More Information About Aaron Baddeley
Aaron John Baddeley (born 17 March 1981) is an American-Australian professional golfer. He was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA and now plays on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, has joint U.S. and Australian citizenship and was raised in Australia from the age of two. He represents Australia in professional golf.
When he was in his late teens, Baddeley was seen as one of the most promising talents in world golf. He was the youngest player ever to represent Australia in the Eisenhower Trophy and he won the Holden Australian Open as an amateur in 1999 and retained his title in 2000, by which time he had turned professional. In 2001, he won the Greg Norman Holden International in Australia. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit in 2000/01. However of the following few years he came to be overshadowed by his Australian contemporary Adam Scott, who is less than a year older than Baddeley but reached the world top 10 in 2005.
In 2002, Baddeley played on the second tier Nationwide Tour in the U.S. and placed tenth on the money list to earn a PGA Tour card for 2003. He had second place finishes on the PGA Tour in 2003 at the Sony Open in Hawaii and 2004 at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. However he struggled for consistency, and after a solid rookie season, when he finished 73rd on the money list, he only just retained his card in 2004, when he came 124th. In 2005 he moved back up the rankings to 78th and in 2006 he won his first PGA Tour title at the Verizon Heritage.
Baddeley won his second PGA Tour tournament in early 2007 and reached the top 50 of the world rankings.[1] By September, he had entered the top 20.
Baddeley was the leader after the third round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club on 16 June 2007 with a two over par score of 212 (72-70-70). He finished with an 80 and ended T-13.
Personal life
Baddeley is a committed Christian and has confessed that it was his faith that prevented him giving up professional golf on numerous occasions. Baddeley's wife Richelle, whom he married on Easter Sunday 2005, sums up Baddeley's faith in God, saying: "It never faltered. He never asked, 'What are you trying to teach me? I want you to be the man you want me to be. I will go through these [bad] times if that is Your will'." Richelle has also been pivotal to Baddeley's resurgence. "I had to learn the balance of letting him be alone when he comes home sometimes upset. It's sheer frustration from him. He's played his best, and it just hasn't happened," she said.[2]
Baddeley and his wife Richelle have a daughter Jewell Kalaih (2008).[3]
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (2)
PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
Results in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
PGA Tour career summary
| Year |
Wins |
Earnings ($) |
Rank |
| 2001 |
0 |
19,435 |
- |
| 2002 |
0 |
16,380 |
- |
| 2003 |
0 |
989,168 |
73 |
| 2004 |
0 |
632,876 |
123 |
| 2005 |
0 |
1,006,006 |
78 |
| 2006 |
1 |
1,516,513 |
55 |
| 2007 |
1 |
3,441,119 |
10 |
| 2008 |
0 |
1,665,587 |
49 |
| 2009 |
0 |
837,065 |
101 |
| Career* |
2 |
10,124,148 |
90 |
* Through end of the 2009 season.
Note: Baddeley did not join the PGA Tour until 2003 so he was not ranked on the money list until then.
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