Wade Ormsby

Wade Ormsby
Wade Ormsby
Personal information
Born	31 March 1980 (age 44); Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Children	1
Career
College	University of Houston
Turned professional	2001
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; PGA Tour of Australasia; Nationwide Tour; Challenge Tour; LIV Golf
Professional wins	4
Highest ranking	97 (7 January 2018); (as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	T40: 2021
The Open Championship	DNP

Wade Ormsby (born 31 March 1980) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He also played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series.

Career

Ormsby was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He attended the University of Houston in the United States for three years before turning professional in 2001.

Ormsby began his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia in his home country, while also trying to play in Europe. He played his first full season on the European Tour in 2004, having earned his place via qualifying school at the end of 2003. He finished 112th on the Order of Merit in his first season to retain playing rights, and improved to 71st in 2005. He was then unable to retain his card automatically and regained it several times via return trips to qualifying school, in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013. After the 2013 qualifying school, however, he was able to remain on the tour for a number of years.

In December 2006 (though on the 2007 season schedule) he finished joint runner-up in the Blue Chip New Zealand Open, which would be his highest finish in a European Tour event until 2017.

In 2008, Ormsby played on the second-tier U.S.-based Nationwide Tour, recording two top-10 finishes. His best year in his home country was 2006, when he ended sixth on the Order of Merit.

In his 264th European Tour start, Ormsby earned his maiden European Tour victory at the 2017 UBS Hong Kong Open, finishing one stroke ahead of four players.

Ormsby looked set for his first win in his home country at the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open, when he was two ahead of the field with two holes to play. However Ormsby made a double bogey five at the par-3 17th hole, whilst competitor David Law was eagling the final hole. This led to Ormsby missing out on victory by a single stroke, finishing in a tie for second place.

In January 2020, Ormsby won the Hong Kong Open for the second time, finishing four strokes ahead of Shane Lowry.^[2]

In March 2023, Ormsby won the International Series Thailand. He shot 20-under-par for four rounds, defeating Chonlatit Chuenboonngam in a playoff.^[3]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	26 Nov 2017 (2018 season)	UBS Hong Kong Open¹	−11 (68-68-65-68=269)	1 stroke	Alexander Björk, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Paul Peterson, Julian Suri

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (4)

Legend
International Series (1)
Other Asian Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	7 Apr 2013	Panasonic Open India¹	−9 (67-67-74-71=279)	1 stroke	Boonchu Ruangkit
2	26 Nov 2017	UBS Hong Kong Open²	−11 (68-68-65-68=269)	1 stroke	Alexander Björk, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Paul Peterson, Julian Suri
3	12 Jan 2020	Hong Kong Open (2)	−17 (65-66-66-66=263)	4 strokes	Shane Lowry
4	12 Mar 2023	International Series Thailand	−20 (68-68-67-65=268)	Playoff	Chonlatit Chuenboonngam

¹Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
²Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2023	International Series Thailand	Chonlatit Chuenboonngam	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2014	Australian PGA Championship	Greg Chalmers, Adam Scott	Chalmers won with par on seventh extra hole Ormsby eliminated by birdie on third hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	2020	2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open		T40
The Open Championship	NT

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2018	2020	2021
Championship	T50		T52
Match Play		NT¹
Invitational	T39		T51
Champions		NT¹	NT¹

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing South Australia): 1997

References

^ "Week 1 2018 Ending 7 Jan 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ "Overnight leader Ormsby fires 66 to win Hong Kong Open". Associated Press. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
^ "Australian Wade Ormsby wins International Series Thailand". Yahoo! Sport. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

External links

Wade Ormsby at the European Tour official site
Wade Ormsby at the PGA Tour official site
Wade Ormsby at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
Wade Ormsby at the Asian Tour official site
Wade Ormsby at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[w201801-1] "Week 1 2018 Ending 7 Jan 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[2] "Overnight leader Ormsby fires 66 to win Hong Kong Open". Associated Press. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[3] "Australian Wade Ormsby wins International Series Thailand". Yahoo! Sport. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

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