Marcus Fraser

This article is about the Australian golfer. For the Scottish footballer, see Marcus Fraser (footballer).

Marcus Fraser
KLM Open 2008
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Fraser
Born	26 July 1978 (1978-07-26) (age 33) Corowa, NSW, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Australia
Career
Turned professional	2002
Current tour(s)	European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Asian Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Challenge Tour	3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T45: 2007
The Open Championship	T35: 2006
PGA Championship	DNP

Marcus Fraser (born 26 July 1978) is an Australian professional golfer.

Born in Corowa, New South Wales, Fraser spent his early years working at a supermarket He completed a distinguished amateur career in 2002, finishing as the top individual in the Eisenhower Trophy world teams event.

He turned professional in 2002 and completed his first seasons playing on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. In 2003, he won three tournaments in one month, the Danish Open, the Talma Finnish Challenge and the Russian Open, which was also a European Tour event. The last of those wins secured his card on the European Tour for 2004. He has maintained his playing status since by consistently finishing inside the top 120 on the Order of Merit, with a best of 51st place in 2004.

On 25 April 2010, Fraser won the 2010 Ballantine's Championship with a closing 69 to finish four shots clear.^[1]

Amateur wins

• 1999 Victoria Amateur Championship
• 2001 Asia Pacific Championship
• 2002 New Zealand Amateur Championship

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Aug 2003	BMW Russian Open (co-sanctioned by Challenge Tour)	-19 (68-65-68-68=269)	Playoff	Martin Wiegele
2	25 Apr 2010	Ballantine's Championship	-12 (65-70-69=204)	4 strokes	Gareth Maybin, Brett Rumford

Asian Tour wins (1)

• 2010 Ballantine's Championship

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Jun 2003	Nykredit Danish Open	-12 (70-71-69-66=276)	3 strokes	Gregory Bourdy, Joakim Rask
2	3 Aug 2003	Talma Finnish Challenge	-13 (67-66-71-71=275)	Playoff	Tony Edlund
3	17 Aug 2003	BMW Russian Open (co-sanctioned with European Tour)	-19 (68-65-68-68=269)	Playoff	Martin Wiegele

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

• 2003 Volvo Trucks Classic (Von Nida Tour)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2005	2006	2007
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T45
The Open Championship	CUT	T35	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

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

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 2002 (individual winner)
• Bonallack Trophy: 2002 (winners)

References

1. ^ "Aussie Marcus Fraser eases to victory in South Korea". BBC Sport. 25 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8642500.stm. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 

External links

• Marcus Fraser at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
• Marcus Fraser at the European Tour official site
• Marcus Fraser at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Fraser, Marcus
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	26 July 1978
Place of birth	Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death