Aaron Townsend

State/Country: NSW
Height: 190
Weight: 80
Birthdate: 4/07/1981
Residence: Sydney, NSW
Turned Professional: 1/01/2003 2:50:00 PM
Career Earnings: 48612.13

Aaron Townsend

Married Sally (a teacher) May 2006.

Dog: George

Family: Brother Glenn, Engineer and part time caddy

Attended Telopea High School.

Qualified PGA Member due to traineeship 2000-2002.

Started playing golf aged 12. "My grandmother lived right on Toronto Golf Course and I used to go into the creeks to get the balls out."

First broke par aged 16. Was 3 under at Charlestown GC.

Admires: Retief Goosen because he lets his clubs do the talking.

Greatest influence on his career: My coach and mentor Neville Bell.

When not playing golf likes to watch movies.

Would like to compete in the Bathurst 1000 (famous Australian V8 motor racing event).

Ideal Four Ball would be: Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Bill Murray.

Favourite sportsperson outside of golf: Roger Federer

Hobbies: Tennis, watching DVD's, fishing Interests: Motor Sport, Camping

Favourite food: Steak...Fav Drink: Corona (Beer)..Movie: The Bourne Identity... Actor/Actress: Will Farrell, Scarlett Johanssen Music: Rock n Roll....Holiday Destination: Hawaii....Course: Royal Melbourne

Employment growing up: Stock filler with Big W then Trainee Golf Preofessional

Best advice ever received from another player: If you can't draw you can't play and if you can, you don't have to (Neville Bell)

Earliest golf related memory: Hitting balls in the backyard with home made wooden clubs.

Aaron Townsend

Joined Tour: 2003
Yearly Tournaments: 0
Official Tour Victories: 2009 Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship (Australasian Tour) / 2008: NSW Open at The Vintage (Von Nida Tour)
Other Victories: 2008: ‘Raine and Horne’ Country Pro-Am Series
Scoring Average: 74.22 (18 rnds, 2006)
Season Lowround: 
Best OOM Finish: 
Career Lowround: 62 (-10), 2005 European Tour Qualifying School, Chart Hills G.C
Highlights: 2010: Played five events at the start of the 2010 Australasian Tour season. Slow start missing his first three cuts, then finished T41 at Michael Hill NZ Open and secured his first top 10 at the Moonah Classic, finishing T8. Plans to play Australasian and OneAsia Tours in 2010.

2009: Finished 31st on Australasian Tour OOM after two top ten finishes which included victory at the Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship and a T4 at the season opening Subaru Victorian Open.....In November - won his second professional title in Australia when he claimed the Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship at the Wollongong GC by three shots from Scott Arnold. Shot rounds of 67, 61, 65, 66 to finish on 259, 21 under par....Played on the inaugural OneAsia Tour finishing 46th on the OOM with best result T16 at the Volvo China Open.

2008: November: claimed the NSW Open on the Von Nida Tour by seven shots with a with a final round three under 68 to win by seven shots from runner up Victorian Steve Jones. ....Played an impressive tournament, establishing what was to become an unbeatable lead on Day two. He finished the second round with a five shot lead, extending that to six by the end of the third round and finished off with a seven shot buffer... Had previously finished runner-up at the Queensland PGA Championship and in 2007 was runner-up both in the Western Australian PGA and NSW PGA Championship.....Finished second on the 2008 Von Nida Tour Money List.

2007: 52nd on Final 2007 PGA Tour OOM and 8th on Final 2007 Von Nida Tour Money List....2007 Qld PGA Storm Financial Rising Star Award...Best results on 2007 Australasian Tour include: T30 Michael Hill NZ Open, T32 HSBC NZ PGA Championship.....Finished second twice on 2007 Von Nida Tour. Was runner up at the Oceanique WA PGA Championship and NSW PGA Championship. Also T14 at Qld PGA Championship.

2006: Finished 8th on the Von Nida Money List after recording four top 10's in 8 events, including a T2 at the Qld PGA Champs....Best result on Australasian Tour was T48 at the Australian Open.

2003: Runner Up Queensland PGA Championship