Cameron Davis (golfer)
| Cameron Davis | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 21 February 1995 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 63 (29 August 2021)[1] (as of 26 December 2021) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T59: 2021 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T39: 2018 |
Cameron Davis (born 21 February 1995) is an Australian professional golfer. He had a successful amateur career, winning the Australian Amateur and the individual and team events at the Eisenhower Trophy.
Amateur career[]
Davis had a successful amateur career. In 2015 he won the Australian Amateur and was a runner-up in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, behind Jin Cheng. In 2016 he was part of the Australian team who won the Eisenhower Trophy in Mexico and he was also the individual winner. The Australian team won the team event by 19 strokes and Davis finished 2 strokes ahead of fellow-Australian Curtis Luck in the individual event.[2]
Professional career[]
Davis turned professional in late 2016.[3] He played in the OHL Classic at Mayakoba and finished tied for 15th place.
Davis qualified for the 2017 PGA Tour Canada by finishing fourth in the Q-school. He was tied for 14th in his first event, the , but had a disappointing season, finishing 76th on the tour's rankings and losing his card. In November he won the Emirates Australian Open, a stroke ahead of Jonas Blixt and Matt Jones, after a final round 64 for his first professional win and automatic qualification into the 2018 Open Championship, as the tournament was part of the Open Qualifying Series.[4] Davis also has status on the Web.com Tour for 2018 after reaching the final round of Q School, after starting at First Stage.[5] Davis won the Nashville Golf Open.
In July 2021, Davis earned his first PGA Tour victory by defeating Troy Merritt and Joaquín Niemann in a playoff at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.[6]
Amateur wins[]
- 2014 Victorian Amateur Championship
- 2015 Australian Amateur, New South Wales Medal
- 2016 Eisenhower Trophy (individual title)
Professional wins (3)[]
PGA Tour wins (1)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Jul 2021 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 68-68-67-67=270 | −18 | Playoff |  Troy Merritt,  Joaquín Niemann
|
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | Troy Merritt, Joaquín Niemann
|
Won with par on fifth extra hole Niemann eliminated by par on first hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)[]
| Legend |
| Australian Opens (1) |
| Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Nov 2017 | Emirates Australian Open | 63-72-74-64=273 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Jonas Blixt, Matt Jones
|
Web.com Tour wins (1)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 2018 | Nashville Golf Open | 67-71-67-65=270 | −18 | 1 stroke | , Lanto Griffin, Josh Teater
|
Results in major championships[]
Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| PGA Championship | T59 | |||
| U.S. Open | ||||
| The Open Championship | T39 | NT |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship[]
| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships[]
| Tournament | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Championship | |
| Match Play | |
| Invitational | 60 |
| Champions | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2013 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2016 (winners, individual leader)
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 (winners)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Week 35 2021 Ending 29 Aug 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Australia wins world amateur teams golf championship by 19 strokes". Herald Sun. 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Australian Cameron Davis cis turning Professional". AmateurGolf.com. 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Cameron Davis closes with seven-under-par to stun Australian Open field". The Guardian. 26 November 2017.
- ^ "First Stage - Dayton, NV". pgatq.bluegolf.com.
- ^ Lage, Larry (4 July 2021). "Cam Davis wins Rocket Mortgage Classic on 5th playoff hole". Associated Press. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
External links[]
- Cameron Davis at the PGA Tour official site
- Cameron Davis at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Australian male golfers
- PGA Tour of Australasia golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Korn Ferry Tour graduates
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- 1995 births
- Living people