Josh Geary

Josh Geary
Josh Geary
Personal information
Born	11 December 1984 (age 39); Invercargill, New Zealand
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Sporting nationality	New Zealand
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia; Web.com Tour; Challenge Tour; Canadian Tour; OneAsia Tour; China Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Other	16
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2009
Achievements and awards
Charles Tour; Order of Merit winner
Charles Tour; Order of Merit winner	2023

Josh Geary (born 11 December 1984) is a New Zealand professional golfer who plays on the Challenge Tour.

Professional career[edit]

Geary turned professional in 2007 and played primarily on the Canadian Tour until 2010. He won the Saskatchewan Open in 2008 and was runner-up in the 2010 The Economical Insurance Group Seaforth Country Classic behind Kent Eger. He was also a runner-up in the 2009 New Zealand PGA Championship and 4th in the New Zealand Open the following week, events co-sanctioned with the Nationwide Tour.^[1]

In 2011, Geary played a full season on the Nationwide Tour. In 25 starts, his best finish was tied for 5th place in the Midwest Classic. He was third in the New Zealand Open at the end of the year. Geary played five events at the start of the 2012 Nationwide Tour season but missed the cut on each occasion. From 2012 to early 2015, Geary played mostly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the OneAsia Tour. He tied for third place in the 2013 New Zealand PGA Championship and won the Western Australian Open later that year. He lost in a playoff for the 2014 Mazda New South Wales Open and was a joint runner-up in the 2015 New Zealand PGA Championship.^[1]

In 2015, Geary played in the second season of the PGA Tour China. He won three tournaments and finished second in the Order of Merit to gain a place on the Web.com Tour for 2016. At the start of 2016, he was again a joint runner-up in the New Zealand PGA Championship. Geary played 16 events on the Web.com Tour but only the cut 5 times with a best place finish of 6th in the Servientrega Championship.^[1]

Geary played on the China Tour in 2017, winning the Yulongwan Yunnan Open.^[1] At the end of 2017, he finished in 9th place in the European Tour Q-school to gain a place on the tour for 2018.^[2] Geary played 22 events on the 2018 European Tour but only has one top-10 finish and was 177th in the Order of Merit. At the end of 2018, he again played well in the European Tour Q-school, missing out on qualification for the main tour by a single stroke but gaining a place on the Challenge Tour for 2019. Geary started 2019 with a runner-up finish in the New Zealand Open and was also runner-up in the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge.

Professional wins (17)[edit]

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	13 Oct 2013	John Hughes/Nexus Risk Services WA Open	73-68-67-65=273	−15	5 strokes	Kristopher Mueck

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	Mazda NSW Open	Anthony Brown	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (1)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	6 Jul 2008	Saskatchewan Open	67-67-71-66=271	−17	1 stroke	George Bradford

China Tour wins (4)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	5 Apr 2015	Buick Open	73-70-69-68=280	−8	1 stroke	Wang Jeung-hun
2	31 May 2015	Lanhai Open	67-72-68-69=276	−12	1 stroke	Wang Jeung-hun
3	4 Oct 2015	Yulongwan Yunnan Open	66-65-64-71=266	−22	1 stroke	Gunn Charoenkul
4	13 Aug 2017	Yulongwan Yunnan Open (2)	66-63-66-64=259	−25	7 strokes	Gunn Charoenkul

Charles Tour wins (8)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	18 May 2008	Carrus Tauranga Open	68-67-67-64=266	−14	Playoff	Grant Moorhead
2	29 Sep 2013	Carrus Open (2)	66-67-64-65=262	−18	8 strokes	Richard Lee, Troy Ropiha
3	20 Apr 2014	Recreational Services Akarana Open	62-64-70=196	−14	2 strokes	Peter Lee
4	7 Apr 2019	Barfoot and Thompson Akarana Open (2)	63-64-67-68=262	−18	2 strokes	Michael Hendry, Kang Dong-woo
5	20 Mar 2022	Renaissance Brewery NZ Stroke Play Championship	68-68-73-65=274	−14	1 stroke	Sam Jones (a)
6	16 Oct 2022	DVS Clearwater Open	68-68-69=205	−11	2 strokes	Sam Jones (a), Kang Dong-woo
7	1 Oct 2023	Carrus Tauranga Open (3)	63-67-64-71=265	−15	1 stroke	Tyler Hodge
8	22 Oct 2023	TSB Taranaki Open	65-71-70-66=272	−16	6 strokes	Mark Brown, Tyler Hodge

Golf Tour of New Zealand wins (1)[edit]

2006 Carrus Tauranga Open (as an amateur)

Other wins (2)[edit]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	24 Feb 2023	Jennian Homes Brian Perry Classic	67-67=134	−8	3 strokes	Charlie Smail
2	16 Dec 2023	The Hills Invitational Pro-Am	69-66=135	−9	3 strokes	Nick Voke

Results in major championships[edit]

Tournament	2009
The Open Championship	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Geary only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances[edit]

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 2004, 2006
Nomura Cup (representing New Zealand): 2005
Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2006

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Josh Geary China Tour". China Tour. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
^ "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

External links[edit]

Josh Geary at the European Tour official site
Josh Geary at the PGA Tour official site
Josh Geary at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
Josh Geary at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[ct-1] "Josh Geary China Tour". China Tour. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

[2] "Final Qualifying Stage – Leaderboard". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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