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'{{EngvarB|date=April 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Robert Allenby | image = Robert Allenby 2004 Open Championship cropped.jpg | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|7|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria]], Australia | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|Y1971|7|12|df=yes}} --> | death_place = | height = {{Height|ft=6|in=1}} | weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{AUS}} | residence = [[Jupiter, Florida]], U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = None | yearpro = 1991 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[PGA Tour of Australasia]] | extour = [[European Tour]] | prowins = 22 | pgawins = 4 | eurowins = 4 | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = 1 | auswins = 13 | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins --> | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = T22: 2006 | usopen = T7: [[2004 U.S. Open (golf)|2004]] | open = T7: [[2008 Open Championship|2008]] | pga = T9: [[2004 PGA Championship|2004]] | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = [[PGA Tour of Australasia#Order of Merit winners|PGA Tour of Australasia<br>Order of Merit winner]] | year1 = 1992, 1994 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Robert Allenby''' (born 12 July 1971) is an Australian [[professional golfer]]. ==Early years== Robert Allenby was born in [[Melbourne]], Victoria. His father had emigrated to Australia from [[Leeds, England]] as a young man. ==Professional career== He turned professional in 1992 and was successful almost immediately, topping the [[PGA Tour of Australasia]] Order of Merit in his first season and again in 1994. He continues to play some events on his home tour and has won 13 events on it, including one as an amateur. He also began to play on the European Tour and it was his principal tour until 1998. He won four tournaments on it, including three in 1996, when he finished third on the Order of Merit. He has featured in the top 20 of the [[Official World Golf Rankings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=4949 |title=Robert Allenby – Ranking Graph |publisher=OWGR |accessdate=28 July 2014}}</ref> Allenby now plays primarily in the U.S. on the [[PGA Tour]]. He earned exempt status for 1999 by finishing 17th at the 1998 Qualifying School. He had a disappointing first season in America, coming 126th on the money list, but came good in 2000 when he won the [[Shell Houston Open]] and the [[Advil Western Open]]. He claimed another pair of wins the following season. In both of those years he came 16th on the money list. He has not won since but finished in the top 50 each year from 2002–2004. His performances in the [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] have been somewhat disappointing; his highest placing in a major is tied seventh at the 2004 [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]. In 2005 he became the first golfer to win the "triple crown" of the Australian Masters, Australian PGA and Australian Open in the same year. Allenby played for the International Team in the [[Presidents Cup]] in [[1994 Presidents Cup|1994]], [[1996 Presidents Cup|1996]], [[2000 Presidents Cup|2000]], [[2003 Presidents Cup|2003]] and [[2009 Presidents Cup|2009]]. After posting a 2–2–1 record in the [[2009 Presidents Cup]], Allenby accused Anthony Kim of being ill-prepared for his Sunday singles match, in which Allenby lost 5 and 3. In December 2009 Allenby became the first Australian to win the [[Nedbank Golf Challenge]] in South Africa, defeating [[Henrik Stenson]] in a playoff. It was his first professional win in four years, but he did not have to wait long for the next as he returned home to claim his fourth [[Australian PGA Championship]] title the following week.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/golf/pretty-in-pink-allenby-goes-back-to-back-to-end-his-year-of-heartbreak-on-a-high-20091213-kqk5.html |title=Pretty in pink: Allenby goes back to back to end his year of heartbreak on a high |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 December 2009 |first=Peter |last=Stone}}</ref> Allenby missed the cut in the [[2011 Masters Tournament]] by one stroke after bogeying the 18th hole of the second round. In February 2012, Allenby missed an opportunity to end an eleven-year drought on the PGA Tour, when he took a two stroke advantage to the 72nd hole of the [[Mayakoba Golf Classic]]. He hit his tee shot into the trees on the right and proceeded to make double bogey to fall into a playoff with rookie [[John Huh]]. He lost out at the eighth extra hole when he could only bogey the par three 10th, leaving Huh with a tap in par for the tournament. Both players had made par on all seven previous holes throughout the playoff until this point.