Stephen John Leaney (born 10 March 1969) is an Australian professional golfer.
Career In 1969, Leaney was born in Busselton, Western Australia, Australia.
In 1992, Leaney turned professional. He 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. Leaney has since spoken to W.A media and confirmed the threatening injury may have been caused from his prior to golf career in premier league darts.
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 1992 (2) Malaysian Amateur Championship, Lake Macquarie Amateur
Professional wins (16) European Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Mar 1998Moroccan Open−17 (68-67-69-67=271)8 strokes Robert Karlsson226 Jul 1998TNT Dutch Open−18 (66-63-70-67=266)1 stroke Darren Clarke330 Jul 2000TNT Dutch Open (2)−19 (66-70-65-68=269)4 strokes Bernhard Langer415 Sep 2002Linde German Masters−22 (64-69-66-67=266)3 strokes Alex Čejka
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12002Carlsberg Malaysian Open Alastair ForsythLost to birdie on second extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up119 Nov 1995Victorian Open−5 (72-72-68-71=283)1 stroke Robert Allenby, Mike Clayton212 Jan 1997Victorian Open (2)−8 (64-72-72-72=280)1 stroke Darren Cole, Euan Walters329 Nov 1998ANZ Players Championship−17 (67-73-67-68=275)Playoff Corey Pavin422 Oct 2017Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open−15 (64-71-69-69=273)1 stroke Callan O'Reilly
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11998ANZ Players Championship Corey PavinWon with par on first extra hole
Foundation Tour wins (4) 1991 Western Australian Open (as an amateur) 1994 Western Australian Open 1997 Western Australian Open, Western Australia PGA Championship
Other wins (4) 2001 Nedlands Masters 2002 Western Australian Open (incorporating the Nedlands Masters) 2004 Western Australian Open (incorporating the Nedlands Masters) 2010 Nedlands Masters
Results in major championships Tournament19951996199719981999Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTPGA Championship68CUT
Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007Masters TournamentT17U.S. Open2T40The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT37T65CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1U.S. Open 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 2The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1Totals 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
Results in The Players Championship Tournament200320042005200620072008The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament1999200020012002200320042005Match PlayR64R164R64ChampionshipNT1T2363InvitationalT71T22 1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament
Results in senior major championships Tournament2019202020212022The TraditionNTT19T36Senior PGA ChampionshipT28NTT11T50U.S. Senior OpenNTSenior Players ChampionshipT16T52Senior British Open ChampionshipT18NT
"T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances Amateur Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1991 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1992 Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1991 (winners), 1992
Professional Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1999, 2000 Presidents Cup (International Team): 2003 (tie) World Cup (representing Australia): 2003, 2004
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