John Gerard Senden (born 20 April 1971) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Career Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland and turned pro in 1992. Senden has played all over the world. He is a regular competitor on the PGA Tour of Australasia and has spent time playing in Asia. In Europe he won twice on the second tier Challenge Tour in 1998 and was a member of the main European Tour from 1999 to 2001.
In 2002, Senden joined the PGA Tour in the United States, after coming through the qualifying school in 2001. During his first year on tour he successfully kept his playing status with eight top-25 finishes in 30 events. He claimed his first PGA Tour title on 16 July 2006 at the John Deere Classic, a one-shot victory over American J. P. Hayes. Later in 2006 he won his national open for the first time. In 2007, he was the leading Australian at the PGA Championship which was won by Tiger Woods and reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
In March 2014, Senden won his second PGA Tour title (and first in eight years) at the Valspar Championship by one stroke over Kevin Na. In the final round, he came from two strokes back to shoot a one-under 70 to seal victory. The win qualified Senden for the 2014 Masters Tournament where he finished T-8.
Senden's son was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April 2017. Senden played the next two seasons using a Major Medical Extension under the family crisis provision, but he was unable to meet the terms and was demoted to the Past Champions Category. He played the 2019–20 season using an exemption for those who made 300 PGA Tour cuts.
Professional wins (6) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up116 Jul 2006John Deere Classic−19 (64-69-64-68=265)1 stroke J. P. Hayes216 Mar 2014Valspar Championship−7 (72-71-64-70=277)1 stroke Kevin Na
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up125 Nov 1995Tugu Pratama Indonesian PGA Championship−9 (69-67-71-72=279)2 strokes Felix Casas
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) Legend Flagship events (1) Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up119 Nov 2006MFS Australian Open−8 (76-72-67-65=280)1 stroke Geoff Ogilvy
Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up126 Jul 1998Interlaken Open−25 (67-69-65-62=263)2 strokes Warren Bennett, Stephen Gallacher26 Sep 1998Open de Strasbourg−12 (71-70-67-68=276)Playoff Daren Lee
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11998Open dei Tessali Pehr Magnebrant21998Open de Strasbourg Daren LeeWon with birdie on first extra hole
Playoff record Asian PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11997London Myanmar Open Boonchu RuangkitLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT35T45CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT4T42CUT Tournament2010201120122013201420152016Masters TournamentCUTCUTT35T8T38U.S. OpenCUTT30T10T15CUTT14The Open ChampionshipT48T34CUTT58T40PGA ChampionshipCUTT19T32T70CUTCUTT18
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 4The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 3 11 6Totals 0 0 0 1 3 7 33 19 Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2012 U.S. Open – 2013 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2003200420052006200720082009The Players ChampionshipCUTT58T22CUTT52CUTT37 Tournament2010201120122013201420152016The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT43T26T8CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order prior to 2015. Tournament200720082009201020112012201320142015ChampionshipT11T6T20T31Match PlayR64R16R64QFInvitational45T16T26Champions19T28T35
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Results in senior major championships Results not in chronological order Tournament202120222023202420252026Senior PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTDQThe TraditionT297256T527475U.S. Senior OpenT51Senior Players ChampionshipT42T55T53T56T74Senior British Open ChampionshipT47CUTT37
CUT = missed the halfway cut DQ = disqualified "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances World Cup (representing Australia): 2006
See also 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
John Senden player profile, Golf Australia