Rodger Davis

Rodger Davis
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Rodger Miles Davis
Born	(1951-05-18) 18 May 1951 Sydney, Australia
Height
Weight	90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Palm Beach, 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
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	7
PGA Tour of Australasia	19
Champions Tour	1
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	29th: 1988
U.S. Open	T36: 1987
The Open Championship	T2: 1987
PGA Championship	T52: 1988
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner	1990, 1991

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

Davis was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1974 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. 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's 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 (1)

this list may be incomplete

• 1973 Lake Macquarie Amateur

Professional wins (30)

European Tour wins (7)

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	15 Aug 1990	Wang Four Stars	−17 (67-72-65-67=271)	Playoff	Michael Clayton, Mark McNulty, Bill Malley
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

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (19)

• 1977 McCallum's South Coast Open, Rosebud Invitational, Nedlands Masters
• 1978 South Australia Open, Nedlands Masters, West Australia Open, Mandursh Open
• 1979 Victorian Open
• 1985 Victorian PGA Championship
• 1986 Australian Open, New Zealand Open, Air New Zealand/Shell Open
• 1988 Bicentennial Classic
• 1989 Ford New South Wales Open
• 1990 Palm Meadows Cup
• 1991 SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic, AMP New Zealand Open
• 1992 SxL Sanctuary Cove Classic, Coolum Classic

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 Senior PGA Championship

Results in major championships

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

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

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	63	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	T46	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T12	CUT	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP	T32	T44
PGA Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

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	18	12
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Totals	0	1	0	2	2	5	28	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 (Rest of the World team): 2004

See also

• List of golfers with most PGA Tour of Australasia wins

External links

• Rodger Davis at the European Tour official site
• Rodger Davis at the PGA Tour official site