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7618747/john-huh-defeats-robert-allenby-playoff-wins-mayakoba-golf-classic |title=John Huh wins in eight-hole playoff |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=26 February 2012}}</ref> Allenby is a patron and spokesperson for Challenge Cancer Support Network, which has raised more than $9&nbsp;million since 1993 for children with cancer and blood disorders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.10885.robert-allenby.html/profile |title=Robert Allenby profile |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=28 July 2014}}</ref> He resides in [[Jupiter, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robertallenby.com/about-robert/biography/ |title=Biography of Robert Allenby |accessdate=28 July 2014}}</ref> On 22 June 2000, Allenby was awarded the [[Australian Sports Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Allenby |url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=975727&search_type=advanced&showInd=true |publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]] |accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref> ==Controversy== Allenby has gained controversy with his statements he made at the [[2009 Presidents Cup|2009]] and [[2011 Presidents Cup|2011]] Presidents Cups. In 2009, following a loss to American [[Anthony Kim]] in the Sunday singles, Allenby accused Kim of partying all night on the eve of the Singles matches. That statement was vehemently denied by Kim and the members of the American team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Couples: Kim was 'not out any night' |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4558601 |work=ESPN |date=14 October 2009}}</ref> In 2011, following a 0–4–0 record at the Presidents Cup where he failed to gain any points for the International team, he asserted that his record wasn't completely his fault and cited his partners' poor play as a reason. His partners, including [[Geoff Ogilvy]], were displeased with Allenby's comments. The following week, at the [[Australian PGA Championship]], Allenby got into contention which resulted in Ogilvy making a [[Twitter|tweet]] that Allenby perceived as being sarcastic. After the tournament ended, Allenby exchanged heated words with Ogilvy and came close to having a physical altercation with Ogilvy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Robert Allenby, Geoff Ogilvy almost come to blows over Presidents Cup performance |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/golf/robert-allenby-geoff-ogilvy-almost-come-to-blows-over-presidents-cup-performance/story-fnaxw0m2-1226208551543 |first=Brent |last=Read |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |date=29 November 2011}}</ref> In July 2015 at the 2015 [[Canadian Open (golf)|RBC Canadian Open]], Allenby had a verbal altercation with his caddie Mick Middlemo after playing four holes.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Ryan|last1=Lavner|url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/allenby-caddie-split-after-mid-round-blow/|title=Allenby, caddie split after mid-round blow-up|date=2015-07-23|accessdate=2015-07-24|publisher=The [[Golf Channel]]}}</ref> While Allenby says that he was verbally abused and threatened by Middlemo, Middlemo says Allenby was verbally abusive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/robert-allenbys-ex-caddie-refutes-canadian-open-firing-story?cid=pgacomsocial_fb_sf11302090|first1=TJ|last1=Auclair|date=2015-07-24|accessdate=2015-07-24|publisher=[[Professional Golfers' Association of America]]|title=Allenby's ex-caddie refutes Canadian Open firing story}}</ref> Middlemo walked off the course and Allenby selected a school principal from the gallery to carry his clubs the rest of the round.<ref>{{cite web|date=2015-07-24|first1=Scott|last1=Stinson|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/golf/robert-allenby-fires-caddie-replaces-him-with-ontario-principal-from-gallery-during-canadian-open|publisher=[[National Post]]|title=Robert Allenby fires caddie, replaces him with Ontario principal from gallery during Canadian Open}}</ref> Later reports from another caddy in the group, Simon Clarke, seemed indicate the problem was with Allenby. “I've known Rob for a long time and I've known Mick for a long time," Clarke said. "It's disappointing that at age 42, or however old he [Allenby] is, he's still treating people that way and how many good caddies he's gone through.<ref>{{http://www.cbssports.com/golf/eye-on-golf/25250648/another-caddie-says-robert-allenby-told-a-whole-lot-of-porky-pies?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter}}</ref> ==Kidnapping== On 17 January 2015, after missing the cut at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]], Allenby was at a bar in [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], when he was allegedly kidnapped, robbed and beaten, before being dumped in a park several miles away.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jan/18/golfer-robert-allenby-on-hawaii-attack-i-didnt-think-i-was-going-to-survive |title=Golfer Robert Allenby 'didn't think he would survive' Hawaii attack |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Golfer Robert Allenby survives Hawaii 'kidnap' |work=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-30869185 |date=18 January 2015}}</ref> ==Amateur wins (4)== *1989 (1) Australian Juniors Amateur Championship *1990 (2) Victorian Amateur Championship (Australia), [[Riversdale Cup]] *1991 (1) [[Riversdale Cup]] ==Professional wins (22)== ===PGA Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin<br>of victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|30 Apr [[2000 PGA Tour|2000]] |[[Shell Houston Open]] |align=right|68-67-68-72=275 |align=center|−13 |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|9 Jul 2000 |[[Advil Western Open]] |align=right|69-69-68-68=274 |align=center|−14 |Playoff |{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Nick Price]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|25 Feb [[2001 PGA Tour|2001]] |[[Northern Trust Open|Nissan Open]] |align=right|73-64-69-70=276 |align=center|−8 |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandel Chamblee]], {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshi Izawa]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Paulson]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Tway]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|23 Sep [[2001 PGA Tour|2001]] |[[Marconi Pennsylvania Classic]] |align=right|70-65-66-68=269 |align=center|−19 |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Mize]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rocco Mediate]] |} '''PGA Tour playoff record (3–2)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |align=center|2000 |[[Shell Houston Open]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Stadler]] |Won with par on fourth extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|2 |align=center|2000 |[[Advil Western Open]] |{{flagicon|ZWE}} [[Nick Price]] |Won with par on first extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|3 |align=center|2001 |[[Nissan Open]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandel Chamblee]], {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Toshi Izawa]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Paulson]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sluman]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Tway]] |Won with birdie on first extra hole |-style="background:#F08080;" |align=center|4 |align=center|2008 |[[Stanford St. Jude Championship]] |{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Trevor Immelman]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Leonard]] |Leonard won with birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#F08080;" |align=center|5 |align=center|2012 |[[Mayakoba Golf Classic]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Huh]] |Lost to par on eighth extra hole |} ===European Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin<br>of victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|12 Jun 1994 |[[Honda Open]] |−12 (72-67-68-69=276) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|9 Jun 1996 |[[Alamo English Open]] |−10 (69-71-69-69=278) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ross McFarlane]], {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Montgomerie]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|30 Jun 1996 |[[Peugeot Open de France]] |−16 (70-65-68-69=272) |Playoff |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] |- |align=center|4 |align=right|31 Aug 1996 |[[One 2 One British Masters]] |−4 (69-71-71-73=284) |Playoff |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Martín (golfer)|Miguel Ángel Martín]] |} '''European Tour playoff record (3–0)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |1994 |[[Honda Open]] |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]] |Won with par on third extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|2 |1996 |[[Peugeot Open de France]] |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bernhard Langer]] |Won with birdie on first extra hole |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|3 |1996 |[[One 2 One British Masters]] |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Martín (golfer)|Miguel Ángel Martín]] |Won on first extra hole |} ===Sunshine Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |6 Dec [[2009 Sunshine Tour|2009]] |[[Nedbank Golf Challenge]] |−11 (68-70-68-71=277) |Playoff |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Stenson]] |} ===PGA of Australasia Tour wins (13)=== *1991 (1) [[Victorian Open]] (as an amateur) *1992 (2) Johnnie Walker Classic (see note), Perak Masters *1993 (1) Optus Players Championship *1994 (1) [[Heineken Australian Open]] *1995 (1) [[Heineken Classic]] *2000 (1) [[Australian PGA Championship]] *2001 (1) [[Australian PGA Championship]] *2003 (1) [[MasterCard Masters]] *2005 (3) [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]], [[Australian PGA Championship]], [[MasterCard Masters]] *2009 (1) [[Australian PGA Championship]] Note: The [[Johnnie Walker]] brand has been the title sponsor of at least five professional golf tournaments around the world. Allenby's win was not in the European Tour event which is now called the [[Johnnie Walker Classic]]. That was known as the [[Johnnie Walker Asian Classic]] in the early 1990s. ==Results in major championships== {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;" |- style="background:#eeeeee;" !align="left"|Tournament !1991 !1992 !1993 !1994 !1995 !1996 !1997 !1998 !1999 |- |align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] |DNP |DNP |DNP |DNP |DNP |DNP |CUT |DNP |DNP |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |DNP |DNP |T33 |DNP |DNP |DNP |CUT |DNP |T46 |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] |CUT |DNP |CUT |T60 |T15 |T55 |style="background:yellow;"|T10 |T19 |DNP |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] |DNP |DNP |CUT |DNP |CUT |CUT |T49 |T13 |CUT |} {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;" |- style="background:#eeeeee;" !align="left"|Tournament !2000 !