Jake McLeod

Jake McLeod
Jake McLeod
Personal information
Full name	Jake Ian McLeod
Born	13 August 1994 (age 30); Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Weight	178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
Turned professional	2015
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia; European Tour
Professional wins	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2019
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia; Order of Merit winner
PGA Tour of Australasia; Order of Merit winner	2018

Jake Ian McLeod (born 13 August 1994) is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 2018, he won the tour's Order of Merit, the same year he received his first professional win.

Career

McLeod turned professional in 2015. His first professional win came in 2018 at the New South Wales Open, beating Cameron John by two strokes.^[2] His 62 in the third round of the tournament beat the course record at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club.^[1]

McLeod won the Order of Merit on the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2018, earning a one-year exemption to the PGA European Tour in 2019 and an invitation to the 2019 Open Championship.^[3]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	11 Nov 2018	AVJennings NSW Open	−20 (67-68-62-71=268)	2 strokes	Cameron John

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2016	South Pacific Open Championship	Adam Blyth	Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2019
Championship	T45
Match Play
Invitational
Champions	T57

Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Queensland): 2013 (winners), 2014, 2015

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 Pengilly, Adam (10 November 2018). "'I don't know how it happened': Young gun fires magical course record". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ Tucker, Jim (11 November 2018). "NSW Open: Jake McLeod finally 'gets it done' for his first title". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ Speros, Bill (4 December 2018). "VIDEO: Jake McLeod sacrifices man bun to help Jarrod Lyle Family Trust". Golfweek. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

External links

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Jake McLeod at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
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[SMH-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Pengilly, Adam (10 November 2018). "'I don't know how it happened': Young gun fires magical course record". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[CM-2] Tucker, Jim (11 November 2018). "NSW Open: Jake McLeod finally 'gets it done' for his first title". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[Golfweek-3] Speros, Bill (4 December 2018). "VIDEO: Jake McLeod sacrifices man bun to help Jarrod Lyle Family Trust". Golfweek. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

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