More Information About Geoff Ogilvy
Geoff Charles Ogilvy (born 11 June 1977) is an Australian professional golfer best known for winning the 2006 U.S. Open and three World Golf Championships events.
Professional career
Ogilvy was born in Adelaide, South Australia to an English-born father Mike and Australian born mother Jane. He turned professional in May 1998 and he won a European Tour card at that year's Qualifying school. He played on the European Tour in 1999 and 2000, finishing 65th in his first season and improving to 48th in his second. He joined the U.S. based PGA Tour in 2001, and finished in the top 100 in each of his first five seasons. His first professional tournament win came in 2005 at the PGA Tour's Chrysler Classic of Tucson. In February 2006 he beat Davis Love III in the final of the 2006 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
Ogilvy won his first major championship at the 2006 U.S. Open, becoming the first Australian to win a men's golf major since Steve Elkington at the 1995 PGA Championship. Ogilvy finished his round with a champion's flourish, making improbable pars on each of the last two holes. He holed a 30-foot chip shot at the 17th, and then got up-and-down for par at the 18th, dropping a downhill six-footer for his final stroke as all his competitors collapsed around him. Phil Mickelson and Colin Montgomerie needed pars on the final hole to win, or bogeys to tie with Ogilvy, but they ruined their chances by producing double-bogey sixes to give Ogilvy a dramatic win. Jim Furyk needed par to force a playoff but bogeyed the final hole.
This success moved Ogilvy into the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time, at Number 8. He reached his highest placing to date on 9 July 2006 when he was ranked Number 7, and he returned to that rank in February 2007 after finishing as runner-up to Henrik Stenson whilst defending his title at the 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. He has spent over 80 weeks in the top-10 of the rankings.[1][2]
Ogilvy won the 2008 WGC-CA Championship, his second World Golf Championship title, by one shot shooting 17-under par. It was his first PGA Tour win since the 2006 U.S. Open. In his next start at the 2008 Shell Houston Open he finished tied for 2nd moving him up to number 5 in the Official World Golf Rankings.[3] In late June 2008, he rose to 3rd in the rankings.[4] In 2009 Ogilvy continued his success at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship defeating Paul Casey. Ogilvy moved into second alone in World Golf Championship wins. This win brought him up to 4th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
In January 2010, Ogilvy won the SBS Championship, the opening event of the 2010 PGA Tour.[5]
Personal
Ogilvy claims to be a distant relative of the Royal Family member Angus Ogilvy, and even more distantly related to Robert The Bruce on his fathers side.[6] He is married to Juli and they have a daughter Pheobe Elizabeth and son Jasper Michael. He now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the United States.
Ogilvy is a founding owner of MOJO Pies, "The Original Australian Pie" located in Scottsdale, Arizona and is a proud supporter of the St Kilda Football Club.
Amateur wins (3)
Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (7)
| Legend |
| Major Championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (3) |
| Other PGA Tour (3) |
|
1Defeated Kevin Na with birdie on second extra hole. Mark Calcavecchia was eliminated on the 1st hole when he made a double bogey.
European Tour wins (4)
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
Other wins (1)
Major Championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
| Tournament |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| The Masters |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T16 |
T24 |
T39 |
T15 |
| U.S. Open |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
CUT |
DNP |
T28 |
1 |
T42 |
T9 |
T47 |
| The Open Championship |
CUT |
DNP |
CUT |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T5 |
T16 |
CUT |
CUT |
CUT |
| PGA Championship |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
T27 |
T24 |
T6 |
T9 |
T6 |
T31 |
T43 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Results in World Golf Championship events
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
PGA Tour career summary
| Year |
Wins (Majors) |
Earnings ($) |
Rank |
| 2001 |
0 |
525,338 |
95 |
| 2002 |
0 |
957,184 |
64 |
| 2003 |
0 |
1,477,246 |
45 |
| 2004 |
0 |
1,236,910 |
61 |
| 2005 |
1 |
1,931,676 |
33 |
| 2006 |
2(1) |
4,354,969 |
5 |
| 2007 |
0 |
2,943,203 |
14 |
| 2008 |
1 |
2,880,099 |
15 |
| 2009 |
2 |
3,866,270 |
8 |
| Career* |
6 (1) |
20,172,895 |
26 |
* Complete through end of 2009 season
Team appearances
Equipment
This is what Ogilvy used at the 2006 U.S. Open.
- Driver: King Cobra X/Speed 9.5º
- Fairway: Titleist 906F2 Prototype 15º
- 2 Iron: King Cobra CB
- Irons (3-9): King Cobra Forged MB
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design 50º, 54º, 60º
- Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Prototype
- Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Ogivy's equipment effective as of the Barclays Championship.
- Driver: Cobra ZL Driver | 9.5 Degrees | Aldila RIP 80 gm X shaft
- 3 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro |15 degrees | Fujikura Sapphire X
- 5 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro | 20 degrees | Fujikura Sapphire X
- Irons: Cobra Pro MB, 3-9 | Royal Precision FCM Rifle 7.3
- Pitching Wedge: Vokey Design 50 deg | True Temper Dynamic Gold
- Sand Wedge: Vokey Design 55 deg | True Temper Dynamic Gold
- Lob Wedge: Vokey Spin Milled 60 deg | True Temper Dynamic Gold
- Putter: Scotty Cameron (Newport) prototype
- Ball: New 2009 Titleist Pro V1
- Ball Mark: Black line and Red line across the "Pro V1" line.
- Glove: FootJoy StaSof
- Bag: Cobra Tour
Ogilvy's current equipment effective as of the 2010 season.
- Driver: Titleist 909D3 driver | 9.5° | Aldila RIP 80 gm X shaft
- 3 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro | 15 degrees | Fujikura Sapphire X
- 5 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro | 20 degrees | Fujikura Sapphire X
- Irons: Titleist MB | 3-9 | Royal Precision FCM Rifle 7.3
- Pitching Wedge: Vokey Design Spin Milled | 50° | True Temper Dynamic Gold
- Sand Wedge: Vokey Design Spin Milled | 55° | True Temper Dynamic Gold
- Lob Wedge: Vokey Design Spin Milled | 60° | True Temper Dynamic Gold
- Putter: Scotty Cameron (Newport) prototype
- Ball: New 2009 Titleist Pro V1
- Ball Mark: Black line and Red line across the "Pro V1"
- Glove: FootJoy StaSof
- Bag: Titleist Tour
See also
References
External links
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