Wade Ormsby (born 31 March 1980) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He also played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series.
Career
Ormsby was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He attended the University of Houston in the United States for three years before turning professional in 2001.
Ormsby began his professional career in his home country, on the PGA Tour of Australasia, while also trying to play in Europe. He played his first full season on the European Tour in 2004, having earned his place via qualifying school at the end of 2003. He finished 112th on the Order of Merit in his first season to retain playing rights, and improved to 71st in 2005. He was then unable to retain his card automatically and regained it several times via return trips to qualifying school, in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013. After the 2013 qualifying school, however, he was able to remain on the tour for a number of years.
In 2006, he had his best season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, when he ended the season sixth on the Order of Merit. In 2008, Ormsby played on the second-tier U.S.-based Nationwide Tour, recording two top-10 finishes.
In November 2017, in his 264th European Tour start, Ormsby earned his maiden European Tour victory at the UBS Hong Kong Open, finishing one stroke ahead of four players. His previous best finish was joint runner-up in the Blue Chip New Zealand Open in December 2006.
Ormsby looked set for his first win in his home country at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open, when he was two ahead of the field with two holes to play. However, he missed out on victory by a single stroke, finishing in a tie for second place, after making a double-bogey five at the par-3 17th hole, while eventual winner David Law eagled the final hole.
In January 2020, Ormsby won the Hong Kong Open for the second time, finishing four strokes ahead of Shane Lowry.[2] In March 2023, Ormsby won the International Series Thailand, his fourth Asian Tour victory. He shot 20-under-par for four rounds, defeating Chonlatit Chuenboonngam in a playoff.[3]
In 2022, Ormsby joined newly launched LIV Golf, playing the first season as captain of the Punch GC team. He has been a league reserve in each of the three subsequent seasons.[4]
Professional wins (4)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Nov 2017 (2018 season) |
UBS Hong Kong Open1 | −11 (68-68-65-68=269) | 1 stroke |  Alexander Björk,  Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Paul Peterson, Julian Suri
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Asian Tour wins (4)
| Legend |
|---|
| International Series (1) |
| Other Asian Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Apr 2013 | Panasonic Open India1 | −9 (67-67-74-71=279) | 1 stroke |  Boonchu Ruangkit
|
| 2 | 26 Nov 2017 | UBS Hong Kong Open2 | −11 (68-68-65-68=269) | 1 stroke | Alexander Björk, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Paul Peterson, Julian Suri
|
| 3 | 12 Jan 2020 | Hong Kong Open (2) | −17 (65-66-66-66=263) | 4 strokes |  Shane Lowry
|
| 4 | 12 Mar 2023 | International Series Thailand | −20 (68-68-67-65=268) | Playoff | Chonlatit Chuenboonngam
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
2Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | International Series Thailand | Chonlatit Chuenboonngam
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Playoff record
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Australian PGA Championship |  Greg Chalmers, Adam Scott
|
Chalmers won with par on seventh extra hole Ormsby eliminated by birdie on third hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | ||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| PGA Championship | |||
| U.S. Open | T40 | ||
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T50 | T52 | ||
| Match Play | NT1 | |||
| Invitational | T39 | T51 | ||
| Champions | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing South Australia): 1997
See also
- 2006 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2013 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ^ "Week 1 2018 Ending 7 Jan 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Overnight leader Ormsby fires 66 to win Hong Kong Open". Associated Press. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Australian Wade Ormsby wins International Series Thailand". Yahoo! Sport. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Cradock, Matt (11 February 2025). "Australian Professional Gets LIV Golf Adelaide Call-Up". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
External links
- Wade Ormsby at the European Tour official site
- Wade Ormsby at the PGA Tour official site
- Wade Ormsby at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Wade Ormsby at the Asian Tour official site
- Wade Ormsby at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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