Stephen Leaney

Stephen Leaney
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Stephen John Leaney
Born	(1969-03-10) 10 March 1969 Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Height
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Dallas, Texas, U.S.; Camberley, Surrey, England
Career
Turned professional	1992
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	4
PGA Tour of Australasia	7
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T17: 2004
U.S. Open	2nd: 2003
The Open Championship	T37: 2002
PGA Championship	68th: 1998

Stephen John Leaney (born 10 March 1969) is a professional golfer from Australia.

Born in Busselton, Western Australia, Leaney turned professional in 1992 and won several tournaments in Australia in the 1990s, despite having two ribs cut removed in December 1993 after doctors diagnosed a blood clot in his shoulder. Between 1998 and 2003 he made the top 15 on the European Tour Order of Merit three times and won four European Tour events. Since 2004 he has played mainly on the based PGA Tour, but he has performed only moderately. His best finish in the United States remains a second place at the U.S. Open in 2003. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Leaney has represented his country several times as an amateur and a professional and was a member of the International Team at the 2003 Presidents Cup.

Amateur wins (2)

• 1992 (2) Malaysian Amateur Championship, Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Mar 1998	Moroccan Open	−17 (68-67-69-67=271)	8 strokes	Robert Karlsson
2	26 Jul 1998	TNT Dutch Open	−18 (66-63-70-67=266)	1 stroke	Darren Clarke
3	30 Jul 2000	TNT Dutch Open	−19 (66-70-65-68=269)	4 strokes	Bernhard Langer
4	15 Sep 2002	Linde German Masters	−22 (64-69-66-67=266)	3 strokes	Alex Čejka

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2002	Carlsberg Malaysian Open	Alastair Forsyth	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (7)

• 1991 (1) Western Australian Open (as an amateur)
• 1994 (1) Western Australian Open
• 1995 (1) Victorian Open
• 1997 (3) Victorian Open, Western Australian Open, Western Australia PGA Championship
• 1998 (1) ANZ Players Championship

Other wins

• 2002 Western Australian Open
• 2004 Western Australian Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	68	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T17	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	2	T40	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	T37	T65	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
U.S. Open	0	1	0	1	1	1	3	2
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Totals	0	1	0	1	1	2	18	6

• Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2002 Open Championship – 2003 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1992

Professional

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1999, 2000
• Presidents Cup (International Team): 2003 (tie)
• World Cup (representing Australia): 2003, 2004

See also

• List of golfers with most PGA Tour of Australasia wins

External links

• Stephen Leaney at the European Tour official site
• Stephen Leaney at the PGA Tour official site
• Stephen Leaney at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
• Stephen Leaney at the Official World Golf Ranking official site