open pga usopen extour birth_place weight sunwins height prowins birth_date yearpro residence masters image article_title name
t54 : 2009 dnp t54 : 2009 european tour pga tour sunshine tour triangle , zimbabwe 72 kg lb st on 5 1.83 0 5 20 january 1974 1997 johannesburg , south africa dnp andrew mclardy.jpg andrew mclardy
 andrew mclardy
andrew mclardy

andrew mclardy -lrb- born 20 january 1974 -rrb- is a south african professional golfer .
mclardy was born in triangle , zimbabwe to scottish parents .
he had a successful amateur career , including representing south africa twice in the eisenhower trophy , before turning professional in 1997 .
he joined the southern africa tour , now the sunshine tour , where he has accumulated five wins .
in 1998 , mclardy qualified for the european tour via qualifying school .
he finished inside the top 100 on the order of merit in both his first two seasons , before he moved to the united states to try his hand at the pga tour .
he finished tied for fifth at the pga tour qualifying tournament in december 2000 , to earn a card for the 2001 season .
however , he was largely unsuccessful during his rookie season , and spent 2002 and 2003 on the second tier nationwide tour .
mclardy returned to europe in 2004 , regaining full playing status on the european tour for 2005 through qualifying school .
he finished every season from 2005 to 2009 inside the top 110 on the order of merit , with a career high ranking of 62nd in 2007 .
