Harrison Crowe (born 15 October 2001) is an Australian professional golfer. In 2022, he won the New South Wales Open and the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.
| Harrison Crowe | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 October 2001 Bexley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Residence | Bexley, Sydney, Australia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2023 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2023 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2023 |
Amateur career
editCrowe had a stellar amateur career, topped off by winning the 2022 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand, which earned him major championship starts at both the 2023 Masters Tournament and the 2023 Open Championship.[1] In 2022, Crowe went viral after he executed a trick shot at the Old Course at St Andrews, hitting a ball from the pavement outside a pub, over nearby buildings and onto the 18th green.[2][3]
Crowe won the Victorian Amateur Championship back-to-back in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, he won the Australian Master of the Amateurs and the 2022 New South Wales Amateur Championship, where he was runner-up in 2023. He represented Australia at the 2022 Eisenhower Trophy and won the 2023 Bonallack Trophy with the Asia/Pacific team.[4]
In 2022, Crowe won the New South Wales Open at Concord Golf Club, becoming the first to win both the New South Wales Amateur and Open in the same year since Jim Ferrier in 1938.[5] He was also runner-up at the PGA Classic at The National, another PGA Tour of Australasia event. He rose to 23rd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[4]
Professional career
editCrowe turned professional in September 2023 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia, capitalizing on the exemption he received for winning the NSW Open. He was runner-up at the 2023 Queensland PGA Championship.[6]
Amateur wins
edit- 2017 Tasmanian Junior Masters
- 2018 Bonville Champions Trophy
- 2020 Victorian Amateur Championship
- 2021 Victorian Amateur Championship
- 2022 Australian Master of the Amateurs, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
Source:[4]
Professional wins (1)
editPGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Mar 2022 | Golf Challenge NSW Open (as an amateur) |
−18 (64-64-67=195)* | 1 stroke | Blake Windred
|
*Note: The 2022 Golf Challenge NSW Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Australian Boys' Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2018, 2019
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2018, 2019
- Australian Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2022, 2023
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2022
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2023 (winners)
Source:[4]
References
edit- ^ "Harrison Crowe joins the pro ranks". Golf Australia. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Byrne, Declan (3 April 2023). "How young Australian golfer Harrison Crowe went from viral sensation to Masters debutant". ABC. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (3 April 2023). "Aussie amateur who went viral for hitting a shot from the Dunvegan pub onto 18th green at the Old Course set to make Masters debut". Golfweek. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Harrison Crowe". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Harrison Crowe Bio". The Masters. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (6 September 2023). "Amateur star Harrison Crowe turns professional". Golf Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
External links
edit- Harrison Crowe at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Harrison Crowe at the Official World Golf Ranking official site