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CAMERON PERCY

AUSTRALIA

Height:

5 ft, 11 in

Weight:

180 lbs

Birthday:

05/05/1974

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Turned Pro:1998
Birthplace:Chelsea, Victoria, Australia
Residence:Raleigh, NC

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INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES
(5): 1997 Tasmanian Open [Aus]. 1998 Tasmanian Open [Aus]. 2005 Victorian PGA Championship [Aus]. 2006 Queensland PGA Championship [Aus]. 2006 Queensland Masters [Aus].
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position (6)
$128,583
Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T2-- Panama Claro Championship. P2-- BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
62 at Round 2, BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights

Rounds of 66-67 on the weekend led to a T2 finish at the Panama Claro Championship, equaling his best on the Nationwide Tour since a T2 at the 2009 Stonebrae Classic.

Lost in a playoff to countryman Nick Flanagan at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Fired a 5-under 66 in the final round at Thornblade Club and finished at 15-under 271. Held the outright lead at 16-under but bogeyed his final hole of regulation. Watched as Flanagan, playing in the group behind him, rolled in a 12-foot birdie putt to force the first playoff of the season. Lost the playoff on the third extra hole when he tee shot found the trees to the left, forcing him to chip back onto the fairway. Eventually made a double bogey-6 to Flanagan's par-4. Second-place check of $64,800 moved him from No. 19 to No. 6 on the money list at the one-third mark of the season.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T2-- Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
2-- BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. T2-- Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, Stonebrae Classic, Nationwide Tour Players Cup, Panama Claro Championship.
2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T7-- John Deere Classic.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--12; in money--7; Top 10 finishes--1
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--10; in money--7; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

2011: Split time between the two Tours.

In his sophomore season on the PGA TOUR, he claimed three top-25 finishes in 12 starts. Made 10 Nationwide Tour starts, with a T15 at the Soboba Golf Classic his best showing.

Lone top-10 finish of the PGA TOUR season came thanks to four rounds in the 60s at the John Deere Classic, where he finished T7. It was just the second time in his TOUR career he posted four consecutive rounds in the 60s in an event. 2010: In his only previous TOUR start, at the 2003 British Open, he posted scores of 76-77 and missed the cut at Royal St. George's. Made 25 starts in his rookie year, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Made 11 cuts and finished 145th on the money list..Was about to tee off in Monday Qualifier for Shell Houston Open when he got word he was offered the final sponsor exemption after Edoardo Molinari, who finished second the week before, withdrew from the tournament. Held co-lead with Kevin Stadler after first-round 67, eventually finishing T35.

Lost in a playoff at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open when Jonathan Byrd made a hole-in-one on the fourth extra hole (par-3 17th hole). The playoff loss marked first top-10 finish on TOUR in 24 career starts. Moved from No. 185 to No. 144 with the runner-up finish. Career-best 9-under 62 in the third-round moved him within two strokes of third-round lead Martin Laird. Recorded a bogey-free 4-under 67 in the final round to get into a playoff with Laird and Byrd. 2009: Finished No. 8 on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn his PGA TOUR card. Did not win on Tour but had eight top-10s, including a pair of runner-up efforts.

Matched his career-best finish with a T2 at the Stonebrae Classic. A check for $52,800 was the largest of his career and also moved him to No. 14 on the money list.

Collected his second top-10 with a T9 at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic.

Finished T7 at both The Rex Hospital Open and the Melwood Prince George's County Open.

Added a runner-up finish at the Nationwide Tour Players Cup, winding up three strokes back of winner Tom Gillis.

Enjoyed a top-10 at the Soboba Classic in California, where he T6.

Continued his strong play in Tennessee with a T3 at the Chattanooga Classic.

Ended his season with a T7 at the Nationwide Tour Championship. 2008: Made 12 cuts in 22 starts on the Nationwide Tour, finishing No. 62 on the money list.

Posted just the third top-10 finish of his career—and first since 2005—with a T9 at the rain-shortened HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship.

Earned a career-best T2 finish at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic, moving from No. 89 to No. 52 on the money list.

Took a trip to Australia for the birth of his second child and returned to finish T8 at the WNB Golf Classic, shooting a third-round 66. Played in the final group with countryman and eventual winner, Marc Leishman.

Finished T51 at the Australian Masters in his homeland late in the season. 2007: Made just eight starts on the Nationwide Tour in 2006-07, with two made cuts. 2005: Concluded the Nationwide Tour season No. 73 on the money list, with $68,658. Notched two top-10 finishes, with a best finish of T4 at the Gila River Golf Classic. A 15-under 273 left him five shots behind tournament champion David McKenzie. 2003: Finished T14 at the Jacob's Creek Open. Has also played on the Australasian Tour and the Asian PGA TOUR. Two-time winner of the Tasmanian Open (1997-98).
Personal

Lists qualifying for the 2003 British Open as his biggest thrill in golf. Biggest thrill outside of golf was the birth of his kids.

Lists Peter Daicos as his hero.

Got his start in golf by using an old set of his grandmother's clubs.

Non-golf related jobs include working as a sports reporter and a bartender.

Favorite golf course played is St. Andrews. Would most like to play Augusta National.

Never travels without his laptop.

Favorite professional team is the Collingwood Football Club. Favorite TV show is "Seinfeld." Favorite movie is 'The Hangover." Favorite entertainer is Michael Jackson. Favorite book is Confessions of an Economic Hitman. Favorite food is steak. Favorite city to visit is Las Vegas. Would round out his dream foursome with Greg Norman, Bill Clinton and Miss USA.

Bucket list includes taking his wife on a second honeymoon.
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