| Bradley Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 10 February 1967 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st) |
| Nationality | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
| Residence | Simpsonville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1988 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour Japan Golf Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 98 (6 June 1999)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 4 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1998 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1999 |
| U.S. Open | T16: 1997 |
| The Open Championship | T45: 1996 |
Bradley Hughes (born 10 February 1967) is an Australian professional golfer.
Hughes was born in Melbourne. As an amateur golfer, he won the 1987 and 1988 Victorian Amateur Championship, the 1988 New Zealand Amateur and represented Australia in several competitions including the 1988 Eisenhower Trophy. He turned professional in October 1988 and finished 7th in his first event The Tasmanian Open, 12th in his second event the New South Wales Open and then took the title in his third event the Western Australian Open.
He has played on the PGA Tour of Australasia (1988–), European Tour (1990, 1996), Japan Golf Tour (1992–1994), PGA Tour (1997–2002, 2005) and Nationwide Tours (2003–2004, 2006). He has won six times in Australia and once in the United States. He was on the 1994 International Team for the inaugural Presidents Cup as a last-minute replacement for Greg Norman. Hughes remains the lowest-ranked player ever to compete in the Presidents Cup, 117th at the time of selection.[2]
In the 1993 Microsoft Australian Masters, Hughes hit every green in regulation in his final round 7-under-par 66 to catch Peter Senior and win in a playoff. Hughes set the tournament record of 268 (24 under par) in the 1998 Ericsson Masters which still stands today. He also holds the record for the largest winning margin on the Asian Omega Tour when he won the 1996 Players Championship by 12 strokes at Robina Woods GC.
Hughes quit playing competitive golf towards the end of 2008 and now teaches golf at Holly Tree CC in Greenville, South Carolina. He has been credited with helping the resurgence of Brendon Todd on the PGA Tour. He also coaches Brandt Snedeker, Harold Varner III, Cameron Percy, Greg Chalmers, Ben Martin, Robert Allenby and Ollie Schniederjans as well as a host of other mini-tour players.
Professional wins (7)
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Oct 1996 | Australian Players Championship1 | −14 (70-65-66-69=270) | 12 strokes | Peter Lonard, Robert Stephens |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Oct 1988 | Western Australian Open | −4 (71-71-67-75=284) | 1 stroke | Ken Trimble |
| 2 | 21 Feb 1993 | Microsoft Australian Masters | −11 (70-72-73-66=281) | Playoff | Peter Senior |
| 3 | 27 Oct 1996 | Australian Players Championship1 | −14 (70-65-66-69=270) | 12 strokes | Peter Lonard, Robert Stephens |
| 4 | 15 Feb 1998 | Ericsson Masters (2) | −24 (63-72-66-67=268) | 5 strokes | Mathew Goggin |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | Microsoft Australian Masters | Peter Senior | Won with par on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Aug 2004 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | −14 (71-65-69-65=270) | Playoff |  Erik Compton, Hunter Haas, Scott Harrington |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | Erik Compton, Hunter Haas, Scott Harrington | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
TRGA Tour wins (1)
- 2011 TRGA Las Vegas Classic[3]
Other wins (1)
- 1991 South Australian PGA Championship (Foundation Tier)
Playoff record
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Daiwa KBC Augusta |  Chen Tze-ming, .svg.png){kind=small} Norikazu Kawakami | Chen won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T39 | T45 | T16 | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T45 | T49 | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1987
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1988
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1988 (winners)
Professional
- Presidents Cup (International team): 1994
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1996, 1997
See also
- 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 1997 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2004 Nationwide Tour graduates
References
- ^ "Week 23 1999 Ending 6 Jun 1999" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Everill, Ben (5 November 2019). "The unlikeliest Presidents Cupper". PGA Tour.
- ^ 2011 TRGA Championship
External links
- Official website
- Bradley Hughes at the PGA Tour official site
- Bradley Hughes at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Bradley Hughes at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Bradley Hughes at the European Tour official site
- Bradley Hughes at the Official World Golf Ranking official site