Stephen Leaney
# Stephen Leaney

Stephen John Leaney (born 10 March 1969) is a professional golfer from Australia.

Born in Busselton, Western Australia, Leaney turned professional in 1992 and won several tournaments in Australia in the 1990s, despite having two ribs cut removed in December 1993 after doctors diagnosed a blood clot in his shoulder. Leaney has since spoken to W.A media and confirmed the threatening injury may have been caused from his prior to golf career in premier league darts. Between 1998 and 2003 he made the top 15 on the European Tour Order of Merit three times and won four European Tour events. Since 2004 he has played mainly on the based PGA Tour, but he has performed only moderately. His best finish in the United States remains a second place at the U.S. Open in 2003. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Leaney has represented his country several times as an amateur and a professional and was a member of the International Team at the 2003 Presidents Cup.

## Amateur wins

* 1992 (2) Malaysian Amateur Championship, Lake Macquarie Amateur

## Professional wins (16)

### European Tour wins (4)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 Mar 1998 | Moroccan Open | −17 (68-67-69-67=271) | 8 strokes | Robert Karlsson |
| 2 | 26 Jul 1998 | TNT Dutch Open | −18 (66-63-70-67=266) | 1 stroke | Darren Clarke |
| 3 | 30 Jul 2000 | TNT Dutch Open (2) | −19 (66-70-65-68=269) | 4 strokes | Bernhard Langer |
| 4 | 15 Sep 2002 | Linde German Masters | −22 (64-69-66-67=266) | 3 strokes | Alex Čejka |

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2002 | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | Alastair Forsyth | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |

### PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 Nov 1995 | Victorian Open | −5 (72-72-68-71=283) | 1 stroke | Robert Allenby, Mike Clayton |
| 2 | 12 Jan 1997 | Victorian Open (2) | −8 (64-72-72-72=280) | 1 stroke | Darren Cole, Euan Walters |
| 3 | 29 Nov 1998 | ANZ Players Championship | −17 (67-73-67-68=275) | Playoff | Corey Pavin |
| 4 | 22 Oct 2017 | Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open | −15 (64-71-69-69=273) | 1 stroke | Callan O'Reilly |

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1998 | ANZ Players Championship | Corey Pavin | Won with par on first extra hole |

### Other wins (8)

* 1991 Western Australian Open (as an amateur) (Foundation Tour)
* 1994 Western Australian Open (Foundation Tour)
* 1997 Western Australian Open, Western Australia PGA Championship (both Foundation Tour)
* 2001 Nedlands Masters
* 2002 Western Australian Open (incorporating the Nedlands Masters)
* 2004 Western Australian Open (incorporating the Nedlands Masters)
* 2010 Nedlands Masters

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1995 | 1998 | 1999 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Masters Tournament | | | |
| U.S. Open | | | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | 68 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2007 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | | T17 | | |
| U.S. Open | | | | 2 | T40 | | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T37 | T65 | CUT | | |
| PGA Championship | | | | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |

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

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 |

* Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2002 Open Championship – 2003 Open Championship)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 1

## Results in The Players Championship

| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |

CUT = missed the halfway cut

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Match Play | R64 | | | R16 | 4 | R64 |
| Championship | | $NT^1$ | T23 | | 63 | |
| Invitational | | | | T71 | T22 | |

$^1Cancelled$ due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament

## Results in senior major championships

| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| The Tradition | | NT | T19 | T36 |
| Senior PGA Championship | T28 | NT | T11 | T50 |
| U.S. Senior Open | | NT | | |
| Senior Players Championship | | T16 | T52 | |
| Senior British Open Championship | T18 | NT | | |

"T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

## Team appearances

Amateur

* Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1991 (winners)
* Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1992
* Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1991 (winners), 1992

Professional

* Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1999, 2000
* Presidents Cup (International Team): 2003 (tie)
* World Cup (representing Australia): 2003, 2004
