Background
Parsons was born in Orange, New South Wales.
Parsons was born in Orange, New South Wales.
He turned professional the following year and joined the Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia. He played one unsuccessful season on the United States based Professional Golf Association Tour in 1996. He finished a career best 2nd on that tour"s at the end of the 1999/2000 season.
Having retired from tournament golf at the end of 2008, Parsons now runs a café in Randwick, New South Wales and was a participant in the first season of the competitive cooking television show He hoped to expand his business and open a restaurant.
He cooked a Singaporean Chili Crab dish which impressed the judges and helped him progress to the semi-finals. Parsons beat celebrity chef Ben O"Donoghue in the sixth Celebrity Chef Challenge to guarantee himself a place in the finals.
He was the first finalist eliminated on 13 July 2009. 1990 Lagonda Trophy (England) European Tour wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (2) Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia wins (7) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1992 Professional World Cup (representing Australia): 2000.