Us Open Champ Geoff Ogilvy

Us Open Champ Geoff Ogilvy

Summary: Geoff Ogilvy made a big splash in the world of golf this year by winning the prestigious US Open. Suddenly, he was on everyone's lips and they were all asking the same questions: Who is Geoff Ogilvy and where did he come from?

Ogilvy is an Australian golfer who currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. This may come as a surprise to many but the US Open was actually Ogilvy's third championship on the PGA Tour. He previously won the Chrysler Classic of Tucson and the ...

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Article Body: Geoff Ogilvy made a big splash in the world of golf this year by winning the prestigious US Open. Suddenly, he was on everyone's lips and they were all asking the same questions: Who is Geoff Ogilvy and where did he come from?

Ogilvy is an Australian golfer who currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. This may come as a surprise to many but the US Open was actually Ogilvy's third championship on the PGA Tour. He previously won the Chrysler Classic of Tucson and the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship last February before bagging the U.S. Open title in June. By virtue of this string of victories, Ogilvy barged into golf's elite World Top for the first time, rising to as high as number eight.

Ogilvy was simply electric in the US Open, finishing his round with a champion's flourish and making improbable pars on the last two holes, a -foot chip shot at the th and a downhill six-footer on the th. He was lucky, too, as American Phil Mickelson gave up a two shot lead with three holes to play.

As the first Australian player to win a major golf tournament in years (since Steve Elkington at the PGA Championship), the -year-old Ogilvy has been hailed as a hero in his homeland.

Tony Hallam, CEO of Golf Australia, stated, "The reaction of the Australian public and the Australian golf community to Geoff's achievement has been phenomenal. Geoff's victory is particularly significant for golf in Australia and for golfing fans who were willing an Australian to win a Major after an year drought. No doubt this will inspire more young Australians to be successful on the international sporting field."

Ogilvy turned professional in May of and won a European Tour card at that year's Qualifying school. He played on the European Tour in and , finishing th in his first season and improving to th in his second. He joined the U.S. based PGA Tour in , and finished in the top in each of his first five seasons. His first professional tournament win came in at the PGA Tour's Chrysler Classic of Tucson. In February he beat Davis Love III in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.