Rodger Davis

Rodger Miles Davis (born 18 May 1951) is an Australian professional golfer.

Rodger Davis
Personal information
Full name	Rodger Miles Davis
Born	(1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 (age 74) Sydney, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Palm Beach, NSW, Australia
Career
Turned professional	1974
Current tour(s)	European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia European Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	30
Highest ranking	7 (19 July 1987)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	7
PGA Tour of Australasia	14
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	8
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	29th: 1988
PGA Championship	T52: 1988
U.S. Open	T36: 1987
The Open Championship	T2: 1987
Achievements and awards
New Zealand Golf Circuit money list winner 1979–80 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner 1990, 1991

Early life

Davis was born in Sydney, Australia.

Professional career

In 1974, Davis turned professional and spent his regular career playing mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour.

He won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 1990 and 1991. He made the top ten of the European Tour Order of Merit four times in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His seven European Tour wins included two of Europe's most prestigious tournaments; the British PGA Championship, which he won in 1986 at Wentworth Club, and the season ending Volvo Masters, which he claimed in 1991. His best finish on the PGA Tour was a tie for fifth at the 1986 NEC World Series of Golf.

Davis was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 29 weeks between 1987 and 1992.^[2] In the 1987 Open Championship, Davis shot a first round of 64 at Muirfield to lead the tournament by three strokes after the opening round. He finished the championship in a tie for 2nd place with American Paul Azinger, a stroke behind the champion Nick Faldo. The 1987 Open Championship is Davis' best finish in a major championship.

Davis represented Australia in team competitions several times, and was a member of his country's winning three-man team at the 1986 Alfred Dunhill Cup.

As a senior, he played mainly on the U.S.-based Champions Tour (2001–05), where he won once, the 2003 Toshiba Senior Classic. He played on the European Seniors Tour in 2011 and 2012.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1973 Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (30)

European Tour wins (7)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	11 Jul 1981	State Express Classic	−5 (70-68-74-71=283)	2 strokes	Greg Norman
2	26 May 1986	Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship	−7 (70-72-71-68=281)	Playoff	Des Smyth
3	12 Jun 1988	Wang Four Stars National Pro-Celebrity	−13 (69-63-71-72=275)	1 stroke	José María Cañizares, Eamonn Darcy
4	29 Apr 1990	Peugeot Spanish Open	−11 (74-69-68-66=277)	1 stroke	Nick Faldo, Peter Fowler, Bernhard Langer
5	17 Jun 1990	Wang Four Stars	−17 (67-72-65-67=271)	Playoff	Mike Clayton, Bill Malley, Mark McNulty
6	27 Oct 1991	Volvo Masters	−4 (68-73-68-71=280)	1 stroke	Nick Faldo
7	2 May 1993	Air France Cannes Open	−13 (68-64-69-70=271)	Playoff	Mark McNulty

European Tour playoff record (3–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1986	Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship	Des Smyth	Won with bogey on third extra hole
2	1986	German Open	Bernhard Langer	Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
3	1990	Wang Four Stars	Mike Clayton, Bill Malley, Mark McNulty	Won with birdie on seventh extra hole Malley and McNulty eliminated by par on first hole
4	1991	Mercedes German Masters	Bernhard Langer	Lost to par on first extra hole
5	1993	Air France Cannes Open	Mark McNulty	Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (14)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	14 Aug 1977	Nedlands Masters	−11 (69-69-67-72=277)	2 strokes	Allen Cooper
2	9 Oct 1977	McCallum's South Coast Open	−13 (67-66-69-69=271)	4 strokes	Terry Gale
3	18 Feb 1979	Victorian Open	[phone]=291)	Playoff	Geoff Parslow, Gary Player
4	10 Nov 1985	Victorian PGA Championship	−18 (68-66-69-67=270)	7 strokes	Ossie Moore
5	16 Nov 1986	National Panasonic Australian Open	−10 (67-71-72-68=278)	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch, Graham Marsh, Bob Shearer
6	30 Nov 1986 (1987 season)	Air New Zealand Shell Open	−13 (63-65-67-72=267)	3 strokes	Bob Shearer, Curtis Strange
7	7 Dec 1986 (1987 season)	Nissan-Mobil New Zealand Open	−18 (67-62-65-68=262)	8 strokes	Bob Shearer
8	4 Dec 1988	Bicentennial Classic	−17 (68-67-68-68=271)	Playoff	Fred Couples
9	19 Nov 1989	Ford New South Wales Open	−15 (71-65-71-70=277)	9 strokes	Bradley Hughes
10	14 Jan 1990	Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup	−17 (64-67-71-69=271)	Playoff	Curtis Strange
11	20 Jan 1991	SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic	−10 (70-70-67-71=278)	1 stroke	Frank Nobilo
12	10 Mar 1991	AMP New Zealand Open (2)	−11 (67-66-73-67=273)	2 strokes	Frank Nobilo
13	12 Jan 1992	SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic (2)	−5 (72-67-67-77=283)	2 strokes	Grant Waite
14	13 Dec 1992	Coolum Classic	−17 (68-70-68-65=271)	7 strokes	Mike Clayton

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1979	Victorian Open	Geoff Parslow, Gary Player	Won with birdie on second extra hole
2	1980	Australian Masters	Gene Littler	Lost to bogey on first extra hole
3	1988	Bicentennial Classic	Fred Couples	Won with par on second extra hole
4	1990	Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup	Curtis Strange	Won with eagle on second extra hole

Other Australasian wins (5)

• 1977 Rosebud Invitational
• 1978 South Australia Open, Nedlands Masters, West Australia Open, Mandurah Open

Other wins (1)

• 1998 Mauritius Open

Champions Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	23 Mar 2003	Toshiba Senior Classic	−16 (65-64-68=213)	4 strokes	Larry Nelson

Other senior wins (2)

• 2009 Handa Australian Senior Open
• 2015 Australian PGA Seniors Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T52	T52	5
PGA Championship

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament									29
U.S. Open								T36	T47
The Open Championship	T38	T39	CUT	T26		CUT	CUT	T2	T20	CUT
PGA Championship								CUT	T52

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Masters Tournament			63
U.S. Open		T46	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T12	CUT	T24	CUT			T33	T44
PGA Championship	CUT			CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
The Open Championship	0	1	0	2	2	5	19	12
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Totals	0	1	0	2	2	5	29	18

• Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1977 Open Championship – 1981 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Australia): 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993
• Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1986 (winners), 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993
• Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 (winners), 1991
• UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2002, 2003 (tie), 2004