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Craig David Parry (born January 12, 1966) has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1986, 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. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers The Doral Open was a PGA Tour Golf tournament contested from 1962 to 2006 on the "Blue Monster" course at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in

Parry was born in Sunshine, Victoria. Sunshine is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. 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). The Australian PGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia The MasterCard Masters is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. 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. The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional Golf tours in Europe the elite European Tour, the European Professional wins (5 PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5 1997 Port Hedland PGA Classic 1998 Port Hedland PGA Classic South West Open The Heineken Classic was a men's professional Golf tournament played in Australia from 1993 to 2005 as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia. Early life Growing up just east of Johannesburg in Kempton Park South Africa he played Rugby union, Cricket, Tennis, and starting at age 8 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. The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent Golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional Golf tour for men

He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers.

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. The Presidents Cup is a series of men's Golf matches between a United States team and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit in 1995, 2002 and 2007. The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional Golf tour for men

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. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He is the Western Bulldogs (AFL Team) number one ticket holder

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Professional wins (23)

PGA Tour wins (2)

European Tour wins (6)

PGA Tour of Australasia (14)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

Asian Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

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
The Masters 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
The Masters T25 DNP DNP T39 CUT T25
U.S. Open T37 DNP CUT CUT T60 CUT
The Open Championship T36 DNP CUT T59 CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT DNP CUT CUT T55 CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. The 2002 PGA Tour season was played from January 3 to November 4. The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers The 2004 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 7. The Doral Open was a PGA Tour Golf tournament contested from 1962 to 2006 on the "Blue Monster" course at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in The Bob Hope British Classic was the original and most often used name of a European Tour Golf tournament which was played in England every year but one from 1980 The German Open was a men's Golf tournament It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The Scottish Open, which is has been sponsored by Barclays Capital since 2002 is one of the richer Golf tournaments on the European Tour. The Italian Open Golf championship which is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Methorios Capital Italian Open is the Italian national golf open for The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers The Heineken Classic was a men's professional Golf tournament played in Australia from 1993 to 2005 as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia. The Australian PGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia The MasterCard Masters is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The MasterCard Masters is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The Greg Norman Holden International was a men's professional Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The MasterCard Masters is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The New Zealand Open, which is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael Hill New Zealand Open, is the leading men's Golf tournament in New Zealand The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers The Heineken Classic was a men's professional Golf tournament played in Australia from 1993 to 2005 as part of the PGA Tour of Australasia. The Australian Open is one of the principal annual Golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The Bridgestone ASO Open was a Golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from at least 1977 to 1993 The is Japan's National open golf championship. As of 2007 it is one of the two richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥ 200 million The Indonesia Open is a Golf tournament played in Jakarta, Indonesia which is co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Yellow background for top-10

Results in World Golf Championship events

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

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. The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers The WGC-CA Championship is one of the three annual World Golf Championships tournaments for male professional golfers The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

External links

The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team Golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000 The World Cup is an annual men's Golf tournament It is contested by teams of two representing their country The Presidents Cup is a series of men's Golf matches between a United States team and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe 20 United States – 12 International The 1st Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1994 between September 16 and September 18. 16½ United States – 15½ International The 2nd Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1996 between September 13 and September 15 International 20½ - United States 11½ The 3rd Presidents Cup Matches were held in 1998 between December 11 and December 13.
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