Groom

Adam Groom

State/Country: NSW
Height: 183
Weight: 79
Birthdate: 7/02/1979 3:21:00 PM
Residence: Narrabeen, NSW
Turned Professional: 26/06/2002
Career Earnings: 64400.77
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Adam Groom

Management: IMG Girlfriend Grier, a student. Biggest influence on career: parents. Coach: Gary Barter. Interests: Music, Surfing, and Skiing When not playing golf likes to party, see bands ,catch up with friends, Bodyboarding. Four ball partners would be ‘Ernie Els for the golf, Jack Nicholson for the laughs, Angelina Jolie for the looks.' Favourite Food: Indian,Greek Drink: Becks Movie: Scarface/Scarface/Meet theParents/As Good As It Gets. Actor: Jack Nicholson Music: House, Rock..No teeny bop. Goals Long Term: Win lots of tournaments, get married, kids. Enjoy my life.
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Adam Groom

Joined Tour: 2002
Yearly Tournaments: 0
Official Tour Victories: 
Other Victories: 2002 Tasmanian Open
Scoring Average: 
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Best OOM Finish: 
Career Lowround: 62 (-10),1999 Vardon event, Monash CC (Amateur)
Highlights: 2009: Played the Asian Tour with three top-30 finishes including a best result , T21st at the season-opening Asian Tour International. Played one event on the Australasian Tour, finishing T57 at the Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship.

2008: Had a Top 10 finish at the SAIL Open in India on the Asian Tour. Painstakingly missed out on finishing in the Top 65 on the Final Asian Tour Order of Merit eventually finishing in 66th place where he was pipped by Indian Gaganjeet Bhullar, who shot a closing 64 to edge him out by a mere US$681.

2007: In March 2007, Adam took out medalist honours at the International Final Qualifying for The Open Championship and will tee up in his first major this July at Carnoustie......While he agonizingly, missed his European Tour card by a single stroke at the 2004 Qualifying School, Adam continued to play on the Asian Tour in 2005 and 2006, where he has enjoyed a number of strong performances.

2004: Played six events on the Australasian Tour in 2004 with best result T15 at the Jacobs Creek Open.....In 2004 Adam secured his card on the Asian Tour where he recorded a number of impressive finishes including T3rd Philippines Open, T3rd VW China Masters, T5th BMW Asian Open in China and 12th Omega Hong Kong Open. These performances helped Adam to finish 15th on the Order of Merit and be named as the Rookie of the Year.

2003/02: Adam finished tied 2nd in his second start as a pro at the 2002 NSW Open and while 2003 may not have lived up to his own high standards, he is now starting to match the expectations created from his amateur career.

Adam was a member of the Australian National Squad (2001) and turned professional after representing Australia at the 2002 World Amateur Team Championships.

As an amateur he won the 2000 Port Phillip Cup, 2001 Rice Planters Championship (United States) and 2002 Tasmanian Open. He was also low amateur at the 2002 New Zealand Open, finishing 5th -two strokes ahead of World # 1 Tiger Woods and in June 2002, Adam was ranked 2nd in the US Golf Week Amateur Rankings.

Scholarship: NSW Institute of Sport 2000, 2001, 2002

NATIONAL REPRESENTATION: 2002 Eisenhower Cup – World Amateur Golf Championship 2001 Australian Team, Southern Cross Cup, Undefeated 2001 Australian Team, Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup, Individual Medallist
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