Gary Christian is an English

England

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 professional golf

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er who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

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Christian was born in Carshalton

Carshalton

Carshalton is a suburban area of the London Borough of Sutton, England. It is located 10 miles south-southwest of Charing Cross, situated in the valley of the River Wandle, one of the sources of which is Carshalton Ponds in the centre of the village. The combined population of the five wards...

, England

England

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. He played college golf at Auburn University

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 and turned professional in 1997. Christian was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 1999 and has been a member since 2006. He picked up his first win on tour at the 2009 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic

Northeast Pennsylvania Classic

The Northeast Pennsylvania Classic is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played at the Elmhurst Country Club in Moscow, Pennsylvania...

, where he defeated Mathias Grönberg

Mathias Grönberg

Mathias David Grönberg is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour, and their second-tier tours.-Career:...

 in a playoff that went to nine holes, equaling a Nationwide Tour record for longest playoff.

Christian has also played on several mini tours during his career where he has won over 30 events. The tours he has won on are the Dakotas Tour, All-Star Emerald Coast Tour, DP Tour, Teardrop Tour and the Tight Lies Tour

US Pro Golf Tour

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Christian appeared on the TV show The Weakest Link

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 in 2001. He is named after Gary Player

Gary Player

Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...

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At age 40, Christian finally graduated to the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 after finishing ninth on the Nationwide Tour's money list. Christian had never played in a PGA Tour event before 2012.

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	30 Aug 2009 2009 Nationwide Tour The 2009 Nationwide Tour was the 20th Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 5 to October 25. The season consisted of 29 official money golf tournaments; six of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2010.-...	Northeast Pennsylvania Classic Northeast Pennsylvania Classic The Northeast Pennsylvania Classic is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played at the Elmhurst Country Club in Moscow, Pennsylvania...	-15 (68-70-63-64=265)	Playoff	Mathias Grönberg Mathias Grönberg Mathias David Grönberg is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour, PGA Tour, and their second-tier tours.-Career:...
2	4 Sep 2011 2011 Nationwide Tour The 2011 Nationwide Tour was the 22nd Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 24 to October 30. The season consisted of 26 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United State]. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for...	Mylan Classic Mylan Classic The Mylan Classic presented by CONSOL Energy is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It was played for the first time in September 2010 at Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh...	-17 (68-63-69-67=267)	1 stroke	John Mallinger John Mallinger John Charles Mallinger is an American professional golfer.Mallinger was born in Escondido, California and is the youngest of four children. He graduated from Escondido High School and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from California State University, Long Beach...

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