Played his junior golf at Neangar Park Golf Club and Commonwealth Golf Club in Victoria, Australia . Shot 20 under at the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy team event, tying for the second-lowest score among individuals behind Jon Rahm. Has three wins on the European Tour and one win on the PGA Tour . His victory at the 2021 Bermuda Championship was by one stroke over current LIV Golf members Patrick Reed and Danny Lee. Has made 14 major championship starts with his best major result being a tie for 13th at the 2022 PGA Championship.
QUICK FACTS ...
Greatest influence on golfing career? My coach Dom Azzopardi
Golfer you most admire? Robert Rock. He has the best hair and best golf swing in the game
Number of holes-in-one? 5
If you could play any course in the world, it would be … The Old Course at St. Andrews
Golf achievement you’re most proud of? Winning the 2021 Irish Open wire-to-wire
Round of golf you’ve enjoyed the most? Quarterfinals of the 2023 Austin Match Play against Rory McIlroy. We battled all day and I ended up losing 2-down, and a win would have gotten me into the Masters. Although I lost, it is one of the most memorable tournament rounds I have ever played
Your perfect golf shot? High flop out of a bunker to a short-sided pin
If you could acquire one trait from another golfer, what would it be? Being able to drive the golf ball like Rory McIlroy
Shot that gives you the most difficulty? A fade
Most interesting thing about being a professional golfer? Being able to wake up every day and set your own schedule. Every day having to plan what you need to do with little direction while trying to achieve a certain outcome
Stats
Three-time winner on the European Tour. His wins are at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic (2020), Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (2021) and the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan (2023).
His PGA Tour victory came at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in 2021. The win was by one stroke over current LIV Golf members Patrick Reed and Danny Lee.
Has made 14 major championship starts with his best major result being a tie for 13th at the 2022 PGA Championship.
STARTS AND FINISHES
Masters
Starts: 1
Best finish: CUT (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts made: 0
PGA Championship
Starts: 6
Best finish: T13 (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts made: 5
U.S. Open
Starts: 4
Best finish: T31 (2020)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts made: 1
Open Championship
Starts: 4
Best finish: T15 (2022)
Top 10s: 0
Cuts made: 2