Nick Cullen (born 10 April 1984) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Career Cullen played on the Canadian Tour in 2010 and has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia since 2011. He earned his first professional win at the Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open on the OneAsia Tour in March 2012.
He also qualified for the 2012 Open Championship through International Final Qualifying.
In August 2013, Cullen won his first title on the PGA Tour of Australasia at the Isuzu Queensland Open. He beat countryman Peter O'Malley by five strokes.
The following year, he won one of the PGA Tour of Australia's big three tournaments, in the BetEasy Masters. He prevailed by a single stroke over three players, including Adam Scott.
In 2015, Cullen lost in a playoff to Richard Green at the Oates Vic Open.
A tie for fifth place finish at the 2015 Emirates Australian Open was good enough to see Cullen claim one of the three available spots for 2016 Open Championship.
Professional wins (3) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up125 Aug 2013Isuzu Queensland Open−9 (73-72-65-69=279)5 strokes Peter O'Malley223 Nov 2014BetEasy Masters−9 (73-71-66-69=279)1 stroke James Nitties, Adam Scott, Josh Younger
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12015Oates Vic Open Richard GreenLost to birdie on second extra hole
OneAsia Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up125 Mar 2012Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open−9 (72-66-67-74=279)1 stroke David Smail
Results in major championships Tournament20122013201420152016Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2015ChampionshipMatch PlayInvitationalT75ChampionsT58
"T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing South Australia): 2006, 2007, 2008
See also 2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
Nick Cullen player profile on Golf Australia website