Background
Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire.
Slattery was born in Southport, Lancashire.
He finished as runner up there and as a result further opportunities on the tour were forthcoming, which he made full use of.
He turned professional in 1998 and spent his early career playing in minor tournaments on mini-tours in the United Kingdom. At the end of 2000 he moved to South Africa to play on the Sunshine Tour during the northern hemisphere winter. He was stuck down by glandular fever in 2002, which forced him to take an extended break from the game.
Having returned to golf in late 2003, Slattery resumed his career in South Africa before returning to the Professional Golf Association EuroPro Tour at the start of 2004.
He ended the season on top of the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the elite European Tour for 2005. He missed out on retaining his card in 2007 by just €77, but immediately regained it via the end of season qualifying school.
He lost his card in 2009, but regained it by finishing in the top 20 of the 2010 Challenge Tour rankings. lieutenant was his maiden European Tour title.
After taking a two stroke advantage into the final round, it soon disappeared after a shaky start on the front nine with two bogeys early on.
He recovered on the back nine though with a run of four birdies in five holes and despite a double bogey at the last, Slattery prevailed by a single stroke from Lorenzo Gagli. In 2014 he finished 111th in the Race to Dubai, one place and €7,318 short of retaining his European Tour card, leaving him with limited status for the 2015 season. He regained full status by winning the Russian Open in September, his second European Tour title.
European Tour wins (2) Challenge Tour wins (2) Professional Golf Association EuroPro Tour wins (3) 2001 Professional Golf Association EuroPro Tour Championship DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.