Brett Rumford

Brett Michael Rumford (born 27 July 1977) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, having formerly been a member on both the PGA Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia.
Rumford was born and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He started playing golf at age ten, quickly showing a natural eye–hand coordination which translated to a well-respected short game. He represented Australia in amateur golf (teamed with future PGA Tour players Aaron Baddeley and Brendan Jones along with Kim Felton) and was a member of the elite AIS golf program. He has always been known for his quiet personality and tremendous work ethic, which has helped him bounce back from 'flat' parts of his career.
In 1999, Rumford won the PGA Tour of Australasia's ANZ Players Championship as an amateur, and he turned professional the following year. He has been a member of the European Tour since 2001, and has won five European Tour events, the 2003 Aa St Omer Open, the 2004 Irish Open, the 2007 Omega European Masters, the 2013 Ballantine's Championship and the 2013 Volvo China Open. His best year-end ranking on the Order of Merit has been 37th in 2004.
Rumford played on the PGA Tour in 2008, after earning his card through qualifying school, finishing the season ranked 149th in the FedEx Cup standings. He returned to play on the European Tour in 2009.
In April 2013, Rumford won for the fourth time on the European Tour and for the first time in six years at the Ballantine's Championship in South Korea. In a sudden-death playoff, Rumford eagled the first extra hole to defeat Marcus Fraser and Peter Whiteford. In the playoff, after both opponents had failed to reach the par-five 18th in two, Rumford fired his approach to within four feet of the hole to set up the eagle and seal victory. The following week he continued his good form winning the Volvo China Open, his fifth on the European Tour, his score of −16 giving him a four stroke winning margin over Mikko Ilonen. With this win he became the 31st golfer to win consecutive events on the European Tour and the first since Branden Grace in January 2012 and moved to the top of the Race to Dubai standings.

• 1998 Australian Amateur, Lake Macquarie Amateur

European Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Jun 2003	Aa St Omer Open1	−15 (64-70-68-67=269)	5 strokes	Ben Mason
2	25 Jul 2004	Nissan Irish Open	−14 (66-71-70-67=274)	4 strokes	Pádraig Harrington, Raphaël Jacquelin
3	9 Sep 2007	Omega European Masters	−16 (68-66-66-68=268)	Playoff	Phillip Archer
4	28 Apr 2013	Ballantine's Championship2	−11 (73-67-69-68=277)	Playoff	Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford
5	5 May 2013	Volvo China Open3	−16 (68-67-69-68=272)	4 strokes	Mikko Ilonen

1 Co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour
2 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
3 Co-sanctioned with the OneAsia Tour

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2007	Omega European Masters	Phillip Archer	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2013	Ballantine's Championship	Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford	Won with eagle on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	28 Apr 2013	Ballantine's Championship1	−11 (73-67-69-68=277)	Playoff	Marcus Fraser, Peter Whiteford

1 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	5 May 2013	Volvo China Open1	−16 (68-67-69-68=272)	4 strokes	Mikko Ilonen

1 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Jun 2003	Aa St Omer Open1	−15 (64-70-68-67=269)	5 strokes	Ben Mason

1 Co-sanctioned with the European Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

• 1999 ANZ Players Championship (as amateur)
• 2015 TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship

Other wins (1)

• 2005 Western Australian Open

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1998