Career
He played on the European Tour from 2001 to 2003. After the 2012 season, he graduated to the Professional Golf Association Tour and made his Tour debut at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. He made only seven cuts in 23 events and finished 177th on both the money list and the Federal Express Cup.
He played the Web.com Tour Finals, finishing in eighth place to retain his Professional Golf Association Tour card for 2014.
Gardiner is the first person of Aboriginal descent to earn a Professional Golf Association Tour card. Nationwide Tour wins 2010 Chattanooga Classic Other wins Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2000.