Andy Sullivan (golfer)

Andrew Michael Sullivan (born 19 May 1987) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.[2]

Andy Sullivan
Sullivan at the KLM Open in 2014
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Michael Sullivan
Born (1987-05-19) 19 May 1987
Nuneaton, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Nationality England
ResidenceNuneaton, England
Career
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking28 (7 February 2016)[1]
(as of 31 January 2021)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
Sunshine Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT48: 2017
PGA ChampionshipT49: 2016
U.S. OpenT23: 2016
The Open ChampionshipT12: 2016

Amateur career

Sullivan had a successful amateur career before turning professional. He won the individual title in the Tailhade Cup in Argentina in 2010,[3] and had a win in Australia.[4] Sullivan's biggest win as an amateur came at the 2011 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play, Championship[5]

In 2011, Sullivan represented the winning Great Britain and Ireland team at the 2011 Walker Cup, where he lost 3&2 to Jordan Spieth in the singles.[6]

Professional career

Sullivan turned professional in 2011;[4] in that year he played four European Tour events before entering the 2011 qualifying school where he obtained the tour card with a 3rd-place finish.

In 2012, Sullivan finished in 145th place in the Race to Dubai without a top-10 finish.[7] He secured his place on the European Tour for 2013 at the 2012 qualifying school.

In 2013, Sullivan finished 98th on the Race to Dubai with his best finish being a tie for third at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.[8]

In 2014, Sullivan finished 33rd on the Race to Dubai including a second-place finishing at the Trophée Hassan II,[9] a third place at the KLM Open, and three more top-10 placements. During that season, Sullivan hit a hole-in-one at the KLM Open earning him a flight into space.[10]

Sullivan's first European Tour win came in January 2015 at the South African Open. Sullivan won the event in a playoff against South African Charl Schwartzel who had started the final round seven strokes ahead of Sullivan.[11] Sullivan quickly followed this success with wins at the 2015 Joburg Open in March[12] and the Portugal Masters in October, which was a wire-to-wire victory by nine strokes.[13] He became the first man to record three victories on the European Tour in 2015, finishing with an 8th place in the final Order of Merit . In February 2016, he advanced to a career best 28th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Thanks to his results on the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the European Tour he obtained an automatic selection for the 2016 Ryder Cup.

In August 2020, Sullivan secured his first victory in five years at the English Championship, a new event created as part of a UK Swing after the European Tour reorganised the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His score of 257 over 72 holes was a new European Tour scoring record, beating the old record of 258, shared by David Llewellyn from 1988 and Ian Woosnam from 1990.[14]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 11 Jan 2015 South African Open Championship1 −11 (66-70-74-67=277) Playoff Charl Schwartzel
2 1 Mar 2015 Joburg Open1 −17 (71-65-68-66=270) 2 strokes Wallie Coetsee, David Howell,
Kevin Phelan, Jaco van Zyl,
Anthony Wall
3 18 Oct 2015 Portugal Masters −23 (64-64-67-66=261) 9 strokes Chris Wood
4 9 Aug 2020 English Championship −27 (66-62-64-65=257) 7 strokes Adrián Otaegui

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 South African Open Championship Charl Schwartzel Won with birdie on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (2)
Legend
South African Opens (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 11 Jan 2015
(2014 season)		 South African Open Championship1 −11 (66-70-74-67=277) Playoff Charl Schwartzel
2 1 Mar 2015 Joburg Open1 −17 (71-65-68-66=270) 2 strokes Wallie Coetsee, David Howell,
Kevin Phelan, Jaco van Zyl,
Anthony Wall

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 South African Open Championship Charl Schwartzel Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUT T48
U.S. Open CUT T23
The Open Championship T30 T12 T70 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T49 CUT CUT
Tournament 20192020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000021
PGA Championship00000041
U.S. Open00000131
The Open Championship00000153
Totals000002146
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2016 U.S. Open – 2017 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2016
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2015201620172018
Championship T17 T20
Match Play T34 T18 T58
Invitational T50
Champions T64 T62
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 06 2016 Ending 7 Feb 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. "Andy Sullivan, European Tour profile". European Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. "Sullivan takes Tailhade title in playoff". England Golf. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  4. "Andy Sullivan, European Tour biography". European Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. Northey, Ruth (18 October 2011). Whitaker's Almanack 2012. A & C Black. p. 1207. ISBN 9781408130124.
  6. Carter, Iain (11 September 2011). "Walker Cup 2011: GB&I beat USA at Royal Aberdeen". BBC Sport.
  7. "Andy Sullivan, European Tour career summary". European Tour. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  8. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/32066279
  9. "European Tour: Alejandro Canizares wins Trophee Hassan II". BBC Sport. 17 March 2014.
  10. Roopanarine, Les (14 September 2014). "Andy Sullivan hits hole-in-one at KLM Open to earn trip into space". The Guardian. London.
  11. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/30770121
  12. "Joburg Open success for Sullivan". The Sutton Guardian. 1 March 2015.
  13. "Sullivan wins by nine shots in Portugal". Yahoo Sports. 18 October 2015.
  14. "European Tour Statistics, All Time Records & Achievements, Low 72". European Tour. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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