Matthew Millar (golfer)

{{short description|Australian professional golfer}}

{{for|the Australian footballer|Matthew Millar (soccer)}}

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{{BLP sources|date=September 2011}}

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Matthew Millar (born 5 September 1976) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Career

Millar turned professional in 1999. From 2006 to 2009 he played on the European Tour, having come through all three stages of qualifying school; his best year-end result was 115th on the 2006 Order of Merit. Millar recorded four top-10 finishes on the tour, with a best finish of joint-fourth place in the 2007 New Zealand Open.

Millar qualified for the 2011 Open Championship through International Final Qualifying, his only appearance in a major championship.[http://www.pga.com/news/european-tour/matt-millar-kurt-barnes-and-rick-kulacz-earn-spots-in-british-open-australian Millar, Barnes and Kulacz earn spots at British Open in Australian qualifier] He made the cut and finished in 63rd place.

Since 2010 has played primarily on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the OneAsia tour. He has won twice on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning the Holden New Zealand PGA Championship in March 2015 and the Rebel Sport Masters in January 2018.

Professional wins (2)

=PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)=

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!Runner(s)-up

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|align=right|8 Mar 2015

|Holden New Zealand PGA Championship

|−18 (68-67-64-71=270)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Drakeford, {{flagicon|NZL}} Josh Geary,
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kristopher Mueck

align=center|2

|align=right|14 Jan 2018

|Rebel Sport Masters

|−11 (72-67-67-67=273)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|NZL}} David Smail

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

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|2016

|Oates Vic Open

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Long

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2017

|Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel Pearce

|Lost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!2011

align=left|The Open Championship

|T63

Note: Millar only played in The Open Championship.

"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

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|70

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|T68

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|T67

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"T" = Tied

See also

References

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