Craig Parry

  • DOB : 12 January 1966 (1966-01-12) (age 43)Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
  • Height : 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
  • Weight : 78 kg (170 lb; 12.3 st)
  • Nationality :  Australia
  • Residence : Sydney, AustraliaOrlando, Florida, U.S.
  • Career : Turned professional : 1985
  • Current tour(s) : PGA Tour of Australasia
  • Former tour(s) : PGA TourEuropean Tour
  • Professional wins : 23

About

  • Number of wins by tour : PGA Tour : 2
  • European Tour : 6
  • Japan Golf Tour : 2
  • Asian Tour : 1
  • PGA Tour of Australasia : 14
  • Best results in Major Championships : The Masters : T13: 1992
  • U.S. Open : T3: 1993
  • Open Championship : T4: 1999
  • PGA Championship : T19: 1994
  • Achievements and awards : PGA Tour of AustralasiaOrder of Merit winner : 1995, 2002, 2007


Craig David Parry (born 12 January 1966) has been one of Australia's premier golfers since turning professional in 1985, and has 23 career victories, two of those wins being events on the PGA Tour; the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational and the 2004 Ford Championship at Doral.Parry was born in Sunshine, Victoria. His first career victory came at the 1987 New South Wales Open, (an event he later won again in 1992) and later that year won the Canadian TPC. In 1992 he won three of Australia's top four tournaments, placing first at the Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open and the Australian Masters, a tournament he has won three times (in '92, '94 and '96). He has also won six events on the European Tour, the latest being his play-off victory over fellow Australian Nick O'Hern at the 2005 Heineken Classic, an event which had been dominated by South African superstar Ernie Els the preceding three years. He played the European Tour on a regular basis from 1988 to 1991 and had two top ten finishes on the Order of Merit: 3rd in 1989 and 5th in 1991. From 1992 until 2006 he played mainly on the PGA Tour, while continuing to compete around the world. Since 2007 he has concentrated on playing the Japan Golf Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.He has been an integral part of Australian national teams and has been a member of the International Team in three Presidents Cups: 1994, 1996, and 1998. He won the PGA Tour of Australasia's Order of Merit in 1995, 2002 and 2007.Over the years there has been criticism over his unorthodox swing - he is one of very few professional golfers who swing the club "over-the-top" on the downswing, a trait usually associated with less skilled golfers. Nonetheless, he continues to perform on golf's greatest stage at the highest of standards.Parry is married with 3 children. He now has residences in both Sydney, Australia and Orlando, Florida, United States.