Brett Rumford

State/Country: WA
Height: 179
Weight: 69
Birthdate: 27/07/1977 3:41:00 PM
Residence: Perth, WA
Turned Professional: 24/06/2000
Career Earnings: 1070360

Brett Rumford

Married Sally, April 2008 in Perth. Nicknamed 'Rummy.' Took up the game at the age of 10 when dad, Mike, held a company golf day near family home in Perth, Western Australia. Caddied as a youth for Ross Metherell - a double winner on the European Seniors Tour - who has subsequently become his coach Turned professional in January, 2000 at the New Zealand Open. Was the first player to turn pro mid-season since Jarrod Moseley and Partridge in 1997. Formerly worked as a cable-puller for television broadcasts at the Heineken Classic.

Brett Rumford

Joined Tour: 2000
Yearly Tournaments: 0
Official Tour Victories: 2007 Omega European Masters (European Tour) 2004 Irish Open (European Tour) 2003 Aa St Omer Open (European Tour) 1999 ANZ Players Championship (a) Australasian Tour
Other Victories: 1998 Australian Amateur Championship, Lake Macquarie Championship (a)
Scoring Average: 71.5 (28 rnds, 2006)
Season Lowround: 67 (-5) R1 2006 Johnnie Walker Classic, Perth
Best OOM Finish: 7, (2006)
Career Lowround: 64 (-8), 2001 Ericsson Masters, Huntingdale GC, Melbourne
Highlights: Best finishes 2008 US Tour: T8 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, T12 Buick Open. 2007: Finished outright second on 25-under at Final Stage of US Tour School securing his card for the 2008 US PGA Tour season. Finished 23rd on 2007 Australasian Tour OOM with best results including T5 at the Jacob's Creek Open & T13 at the Cadbury Schweppes Austn PGA Championship. Also finished 48th on final 2007 European Tour Order of Merit. 2007: September: chipped in for victory on the first play off hole to defeat England’s Phillip Archer in a sudden death play off at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland and claim his third European Tour career victory. The 30-year-old from Perth, winner of the St Omer Open in 2003 and Irish Open in 2004, chipped in from 30 feet to claim his third European Tour title and the €333,330 ($548,400) first prize. Had best finish on Australasian Tour in 2006 with three top 10 results including two second placings. Finished 7th on the Order of Merit. 2006 Australasian Tour Results: Johnnie Walker Classic: T55 Jacob's Creek Open: T55 ING NZ PGA Championship: T2 MFS Australian Open: T7 MasterCard Masters: T52 Blue Chip NZ Open: T2 Cadbury Schweppes Aust PGA: T37 Played on European Tour in 2006 finishing 51st on the OOM. Best results on Australasian Tour in 2005 were T6 at Johnnie Walker Classic and T11 at Heineken Classic. Played 2005 European Tour with best result T2 BMW International Open. 2004: Celebrated his 27th birthday two days early by running away with the 2004 Irish Open at County Louth, his second victory on the European Tour. Had five top-10 finishes in Europe in 2004... ...finished 37th on Volvo OOM, securing Tour card for 2005. 2003: His first victory on the European Tour was at the 2003 St Omer Open Won 1999 ANZ Players Championship on Australasian Tour on the fourth sudden-death play-off hole with Craig Spence ... part of unprecedented achievement of amateurs winning successive events on the 1999-2000 PGA TOUR. As an amateur represented Australia in every national team from 1997 and joined an elite group of players when he won Australian Amateur Championship in 1998.