Brett Ogle

Brett James Ogle (born 14 July 1964) is an Australian professional golfer.

Brett Ogle
Personal information
Full nameBrett James Ogle
Born (1964-07-14) 14 July 1964
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Victoria
SpouseRicki (married 2006)
ChildrenChris, Rachel
Career
Turned professional1985
Retired2002
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins14
Highest ranking44 (7 February 1993)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia5
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT50: 1993
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1994, 1995, 1996
U.S. OpenT21: 1995
The Open ChampionshipT11: 1995
Achievements and awards
Australasian
Rookie of the Yyear		1986

Ogle was born in Paddington, New South Wales, adopted at 6 weeks of age and was brought up in the town of Goulburn. He was a successful hockey player in his early years representing Southern Zone. He was also a State Champion sprinter at 200m and table tennis player, winning the NSW Schoolboys doubles title in 1978. He took up the game of golf not long after and reduced his golfing handicap from 32 to 1 in just two years. He was the Senior and Junior Club Champion at his home club in Goulburn, Tully Park. His first big break through was the Senior and Junior Club Champion of Champions event at the Federal Golf Club in 1980, a tournament that pitted all of the NSW Club Champions together. Ogle then won the NSW Junior in 1984 and 1985 along with NSW Amateur in 1985 turning pro in December of that year.

In 1986 Ogle had his break through win on the South Pacific Tour winning the Fijian Hotel Pro Am event and also the Pacific Budget Rent a Car Open at the Robert Trent Jones course Pacific Harbour. After a stint on the Asian and Japan Tours, Ogle headed to the European Qualifying tournament in Spain at the end of 1987 where he was successful in gaining a full-time playing card for that Tour. In 1988 Ogle won his first big event on the Australasian Tour winning the Tasmanian Open. Later that year he finished third behind Rodger Davis and Fred Couples at the Bi Centennial Classic at that time it was Australia's biggest ever tournament with Davis defeating Couples in a playoff to claim the $500,000 first prize. In 1989 Ogle broke through on the European Tour winning the Equity & Law Challenge in 1989 and then in 1990 claimed the AGF Open in France. That year he had his best finish on the Order of Merit, 24th place. He also ended the 1989 and 1992 seasons inside the top 30.

At the end of 1992, Ogle tied for medalist honors at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He won his first PGA Tour title in just his fourth event of 1993, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He won one other tournament on the tour, the Hawaiian Open in 1994. He was unable to maintain that form as he struggled with the yips, and lost his card at the end of the 1996 season.

Since retiring from Tournament golf in 2002, Ogle was lead analyst and commentator for Fox Sports until retiring from the organization in 2016. Ogle is also the brand Ambassador for Australia's biggest golf retailer Drummond Golf.

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 7 Feb 1993 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am −12 (68-68-69-71=276) 3 strokes Billy Ray Brown
2 16 Jan 1994 United Airlines Hawaiian Open −17 (66-66-69-68=269) 1 stroke Davis Love III

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 1 Apr 1990 AGF Open −10 (72-66-70-70=278) 3 strokes Paul Curry, Bill Longmuir

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 16 Oct 1988 Tasmanian Open −4 (74-71-72-67=284) 1 stroke Brett Johns (a)
2 17 Dec 1989 Mirage Queensland Open −14 (66-68-71-73=278) 3 strokes John Clifford
3 25 Nov 1990 Australian PGA Championship[lower-alpha 1] −11 (65-70-69-69=273) 5 strokes Rodger Davis, Wayne Grady
4 17 Nov 1991 West End South Australian Open −13 (71-70-69-69=279) 2 strokes Mike Harwood
5 15 Nov 1992 Eagle Blue Open (2) −12 (72-70-69-69=280) 1 stroke Craig Warren
  1. incorporating the New South Wales PGA Championship.

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1988 Drinnan Motors Queensland Open John Clifford, Brett Officer Officer won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Masters Tournament T50 CUT
U.S. Open T21 T32
The Open Championship T52 CUT T73 T11 T67
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 1993199419951996
The Players Championship T61 CUT CUT CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1985 (winners)

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 06 1993 Ending 7 Feb 1993" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. "Australia's Brett Ogle". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1989. p. 28.
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