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 |- |align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] |DNP |47 |T29 |T39 |CUT |CUT |T22 |CUT |T42 |T38 |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |DNP |DNP |T12 |T39 |style="background:yellow;"|T7 |CUT |T16 |CUT |T18 |CUT |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] |T36 |T47 |CUT |T43 |CUT |T52 |T16 |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T7 |T52 |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] |T19 |T16 |style="background:yellow;"|T10 |T39 |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |CUT |T20 |CUT |T31 |T24 |} {| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;" |- style="background:#eeeeee;" !align="left"|Tournament !2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 |- |align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] |T45 |CUT |DNP |DNP |DNP |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |T29 |CUT |DNP |DNP |CUT |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] |T27 |T48 |CUT |DNP |DNP |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] |DNP |T26 |CUT |DNP |DNP |} DNP = Did not play<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied<br> Yellow background for top-10 ===Summary=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made |- |align=left|[[Masters Tournament]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 12 || 7 |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 14 || 8 |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 20 || 14 |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 7 || 18 || 11 |- !Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 5 !! 17 !! 64 !! 40 |} *Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2000 Open Championship – 2002 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times) ==Results in World Golf Championship events== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|Accenture Match Play Championship]] |DNP |R32 |R64 |style="background:yellow;"|R16 |R32 |style="background:yellow;"|QF |R32 |R64 |R64 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Cadillac Championship|Cadillac Championship]] |T25 |NT¹ |T31 |T21 |T54 |DNP |T26 |style="background:yellow;"|T3 |T20 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Bridgestone Invitational|Bridgestone Invitational]] |T12 |T23 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |style="background:yellow;"|T9 |DNP |T22 |81 |T20 |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|Accenture Match Play Championship]] |R64 |R32 |R64 |DNP |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Cadillac Championship|Cadillac Championship]] |T28 |T11 |T15 |DNP |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Bridgestone Invitational|Bridgestone Invitational]] |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |DNP |T48 |69 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|HSBC Champions]] |T23 |T21 |DNP |T56 |} ¹Cancelled due to [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]]<br> DNP = Did not play<br> QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" = tied<br> NT = No Tournament<br> Yellow background for top-10.<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. ==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *[[Eisenhower Trophy]] (representing Australia): 1990 '''Professional''' *[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing Australia): 1993, 1995, [[2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup|2009]] *[[Dunhill Cup]] (representing Australia): [[1994 Dunhill Cup|1994]], [[1997 Dunhill Cup|1997]] *[[Presidents Cup]] (International Team): [[1994 Presidents Cup|1994]], [[1996 Presidents Cup|1996]], [[2000 Presidents Cup|2000]], [[2003 Presidents Cup|2003]] (tie), [[2009 Presidents Cup|2009]], [[2011 Presidents Cup|2011]] ==See also== *[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour of Australasia wins]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{official website|http://www.robertallenby.com}} *{{AustralasiaTour player|239}} *{{PGATour player|10885}} *{{EuroTour player|9114}} *{{OWGR|4949}} * [http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=proplayersdisplay&id=73126 Robert Allenby player profile, Golf Australia] {{navboxes|title=Robert Allenby in the [[Presidents Cup]] |list1= {{1994 International Presidents Cup team}} {{1996 International Presidents Cup team}} {{2000 International Presidents Cup team}} {{2003 International Presidents Cup team}} {{2009 International Presidents Cup team}} {{2011 International Presidents Cup team}} }} {{Persondata | NAME = Allenby, Robert | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional golfer | DATE OF BIRTH = 12 July 1971 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Allenby, Robert}} [[Category:Australian male golfers]] [[Category:PGA Tour of Australasia golfers]] [[Category:European Tour golfers]] [[Category:PGA Tour golfers]] [[Category:Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal]] [[Category:Australian people of English descent]] [[Category:Kidnapping survivors]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Melbourne]] [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]]'