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Leigh McKechnie

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Leigh McKechnie
Personal information
Born (1973-11-11) 11 November 1973 (age 50)
Newcastle, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceNewcastle, Australia
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1

Leigh McKechnie (born 11 November 1973) is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Career

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McKechnie was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He took up golf at the age of 13 being introduced by his father.

In November 2009, McKechnie won the New South Wales Open at the Vintage Golf Course in the Hunter Valley.[1] He also lost in a playoff at the 2002 NSW Masters.[2]

Professional wins (1)

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PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 29 Nov 2009 NSW Open −3 (70-72-70-69=281) 1 stroke Australia James Nitties

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2002 NSW Masters Australia Steve Collins Lost to birdie on first extra hole

References

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  1. ^ Neil Goffet (30 November 2009) McKechnie's victory in NSW Open a scandal … but only if final-round heroics are hard to believe
  2. ^ "Collins takes Masters". PGA of Australasia. 3 March 2002. Archived from the original on 13 September 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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