Warren Abery

{{short description|South African professional golfer}}

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Warren Abery (born 28 June 1973) is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the Sunshine Tour where he won seven times between 1998 and 2011.{{Cite web |title=Players, Warren Abery |url=https://sunshinetour.com/player-detail/?player=ABE002 |website=Sunshine Tour |access-date=3 September 2021}}

Early life

Abery was born in Durban, South Africa. He won the 1995 South African Amateur.

Professional career

In 1997, Abery turned professional and the same year he joined the Sunshine Tour, where he found immediate success. He gained a place on the European Tour in 2006 and 2012 via qualifying school but was unable to retain his card.{{Cite web |title=Players, Warren Abery |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/3184/ |website=European Tour |access-date=3 September 2021}}

Personal life

Abery resides in Ballito.

Amateur wins

  • 1994 Natal Amateur
  • 1995 Natal Amateur, South African Amateur{{Cite web|title=Sanlam South African Amateur Championship|url=https://www.golfrsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SA-Amateur-screen.pdf|website=Golf South Africa |access-date=3 September 2021}}

Professional wins (8)

=Sunshine Tour wins (7)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|4 Sep 1998

|Absa Bank Corporate Challenge

|−10 (67-67-72=206)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Brett Liddle, {{flagicon|GRE}} Pelop Panagopoulos,
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Bryan Prytz

align=center|2

|align=right|10 Nov 2001

|Graceland Challenge

|−11 (69-70-66=205)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Richard Sterne

align=center|3

|align=right|20 Feb 2005

|Telkom PGA Championship

|−15 (68-68-68-69=273)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Charl Schwartzel, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco van Zyl

align=center|4

|align=right|5 Feb 2006

|Nashua Masters

|−15 (67-63-67-68=265)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Doug McGuigan

align=center|5

|align=right|30 June 2007

|Nashua Golf Challenge

|−9 (69-67-71=207)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson da Silva

align=center|6

|align=right|4 Nov 2010

|Nashua Masters (2)

|−13 (66-67-65-69=267)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Oliver Bekker, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Branden Grace,
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Alex Haindl

align=center|7

|align=right|10 Nov 2011

|Nedbank Affinity Cup

|−11 (70-65-70=205)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Andrew Curlewis, {{flagicon|ZAF}} Prinavin Nelson

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–3)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|2003

|Canon Classic

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Tyrol Auret

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|align=center|2

|2006

|Limpopo Classic

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Bradford Vaughan

|

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|align=center|3

|2007

|Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Adilson da Silva

|Lost to birdie on second extra hole

=Other wins (1)=

  • 2005 Sun City Touring Pro-Am

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!2006

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Note: Abery only played in The Open Championship.

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!2005

align="left"|Match Play

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align="left"|Championship

|69

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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.igfgolf.org/watc/mens-records/ |title=World Amateur Team Championships – Men's Records |publisher=International Golf Federation |access-date=3 September 2021}}

See also

References

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