Background
Appleby was born in Cohuna, Victoria, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm.
Appleby was born in Cohuna, Victoria, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm.
He began in golf by hitting balls from paddock to paddock after his farm chores were completed.
As a youth, he played Australian Rules Football. Early career Appleby turned professional in 1992 and began his career on the Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia. He qualified to compete on the Professional Golf Association Tour the following year by finishing the season fifth on the money list.
Professional Golf Association Tour His best performance in a major championship came in 2002, where he lost in a four-way playoff to Ernie Els at The Open Championship.
In 2010, during the final round of the inaugural Greenbrier Classic, Appleby became the fifth player in history to shoot a 59 in an official Professional Golf Association Tour event. Appleby was limited to seven starts before back surgery in March 2015.
He made a start on the Web.com Tour for the first time in 20 years at the Nova Scotia Open, where he finished T36. As a player who qualified for a medical extension, Appleby was allowed entry into the Web.com Tour Finals.
He did not make a cut during the finals and will play the 2015-2016 season on a major medical extension.
Appleby"s first wife, Renay, was killed in an automobile accident outside London Waterloo station in 1998, shortly after he had missed the cut at The Open Championship. In his spare time, Appleby enjoys motor racing. He is the ambassador for Golf Australia"s Crown Lager Social Golf Club and patron for Stuart Appleby Junior Golf.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (9) Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia wins (3) Nike Tour wins (2) Other wins (3) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2007 Professional Golf Association – 2009 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times) 1Cancelled due to 9/11 DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Northwest Territories = Number tournament Yellow background for top-10.
He was a member of the International Team in the Presidents Cup four times, and featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2004.