Wayne Perske (born 7 July 1974) is an Australian professional golfer.
Career Perske played on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour, winning once.
In October 2010, Perske was arrested in Japan for cocaine possession. He was convicted and received an 18-month sentence in prison, suspended for three years.Perske gets suspended sentence in Japan for drug possession convictionCocaine leads to Japanese convictionWayne Perske – Not all beer and skittles
Following a return to Australia, Perske persisted with golf, using his extensive tour knowledge to craft a teaching career. He held positions at Maleny Golf Club, Golf Central BNE and now teaches and manages at Golf 24, Hendra: an innovative virtual indoor golf facility.
Following years of extensive back surgery, culminating in a total of four spinal fusions, Perske was deemed eligible to compete again in All Abilities tournaments for the year of 2024.
In his opening tournament at Cobram Barooga Golf Club, he bested the field and won by seven shots.
Amateur wins 1998 Keperra Bowl 1999 Eastern Amateur 2000 Keperra Bowl
Professional wins (2) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up116 Apr 2006Token Homemate Cup−21 (64-67-69-67=267)2 strokes Brendan Jones, Yui Ueda
Australasian Development Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up17 Oct 2000Eastern Australia Airlines Big Sky Country Open−16 (65-69-69-69=272)1 stroke Paul Marantz, Andre Stolz
Results in major championships Tournament2006The Open ChampionshipCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Perske only played in The Open Championship.
Team appearances Amateur Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1999 (winners) Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 1997, 1998, 1999 Southern Cross Championship (representing Australia): 1999 (winners)
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