# Craig Parry

Craig David Parry (born 12 January 1966) is an Australian professional golfer. He 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.

## Career as professional golfer

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 1992, 1994 and 1996).
Parry first came to the attention of American golf fans during the 1992 Masters Tournament. After finishing tied for 11th in the 1991 U.S. Open, he qualified for the following year's Masters. Parry shared the lead after 36 holes and took sole possession after the third round. However, on Sunday he faltered and finished the tourney tied for 13th.
He 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-10 finishes on the Order of Merit: third in 1989 and fifth 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 Ranking.

### National team participation

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.

## Personal life

Parry was born in Sunshine, Victoria. Parry is married with three children, and divides his time between Sydney, Australia and Orlando, Florida.

## Professional wins (23)
### PGA Tour wins (2)

* Legend
* World Golf Championships (1)
* Other PGA Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 25 Aug 2002 | WGC-NEC Invitational | −16 (72-65-66-65=268) | 4 strokes | Robert Allenby, Fred Funk |
| 2 | 10 May 2004 | Ford Championship at Doral | −17 (71-65-67-68=271) | Playoff | Scott Verplank |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2004 | Ford Championship at Doral | Scott Verplank | Won with eagle on first extra hole |

### European Tour wins (6)

* Legend
* World Golf Championships (1)
* Other European Tour (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 11 Jun 1989 | Wang Four Stars | −15 (67-71-66-69=273) | Playoff | Ian Woosnam |
| 2 | 27 Aug 1989 | German Open | −18 (66-70-66-64=266) | Playoff | Mark James |
| 3 | 19 May 1991 | Lancia Martini Italian Open | −9 (71-71-67-70=279) | 1 stroke | Ian Woosnam |
| 4 | 13 Jul 1991 | Bell's Scottish Open | −12 (65-67-69-67=268) | 1 stroke | Mark McNulty |
| 5 | 25 Aug 2002 | WGC-NEC Invitational | −16 (72-65-66-65=268) | 4 strokes | Robert Allenby, Fred Funk |
| 6 | 6 Feb 2005 | Heineken Classic$^1$ | −14 (69-66-65-70=270) | Playoff | Nick O'Hern |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
European Tour playoff record (3–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1989 | Wang Four Stars | Ian Woosnam | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1989 | German Open | Mark James | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2005 | Heineken Classic | Nick O'Hern | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |

### PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

* Legend
* Flagship events (1)
* Other PGA of Japan Tour (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 16 Apr 1989 | Bridgestone Aso Open | −16 (67-69-70-66=272) | 6 strokes | Yoshiyuki Isomura |
| 2 | 5 Oct 1997 | Japan Open Golf Championship | +2 (73-73-70-70=286) | 1 stroke | Frankie Miñoza, Seiki Okuda, Masashi Ozaki |

### Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 27 Apr 1997 | Satelindo Indonesia Open | −8 (67-70-74-69=280) | 2 strokes | Des Terblanche |

### PGA Tour of Australasia wins (12)

* Legend
* Flagship events (1)
* Other PGA Tour of Australasia (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 26 Oct 1987 | National Panasonic New South Wales Open | +1 (65-71-74-79=289) | 1 stroke | Wayne Riley |
| 2 | 1 Mar 1992 | CIG New South Wales Open (2) | −7 (65-73-69-70=277) | Playoff | Ken Trimble |
| 3 | 22 Nov 1992 | Ford Australian PGA Championship | −15 (67-67-67-68=269) | 3 strokes | Peter McWhinney |
| 4 | 20 Feb 1994 | Microsoft Australian Masters | −10 (74-70-70-68=282) | 3 strokes | Ernie Els |
| 5 | 26 Feb 1995 | Canon Challenge | −13 (69-69-72-65=275) | 3 strokes | Wayne Smith |
| 6 | 3 Dec 1995 | Greg Norman's Holden Classic | −16 (65-67-71-73=276) | 1 stroke | Michael Campbell |
| 7 | 18 Feb 1996 | Ericsson Masters (2) | −13 (71-66-71-71=279) | 2 strokes | Bradley Hughes |
| 8 | 21 Dec 1997 | Schweppes Coolum Classic | −12 (70-68-71-67=276) | 3 strokes | Robert Allenby |
| 9 | 21 Nov 1999 | Ford South Australian Open | −14 (70-70-70-64=274) | 5 strokes | Raymond Russell |
| 10 | 13 Jan 2002 | TelstraSaturn Hyundai New Zealand Open | −11 (67-69-69-68=273) | 5 strokes | Steven Alker, Michael Campbell, Stephen Leaney |
| 11 | 6 Feb 2005 | Heineken Classic$^1$ | −14 (69-66-65-70=270) | Playoff | Nick O'Hern |
| 12 | 16 Dec 2007 | MFS Australian Open | −11 (74-64-70-69=277) | 1 stroke | Won Joon Lee, Nick O'Hern, Brandt Snedeker |
$^1$Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 1988 | Australian Masters | Ian Baker-Finch, Roger Mackay | Baker-Finch won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1990 | Australian Open | John Morse | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1992 | CIG New South Wales Open | Ken Trimble | Won with par on third extra hole |
| 4 | 2003 | MasterCard Masters | Robert Allenby, Jarrod Moseley, Adam Scott | Allenby won with birdie on second extra hole Moseley and Parry eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 5 | 2005 | Heineken Classic | Nick O'Hern | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 6 | 2011 | BMW New Zealand Open | Brad Kennedy | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |

### Canadian Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 6 Sep 1987 | Payless Canadian Tournament Players Championship | −10 (65-71-72-66=274) | Playoff | John Cyboran |

### Other wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 16 Feb 1992 | Pyramid Australian Masters | −9 (72-76-67-68=283) | 3 strokes | Greg Norman |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 |
| Masters Tournament | | |
| U.S. Open | | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Masters Tournament | CUT | | T13 | T45 | T30 | | | | | T48 |
| U.S. Open | 46 | T11 | T33 | T3 | T25 | | T90 | T43 | | T34 |
| The Open Championship | T22 | 8 | T28 | T59 | T77 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T4 |
| PGA Championship | T40 | T43 | | T31 | T19 | CUT | T65 | CUT | T71 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2008 |
| Masters Tournament | T25 | | T39 | CUT | T25 | |
| U.S. Open | T37 | CUT | CUT | T60 | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T36 | CUT | T59 | CUT | CUT | T70 |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T55 | CUT | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 33 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 17 (1990 U.S. Open – 1994 PGA)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

## Results in The Players Championship

| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| The Players Championship | T61 | T15 | T6 | CUT | T14 | CUT | T53 | T22 | CUT | 69 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| The Players Championship | T22 | T33 | T57 | CUT | T13 | T40 | T22 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.

## World Golf Championships
### Wins (1)

| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
| 2002 | WGC-NEC Invitational | Tied for lead | −16 (72-65-66-65=268) | 4 strokes | Robert Allenby, Fred Funk |

### Results timeline

| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 |
| Match Play | R32 | R64 | R32 | | R64 | | R32 | | |
| Championship | T20 | | NT$^1$ | T49 | T54 | | | 58 | T73 |
| Invitational | T3 | | | 1 | T64 | T65 | T58 | | 79 |
$^1$Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied NT = No Tournament

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners)
Professional
* Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia):: 1988, 1989, 1990 (winners), 1991
* Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999
* Presidents Cup (International Team): 1994, 1996, 1998 (winners)
* World Cup (representing Australia): 2002