Posted on: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
No. 12 Stuart Appleby
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WEIGHT: 195
BIRTHDATE: May 1, 1971
BIRTHPLACE: Cohuna, Australia
RESIDENCE: Orlando, Fla.
FAMILY: Wife, Ashley
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Action sports, motor racing
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1992
JOINED TOUR: 1996
2003 Highlights: Fourth career PGA Tour victory at the Las Vegas Invitational, winning a playoff over Scott McCarron with birdie-3 on first extra hole ... Earned a T2 at the 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania ... Added another T2 in his next start at the WGC-American Express Championship, finishing two behind Tiger Woods.
PERSONAL: Raised on dairy farm, where he used to hit golf shots once his chores were completed ... Former Australian Rules football player ... After missing cut at 1998 British Open, experienced tragic death of wife Renay outside a train station in London. The Renay Appleby Memorial Trophy, created by officials in New South Wales, is given annually to the Australian state's best female junior golfer.
