Josh Geary

Josh Geary
Personal information
Born (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 40)
Invercargill, New Zealand
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Sporting nationality New Zealand
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Charles Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
Canadian Tour
OneAsia Tour
China Tour
Professional wins19
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Other18
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2009
Achievements and awards
Charles Tour
Order of Merit winner		2023, 2024

Josh Geary (born 11 December 1984) is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.

Professional career

Geary turned professional in 2007 and played primarily on the Canadian Tour until 2010. He won the Saskatchewan Open in 2008 and was runner-up in the 2010 The Economical Insurance Group Seaforth Country Classic behind Kent Eger. He was also a runner-up in the 2009 New Zealand PGA Championship and 4th in the New Zealand Open the following week, events co-sanctioned with the Nationwide Tour.[1]

In 2011, Geary played a full season on the Nationwide Tour. In 25 starts, his best finish was tied for 5th place in the Midwest Classic. He was third in the New Zealand Open at the end of the year. Geary played five events at the start of the 2012 Nationwide Tour season but missed the cut on each occasion. From 2012 to early 2015, Geary played mostly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the OneAsia Tour. He tied for third place in the 2013 New Zealand PGA Championship and won the Western Australian Open later that year. He lost in a playoff for the 2014 Mazda New South Wales Open and was a joint runner-up in the 2015 New Zealand PGA Championship.[1]

In 2015, Geary played in the second season of the PGA Tour China. He won three tournaments and finished second in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the Web.com Tour for 2016. At the start of 2016, he was again a joint runner-up in the New Zealand PGA Championship. Geary played 16 events on the Web.com Tour but only the cut 5 times with a best place finish of 6th in the Servientrega Championship.[1]

Geary played on the China Tour in 2017, winning the Yulongwan Yunnan Open.[1] At the end of 2017, he finished in 9th place in the European Tour Q-school to gain a place on the tour for 2018.[2] Geary played 22 events on the 2018 European Tour but only has one top-10 finish and was 177th in the Order of Merit. At the end of 2018, he again played well in the European Tour Q-school, missing out on qualification for the main tour by a single stroke but gaining a place on the Challenge Tour for 2019. Geary started 2019 with a runner-up finish in the New Zealand Open and was also runner-up in the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge.

Professional wins (19)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 13 Oct 2013 John Hughes/Nexus Risk Services WA Open 73-68-67-65=273 −15 5 strokes Australia Kristopher Mueck

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2014 Mazda NSW Open Australia Anthony Brown Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 6 Jul 2008 Saskatchewan Open 67-67-71-66=271 −17 1 stroke United States George Bradford

China Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 5 Apr 2015 Buick Open 73-70-69-68=280 −8 1 stroke South Korea Wang Jeung-hun
2 31 May 2015 Lanhai Open 67-72-68-69=276 −12 1 stroke South Korea Wang Jeung-hun
3 4 Oct 2015 Yulongwan Yunnan Open 66-65-64-71=266 −22 1 stroke Thailand Gunn Charoenkul
4 13 Aug 2017 Yulongwan Yunnan Open (2) 66-63-66-64=259 −25 7 strokes Thailand Gunn Charoenkul

Charles Tour wins (10)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 18 May 2008 Carrus Tauranga Open 68-67-67-64=266 −14 Playoff New Zealand Grant Moorhead
2 29 Sep 2013 Carrus Open (2) 66-67-64-65=262 −18 8 strokes New Zealand Richard Lee, New Zealand Troy Ropiha
3 20 Apr 2014 Recreational Services Akarana Open 62-64-70=196 −14 2 strokes New Zealand Peter Lee
4 7 Apr 2019 Barfoot and Thompson Akarana Open (2) 63-64-67-68=262 −18 2 strokes New Zealand Michael Hendry, South Korea Kang Dong-woo
5 20 Mar 2022 Renaissance Brewery NZ Stroke Play Championship 68-68-73-65=274 −14 1 stroke New Zealand Sam Jones (a)
6 16 Oct 2022 DVS Clearwater Open 68-68-69=205 −11 2 strokes New Zealand Sam Jones (a), South Korea Kang Dong-woo
7 1 Oct 2023 Carrus Tauranga Open (3) 63-67-64-71=265 −15 1 stroke New Zealand Tyler Hodge
8 22 Oct 2023 TSB Taranaki Open 65-71-70-66=272 −16 6 strokes New Zealand Mark Brown, New Zealand Tyler Hodge
9 22 Sep 2024 Christies Flooring Mount Open 72-67-67-66=272 −12 2 strokes New Zealand Robby Turnbull (a)
10 29 Sep 2024 Carrus Tauranga Open (4) 67-62-65-65=259 −21 5 strokes New Zealand Jayden Ford (a)

Golf Tour of New Zealand wins (1)

Other wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 24 Feb 2023 Jennian Homes Brian Perry Classic 67-67=134 −8 3 strokes New Zealand Charlie Smail
2 16 Dec 2023 The Hills Invitational Pro-Am 69-66=135 −9 3 strokes New Zealand Nick Voke

Results in major championships

Tournament 2009
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Geary only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Josh Geary China Tour". China Tour. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2017.