Marcus Fraser (golfer)

Marcus Fraser (born 26 July 1978) is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and Asian Tour.

Marcus Fraser
Fraser at the 2008 KLM Open
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Fraser
Born	(1978-07-26) 26 July 1978 (age 47) Corowa, NSW, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Australia
Spouse	Carlie ​ (m. 2008)​
Career
Turned professional	2002
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	European Tour Challenge Tour Von Nida Tour
Professional wins	7
Highest ranking	51 (3 February 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Asian Tour	2
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Challenge Tour	3
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T47: 2013
U.S. Open	T45: 2007
The Open Championship	T20: 2015

Career

Born in Corowa, New South Wales, Fraser spent his early years working at a supermarket. He completed a distinguished amateur career in 2002, finishing as the top individual in the Eisenhower Trophy world teams event.

He turned professional in 2002 and completed his first seasons playing on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour. In 2003, he won three tournaments in one month, the Danish Open, the Talma Finnish Challenge and the Russian Open, which was also a European Tour event. The last of those wins secured his card on the European Tour for 2004. He has maintained his playing status since by consistently finishing inside the top 120 on the Order of Merit, with a best of 25th place in 2012. Fraser has played in over 200 events on the European Tour and his best world ranking position was 51st. He is one of the shortest driving guys on Tour, averaging 271 yards off the tee in 2016.

On 25 April 2010, Fraser won the 2010 Ballantine's Championship with a closing 69 to finish four shots clear. Fraser claimed his first victory in seven years, completing a wire-to-wire win during a weather reduced 54 hole event.^[2]

In June 2012, Fraser lost out in a playoff to Danny Willett at the BMW International Open in Cologne. He led after a 64 during round one, but finished with a bogey on the 72nd hole to fall into a playoff. Fraser three-putted the fourth extra hole to lose the tournament when Willett made his chip and putt for par.

Fraser won his third European Tour title at the inaugural Maybank Championship Malaysia in February 2016. He capitalised on a late collapse by leader Lee Soo-min, who had led by two with three holes to play. He won by two strokes, as Lee dropped four strokes in his final three holes, to end a winless drought of almost six years, during which he played in 119 events.^[3]

He played in the first Olympic Golf Tournament since 1904 representing Australia with Scott Hend, due to the retirements of compatriots Jason Day, Adam Scott and Marc Leishman. After one round, he led the tournament, posting an 8-under-par 63, setting an Olympic record (tied by Matt Kuchar in the last day). Fraser shot a two-under 69 in the second round, holding the 36-hole lead. He had a bad weekend (72-72) but was still able to finish T5.

Amateur wins

• 1999 Victorian Amateur Championship
• 2001 Asia Pacific Championship
• 2002 New Zealand Amateur

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Aug 2003	BMW Russian Open1	−19 (68-65-68-68=269)	Playoff	Martin Wiegele
2	25 Apr 2010	Ballantine's Championship2,3	−12 (65-70-69=204)*	4 strokes	Gareth Maybin, Brett Rumford
3	21 Feb 2016	Maybank Championship Malaysia2	−15 (66-69-66-68=269)	2 strokes	Lee Soo-min, Miguel Tabuena

*Note: The 2010 Ballantine's Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to bad weather.
¹Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
³Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2003	BMW Russian Open	Martin Wiegele	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2008	Sportsbet Australian Masters	Rod Pampling	Lost to par on third extra hole
3	2012	BMW International Open	Danny Willett	Lost to par on fourth extra hole
4	2013	Ballantine's Championship	Brett Rumford, Peter Whiteford	Rumford won with eagle on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	25 Apr 2010	Ballantine's Championship1,2	−12 (65-70-69=204)*	4 strokes	Gareth Maybin, Brett Rumford
2	21 Feb 2016	Maybank Championship Malaysia1	−15 (66-69-66-68=269)	2 strokes	Lee Soo-min, Miguel Tabuena

*Note: The 2010 Ballantine's Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to bad weather.
¹Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
²Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2013	Ballantine's Championship	Brett Rumford, Peter Whiteford	Rumford won with eagle on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	24 Jan 2021	Gippsland Super 6	−2 (22)	1 stroke	Alessandro Noseda

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2008	Sportsbet Australian Masters	Rod Pampling	Lost to par on third extra hole
2	2011	Australian PGA Championship	Robert Allenby, Greg Chalmers	Chalmers won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Jun 2003	Nykredit Danish Open	−12 (70-71-69-66=276)	3 strokes	Grégory Bourdy, Joakim Rask
2	3 Aug 2003	Talma Finnish Challenge	−13 (67-66-71-71=275)	Playoff	Tony Edlund
3	17 Aug 2003	BMW Russian Open1	−19 (68-65-68-68=269)	Playoff	Martin Wiegele

¹Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2003	Talma Finnish Challenge	Tony Edlund	Won with eagle on third extra hole
2	2003	BMW Russian Open	Martin Wiegele	Won with par on second extra hole

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	30 Mar 2003	Volvo Trucks Klassic	−23 (68-66-69-66=269)	8 strokes	Gavin Hills

Results in major championships

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open			T45
The Open Championship	CUT	T35
PGA Championship

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open				CUT		T64
The Open Championship			CUT	T54		T20	CUT
PGA Championship			T66	T47			T73

Tournament	2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Championship		T45	T24	T60			60	T58
Match Play				R32			T51
Invitational	T58						T38
Champions	T63		T42				T70

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2001 (winners)
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2002 (individual leader)
• Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2002 (winners)
• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1999, 2000 (winner), 2001