Andy Sullivan (golfer)
| Andy Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrew Sullivan |
| Born | 19 May 1987 Nuneaton, England |
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| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Nationality |  England |
| Residence | Nuneaton, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Sunshine Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | T30: 2015 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2015 |
Andrew Sullivan (born 19 May 1987) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.[1]
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Amateur career
Sullivan had a successful amateur career before turning professional. He won the individual title in the Tailhade Cup in Argentina in 2010,[2] and had a win in Australia.[3] Sullivan's biggest win as an amateur came at the 2011 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play, Championship[4]
In 2011, Sullivan represented the winning Great Britain and Ireland team at the 2011 Walker Cup, in the singles Sullivan lost 3&2 to Jordan Spieth.[5]
Professional career
Sullivan turned professional in 2011[3] and qualified for the 2012 European Tour through the tour's 2011 qualifying school, however, he had an unsuccessful first season on the tour finishing in 145th place in the Race to Dubai without a top-10 finish.[6] He secured his place on the European Tour for 2013 at the 2012 qualifying school.
In 2013, Sullivan had a more successful season finishing 98th on the Race to Dubai with his best finish being a tie for third at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.[7] In 2014, Sullivan continued to improve, finishing 33rd on the Race to Dubai including a second place finishing at the Trophée Hassan II.[8] During the 2014 season, Sullivan memorably hit a hole-in-one at the KLM Open earning him a flight into space.[9]
Sullivan's first European Tour win came in January 2015 at the South African Open. Sullivan won the event in a playoff against South African Charl Schwartzel who had started the final round seven strokes ahead of Sullivan.[10] Sullivan quickly followed this success with wins at the 2015 Joburg Open in March [11] and the Portugal Masters in October, which was a wire-to-wire victory by 9 strokes.[12] He became the first man to record three victories on the European Tour in 2015.
He is currently sponsored by RSM.
Amateur wins
- 2010 individual title in the Tailhade Cup
- 2011 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jan 2015 | South African Open Championship1 | −11 (66-70-74-67=277) | Playoff |  Charl Schwartzel |
| 2 | 1 Mar 2015 | Joburg Open1 | −17 (71-65-68-66=270) | 2 strokes | Wallie Coetsee, David Howell,  Kevin Phelan Jaco van Zyl, Anthony Wall |
| 3 | 18 Oct 2015 | Portugal Masters | −23 (64-64-67-66=261) | 9 strokes | Chris Wood |
1Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour.
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | South African Open Championship | Charl Schwartzel |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | T30 | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2011 (winners)
Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Europe): 2016 (winners)
See also
References
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External links
- Andy Sullivan at the European Tour official site
- Andy Sullivan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
