Craig Parry

Craig Parry
Personal information
Full name	Craig David Parry
Nickname	Popeye
Born	12 January 1966 (1966-01-12) (age 45) Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Sydney, Australia Orlando, Florida, USA
Spouse	Jenny Parry
Children	April (b.1992) Ryan (b.1994) Brendan (b. 1997)
Career
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Professional wins	23
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
European Tour	6
Japan Golf Tour	2
Asian Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	14
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T13: 1992
U.S. Open	T3: 1993
The Open Championship	T4: 1999
PGA Championship	T19: 1994
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner	1995, 2002, 2007

Craig David Parry (born 12 January 1966) is an Australian professional golfer. He has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, two of those wins being events on the PGA Tour; the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational and the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral.

Parry was born in Sunshine, Victoria. His first career victory came at the 1987 New South Wales Open, (an event he later won again in 1992) and later that year won the Canadian TPC. In 1992 he won three of Australia's top four tournaments, placing first at the Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open and the Australian Masters, a tournament he has won three times (in '92, '94 and '96). He has also won six events on the European Tour, the latest being his play-off victory over fellow Australian Nick O'Hern at the 2005 Heineken Classic, an event which had been dominated by South African superstar Ernie Els the preceding three years. He played the European Tour on a regular basis from 1988 to 1991 and had two top ten finishes on the Order of Merit: 3rd in 1989 and 5th in 1991. From 1992 until 2006 he played mainly on the PGA Tour, while continuing to compete around the world. Since 2007 he has concentrated on playing the Japan Golf Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.

He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

He has been an integral part of Australian national teams and has been a member of the International Team in three Presidents Cups: 1994, 1996, and 1998. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit in 1995, 2002 and 2007.

Over the years there has been criticism over his unorthodox swing - he is one of very few professional golfers who swing the club "over-the-top" on the downswing, a trait usually associated with less skilled golfers. Nonetheless, he continues to perform on golf's greatest stage at the highest of standards.

Parry is married with 3 children. He now has residences in both Sydney, Australia and Orlando, Florida, United States.

Professional wins (23)

PGA Tour wins (2)

• 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational (multi-sanctioned)
• 2004 Ford Championship at Doral

European Tour wins (6)

• 1989 Wang Four Stars, German Open
• 1991 Bell's Scottish Open, Italian Open
• 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational (multi-sanctioned)
• 2005 Heineken Classic (co-sanctioned with Australasian Tour)

PGA Tour of Australasia (14)

• 1987 Panasonic New South Wales Open
• 1992 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open, Microsoft Australian Masters
• 1994 Pyramid Australian Masters
• 1995 Canon Challenge, Greg Norman's Holden Classic
• 1996 Ericsson Masters
• 1997 Coolum Classic
• 1999 Ford South Australian Open
• 2002 New Zealand Open, WGC-NEC Invitational (multi-sanctioned)
• 2005 Heineken Classic (co-sanctioned with European Tour)
• 2007 MFS Australian Open

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

• 1989 Bridgestone ASO Open
• 1997 Japan Open

Asian Tour wins (1)

• 1998 Satelindo Indonesia Open

Other wins (1)

• 1987 Victoria Open (Canada)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	T13	T45	T30	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T48
U.S. Open	46	T11	T33	T3	T25	DNP	T90	T43	DNP	T34
The Open Championship	T22	8	T28	T49	T77	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T4
PGA Championship	T40	T43	DNP	T31	T19	CUT	T65	CUT	T71	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Masters Tournament	T25	DNP	DNP	T39	CUT	T25	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T37	DNP	CUT	CUT	T60	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	T36	DNP	CUT	T59	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	T70
PGA Championship	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	T55	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
2002	WGC-NEC Invitational	Tied for lead	-16 (72-65-66-65=268)	4 strokes	Robert Allenby, Fred Funk

Results timeline

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Accenture Match Play Championship	R32	R64	R32	DNP	R64	DNP	R32	DNP	DNP	DNP
CA Championship	T20	DNP	NT1	T49	T54	DNP	DNP	58	DNP	T73
Bridgestone Invitational	T3	DNP	DNP	1	T64	T65	T58	DNP	DNP	79

¹Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
• World Cup: (representing Australia): 2002
• Presidents Cup (International Team): 1994, 1996, 1998 (winners)
• Four Tours World Championship: 1988, 1989, 1990 (winners), 1991

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour of Australasia wins

External links

• Official website
• Craig Parry at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
• Craig Parry at the PGA Tour official site
• Craig Parry at the European Tour official site
• Craig Parry at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Craig Parry at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Parry, Craig
Alternative names	Parry, Craig David
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	12 January 1966
Place of birth	Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death