Jake McLeod

Jake McLeod
Personal information
Full nameJake Ian McLeod
Born (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 30)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia[1]
Weight178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2019
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner		2018

Jake Ian McLeod (born 13 August 1994) is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 2018, he won the tour's Order of Merit, the same year he received his first professional win.

Career

McLeod turned professional in 2015. His first professional win came in 2018 at the New South Wales Open, beating Cameron John by two strokes.[2] His 62 in the third round of the tournament beat the course record at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club.[1]

McLeod won the Order of Merit on the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2018, earning a one-year exemption to the PGA European Tour in 2019 and an invitation to the 2019 Open Championship.[3]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 11 Nov 2018 AVJennings NSW Open −20 (67-68-62-71=268) 2 strokes Australia Cameron John

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2016 South Pacific Open Championship Australia Adam Blyth Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2019
Championship T45
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T57
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pengilly, Adam (10 November 2018). "'I don't know how it happened': Young gun fires magical course record". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ Tucker, Jim (11 November 2018). "NSW Open: Jake McLeod finally 'gets it done' for his first title". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ Speros, Bill (4 December 2018). "VIDEO: Jake McLeod sacrifices man bun to help Jarrod Lyle Family Trust". Golfweek. Retrieved 3 January 2019.