| Rodger Davis | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Rodger Miles Davis | ||||
| Born | (1951-05-18)18 May 1951 (age 74) Sydney, Australia | ||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||||
| Residence | Palm Beach, NSW, Australia | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1974 | ||||
| Current tour | European Seniors Tour | ||||
| Former tours | PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour Champions Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 30 | ||||
| Highestranking | 7 (19 July 1987)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| European Tour | 7 | ||||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 14 | ||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 | ||||
| Other | 8 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | 29th: 1988 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T52: 1988 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T36: 1987 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T2:1987 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Rodger Miles Davis (born 18 May 1951) is an Australianprofessional golfer.
Davis was born inSydney, Australia.
In 1974, Davis turned professional and spent his regular career playing mainly on thePGA Tour of Australasia and theEuropean Tour.
He won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 1990 and 1991. He made the top ten of the European Tour Order of Merit four times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His seven European Tour wins included two of Europe's most prestigious tournaments; theBritish PGA Championship, which he won in 1986 at Wentworth Club, and the season endingVolvo Masters, which he claimed in 1991. His best finish on thePGA Tour was a tie for fifth at the 1986NEC World Series of Golf.
Davis was ranked in the top 10 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking for 29 weeks between 1987 and 1992.[2] In the1987 Open Championship, Davis shot a first round of 64 at Muirfield to lead the tournament by three strokes after the opening round. He finished the championship in a tie for 2nd place with AmericanPaul Azinger, a stroke behind the championNick Faldo. The 1987 Open Championship is Davis' best finish in a major championship.
Davis represented Australia in team competitions several times, and was a member of his country's winning three-man team at the 1986Alfred Dunhill Cup.
As a senior, he played mainly on the U.S.-basedChampions Tour (2001–05), where he won once, the 2003 Toshiba Senior Classic. He played on theEuropean Seniors Tour in 2011 and 2012.
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| Legend |
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| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other European Tour (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jul1981 | State Express Classic | −5 (70-68-74-71=283) | 2 strokes | Greg Norman |
| 2 | 26 May1986 | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | −7 (70-72-71-68=281) | Playoff |  Des Smyth |
| 3 | 12 Jun1988 | Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity | −13 (69-63-71-72=275) | 1 stroke |  José María Cañizares,Eamonn Darcy |
| 4 | 29 Apr1990 | Peugeot Spanish Open | −11 (74-69-68-66=277) | 1 stroke |  Nick Faldo,Peter Fowler, Bernhard Langer |
| 5 | 17 Jun 1990 | Wang Four Stars | −17 (67-72-65-67=271) | Playoff | Mike Clayton, Bill Malley, Mark McNulty |
| 6 | 27 Oct1991 | Volvo Masters | −4 (68-73-68-71=280) | 1 stroke | Nick Faldo |
| 7 | 2 May1993 | Air France Cannes Open | −13 (68-64-69-70=271) | Playoff | Mark McNulty |
European Tour playoff record (3–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | Des Smyth | Won with bogey on third extra hole |
| 2 | 1986 | German Open | Bernhard Langer | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 3 | 1990 | Wang Four Stars | Mike Clayton,Bill Malley,Mark McNulty | Won with birdie on seventh extra hole Malley and McNulty eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 1991 | Mercedes German Masters | Bernhard Langer | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 5 | 1993 | Air France Cannes Open | Mark McNulty | Won with par on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Aug 1977 | Nedlands Masters | −11 (69-69-67-72=277) | 2 strokes | Allen Cooper |
| 2 | 9 Oct 1977 | McCallum's South Coast Open | −13 (67-66-69-69=271) | 4 strokes | Terry Gale |
| 3 | 18 Feb 1979 | Victorian Open | +3 (75-73-70-73=291) | Playoff | Geoff Parslow, Gary Player |
| 4 | 10 Nov 1985 | Victorian PGA Championship | −18 (68-66-69-67=270) | 7 strokes | Ossie Moore |
| 5 | 16 Nov1986 | National Panasonic Australian Open | −10 (67-71-72-68=278) | 1 stroke | Ian Baker-Finch,Graham Marsh,Bob Shearer |
| 6 | 30 Nov 1986 (1987 season) | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −13 (63-65-67-72=267) | 3 strokes | Bob Shearer,Curtis Strange |
| 7 | 7 Dec 1986 (1987 season) | Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open | −18 (67-62-65-68=262) | 8 strokes | Bob Shearer |
| 8 | 4 Dec1988 | Bicentennial Classic | −17 (68-67-68-68=271) | Playoff | Fred Couples |
| 9 | 19 Nov1989 | Ford New South Wales Open | −15 (71-65-71-70=277) | 9 strokes | Bradley Hughes |
| 10 | 14 Jan1990 | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | −17 (64-67-71-69=271) | Playoff | Curtis Strange |
| 11 | 20 Jan1991 | SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic | −10 (70-70-67-71=278) | 1 stroke |  Frank Nobilo |
| 12 | 10 Mar 1991 | AMP New Zealand Open (2) | −11 (67-66-73-67=273) | 2 strokes | Frank Nobilo |
| 13 | 12 Jan1992 | SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic (2) | −5 (72-67-67-77=283) | 2 strokes | Grant Waite |
| 14 | 13 Dec 1992 | Coolum Classic | −17 (68-70-68-65=271) | 7 strokes | Mike Clayton |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (3–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979 | Victorian Open | Geoff Parslow,Gary Player | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1980 | Australian Masters | Gene Littler | Lost to bogey on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1988 | Bicentennial Classic | Fred Couples | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 4 | 1990 | Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup | Curtis Strange | Won with eagle on second extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Mar2003 | Toshiba Senior Classic | −16 (65-64-68=213) | 4 strokes | Larry Nelson |
| Tournament | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||
| U.S. Open | |||
| The Open Championship | T52 | T52 | 5 |
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 29 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | T36 | T47 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T38 | T39 | CUT | T26 | CUT | CUT | T2 | T20 | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T52 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 63 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T46 | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T12 | CUT | T24 | CUT | T33 | T44 | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 18 |