Rodger Davis

Rodger Davis

Rodger Miles Davis (born 18 May 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.

Davis was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1974 and spent his regular career playing mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 1990 and 1991. He made the top ten of the European Tour Order of Merit four times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His seven European Tour wins included two of Europs's most prestigious tournaments, the British PGA Championship, which he won in 1986, and the season ending Volvo Masters, which he claimed in 1991. He was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 29 weeks between 1987 and 1992. [ [http://dps.twiihosting.net/wgr/doc/content/2007%20Stats/86TO0810.pdf 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking] ] His best finish on the PGA Tour was a tie for fifth at the 1986 NEC World Series of Golf. As a senior he has played mainly on the U.S. based Champions Tour, where he has one win, the 2003 Toshiba Senior Classic. His best finish in a major championship is a tie for 2nd with American golfer Paul Azinger at the British Open in 1987.

Davis represented Australia in team competitions several times, and was a member of his country's winning three man team at the 1986 Alfred Dunhill Cup.

Amateur wins

"this list may be incomplete"
*1973 Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (28)

European Tour wins (7)

*1981 State Express Classic
*1986 Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship
*1988 Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity
*1990 Spanish Open, Wang Four Stars
*1991 Volvo Masters
*1993 Air France Cannes Open

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (19)

*1977 McCallum's South Coast Open, Rosebud Invitational, Nedlands Masters
*1978 South Australia Open, Nedlands Masters, West Australia Open, Mandursh Open
*1979 Victoria Open
*1985 Victoria PGA Championship
*1986 Australian Open, New Zealand Open, Air New Zealand/Shell Open
*1988 Bicentennial Classic
*1989 Ford New South Wales Open
*1990 Palm Meadows Cup
*1991 SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic, AMP New Zealand Open
*1992 SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic, Coolum Classic

Other wins (1)

*1998 Mauritius Open

Champions Tour wins (1)

*2003 Toshiba Senior Classic

Team appearances

*Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1986 (winners), 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993
*World Cup: 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993
*Four Tours World Championship: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 (winning team), 1991
*UBS Cup: 2004

References

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=49 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgatourplayerprofiledisplay&pid=439 Profile on the PGA Tour of Australasia's official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/12/56 Profile on the Champions Tour's official site]


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