Gary Christian

Gary John Christian (born 7 August 1971) is an English professional golfer who has played on the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour.

Gary Christian
Personal information
Full nameGary John Christian
Born (1971-08-07) 7 August 1971
Carshalton, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceChelsea, Alabama
Career
CollegeAuburn University
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Tarheel Tour
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2

Christian was born in Carshalton, England. As a junior, he played golf at Addington Palace Golf Club, England. He played college golf at Auburn University 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, where he defeated Mathias Grönberg in a playoff that went to nine holes, equaling a Nationwide Tour record for longest playoff.[1]

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.

Christian appeared on the TV show The Weakest Link in 2001. He is named after Gary Player.

At age 40, Christian finally graduated to the PGA Tour after finishing ninth on the Nationwide Tour's money list. Christian had never played in a PGA Tour event until 2012. He played in 28 events in 2012, making 18 cuts and having a best finish of T-10 at the RBC Canadian Open.

After Christian's touring career ended, he became a commentator on The Golf Channel.

Professional wins (4)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 30 Aug 2009 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic −15 (68-70-63-64=265) Playoff Sweden Mathias Grönberg
2 4 Sep 2011 Mylan Classic −17 (68-63-69-67=267) 1 stroke United States John Mallinger

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2009 Northeast Pennsylvania Classic Sweden Mathias Grönberg Won with birdie on ninth extra hole

Tarheel Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 9 Jun 2005 Eagle Chase Classic −11 (68-70-67=205) 1 stroke United States Rich Mudd

Other wins (1)
  • 2004 Nebraska Open[2]

See also

References
  1. Christian wins on record-equaling 9th playoff hole
  2. "PGA Nebraska: History of Nebraska Open". PGA Nebraska. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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