STEWART GINN
Birth Date: June 2, 1949
Birthplace: Melboure, Australia
Age: 55 Ht.: 5'11" Wt.: 180
Home: Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Turned Professional: 1971
Joined Senior PGA Tour: 2000
Champions Tour Victories: 1 - 2002 FORD SENIOR PLAYERS Championship
Other Victories: 1973 North Coast Open, Tasmanian Open, Victorian PGA Championship, 1974 Martini International, 1975 Victorian Open, 1977 Malaysian Open, 1979 Mayne Nickless PGA Championship, New Zealand Open, New South Wales PGA Championship, 1980 Tattersalls Tasmanian Open, 1982 South Coast Open, 1986 Malaysian Open, Tasmanian Open, 1991 Malaysian Masters, 1992 Indian Open, 1995 Golf Digest Japan Championship.
Player Notes: Turned 50 midway through 1999 season and played primarily on the European Seniors Tour and the Japan Tour. . . Finished 40th on the European Seniors Order of Merit and 47th on the Japan PGA Tour Order of Merit . . . Tied for fifth in 1999 Senior British Open . . . Made 19 appearances and made four top-10 finishes and 14 cuts on 1999 Japan PGA Tour. . . Earned full exemption on the 2000 Senior PGA Tour by finishing tied for second in the Senior PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. . . Has used an estimated 20 passports to play golf worldwide and has won events on three different tours. . . Played Australian Rules football as a youth, but turned to golf on the advice of his uncle. . . Turned professional at age 20 and was an assistant secretary manager at Royal Melbourne Golf Club for a short period. . . Was talked out of competing on the PGA Tour in the early 1970s by his peers and said he regrets the decision.
2000 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; top-10 finishes - 7; scoring average 70.68 (ranked 20th); money - $717,058 (ranked 27th); best finish, 3rd, SBC Senior Classic.
2001 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; top-10 finishes - 6; scoring average 71.38 (ranked 30th); money - $699,254 (ranked 28th); best finish, 2nd, Bruno's Memorial Classic.
2002 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average 71.30 (ranked 36th); money - $950,055 (ranked 19th); best finish, Winner FORD SENIOR PLAYERS Championship.
2003 Champions Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -28; top 10 finishes -3; stroke average 71.01 (ranked 30th); money - $553,941 (ranked 34th); Best finish, T-4th MasterCard Championship.
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