lost his card at the end of the 1996 season.
Since retiring from Tournament golf in 2002, Ogle was lead analyst and commentator for Fox Sports until retiring from the organization in 2016. Ogle is also the brand Ambassador for Australia's biggest golf retailer Drummond Golf.[2]
Media career
[edit]Ogle joined Fox Sports following his retirement from playing becoming the host of The Golf Show and PGA Tour with Brett Ogle.[3]
Professional wins (14)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 7 Feb 1993 | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | −12 (68-68-69-71=276) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 16 Jan 1994 | United Airlines Hawaiian Open | −17 (66-66-69-68=269) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
European Tour wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 1 Apr 1990 | AGF Open | −10 (72-66-70-70=278) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 16 Oct 1988 | Tasmanian Open | −4 (74-71-72-67=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 17 Dec 1989 | Mirage Queensland Open | −14 (66-68-71-73=278) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 25 Nov 1990 | Australian PGA Championship[a] | −11 (65-70-69-69=273) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 17 Nov 1991 | West End South Australian Open | −13 (71-70-69-69=279) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 15 Nov 1992 | Eagle Blue Open (2) | −12 (72-70-69-69=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1988 | Drinnan Motors Queensland Open | ![]() ![]() |
Officer won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (6)
[edit]- 1985 Air Pacific Budget Open (Fiji)
- 1986 Tahiti Open, Fijian Hotel Pro-am
- 1989 Equity & Law Challenge[4]
- 1992 World Cup (individual)
- 1996 West Coast Classic (Canada)
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
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Masters Tournament | T50 | CUT | ||||||
U.S. Open | T21 | T32 | ||||||
The Open Championship | T52 | CUT | T73 | T11 | T67 | |||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
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The Players Championship | T61 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners)
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1984, 1985 (winners)
Professional
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.
References
[edit]- ^ "Week 06 1993 Ending 7 Feb 1993" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ https://www.insidegolf.com.au/news/where-are-they-now-brett-ogle/
- ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/08/fox-sports-adds-new-golf-shows.html
- ^ "Australia's Brett Ogle". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1989. p. 28.
External links
[edit]- Brett Ogle at the European Tour official site
- Brett Ogle at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Brett Ogle at the PGA Tour official site
- Brett Ogle at the Official World Golf Ranking official site