John Gerard Senden is an Australian professional golfer

Professional golfer

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Senden was born in Brisbane

Brisbane

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, Queensland

Queensland

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 and turned pro in 1992.

Senden has played all over the world. He is a regular competitor on the PGA Tour of Australasia

PGA Tour of Australasia

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 and has spent time playing in Asia. In Europe he won twice on the second tier Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

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 in 1998 and was a member of the main European Tour from 1999 to 2001.

In 2002 he joined the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 in the United States, and he claimed his first PGA Tour title on 16 July 2006 at the John Deere Classic

John Deere Classic

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, a one-shot victory over American J. P. Hayes. Later in 2006 he won his national open

Australian Open (golf)

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 for the first time.

In 2007, he was the leading Australian at the U.S. PGA Championship

PGA Championship

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 which was won by Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

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 and reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings

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PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-Up
1	Jul 16 2006 2006 PGA Tour The 2006 PGA Tour was the last season of the PGA Tour before the major reorganization of the season brought about by the introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007. After being challenged by Phil Mickelson in the first half of the year, when Mickelson won his second straight major at the Masters and was...	John Deere Classic John Deere Classic The John Deere Classic is an American professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in July, the week before the British Open, at the TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois....	-19 (64-69-64-68=265)	1 stroke	J. P. Hayes

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	26 Jul 1998 1998 Challenge Tour The 1998 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour...	Interlaken Open	-25 (67-69-65-62=263)	2 strokes	Warren Bennett Warren Bennett Warren Bennett is an English professional golfer.Bennett was born in Ashford, Surrey and is the son of former footballer Peter Bennett. In 1994, he won the Australian Amateur and was the leading amateur at The Open Championship... ,   Stephen Gallacher Stephen Gallacher Stephen James Gallacher is a Scottish professional golfer.Gallacher was born in Dechmont, West Lothian and is the nephew of former European Ryder Cup Captain Bernard Gallacher. He played in a victorious Walker Cup side in 1995 and turned professional later that year.Gallacher first played on the...
2	6 Sep 1998	Open de Strasbourg	-12 (71-70-67-68=276)	Playoff	Daren Lee Daren Lee Daren Lee is an English professional golfer.Lee was born in London. He won the silver medal as the leading amateur in The Open Championship at Muirfield in 1992. He turned professional later that year and played on the European Tour and its second tier Challenge Tour between 1993 and 2003...

Results in major championships

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T35	T45	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T4	T42	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011
The Masters	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	T30
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T48	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	CUT	T19

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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