Gary Orr

Gary Hamish Orr (born 11 May 1967) is a Scottish professional golfer.

Gary Orr
Personal information
Full nameGary Hamish Orr
Born (1967-05-11) 11 May 1967
Helensburgh, Scotland
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)
Nationality Scotland
ResidenceWeybridge, England
SpouseSarah (m. 1998)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking53 (22 October 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
European Senior Tour2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2000, 2001
U.S. OpenT74: 2001
The Open ChampionshipT41: 2000
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		1993

Orr was born in Helensburgh, Scotland. He turned professional in 1988 and became a member of the European Tour in 1993. His two wins on the Tour both came in 2000, at the Algarve Portuguese Open and the Victor Chandler British Masters. He also had his highest finish on the European Tour Order of Merit that season, placing tenth.

Since turning 50 in May 2017, Orr has played on the European Senior Tour. He was runner-up in the Willow Senior Golf Classic in both 2017 and 2018 before his first win on the tour in the 2018 Scottish Senior Open.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 20 Feb 2000 Algarve Portuguese Open −13 (69-67-70-69=275) 1 stroke Phillip Price
2 13 Aug 2000 Victor Chandler British Masters −21 (67-62-68-70=267) 2 strokes Per-Ulrik Johansson

Other wins (1)
  • 1991 Sunderland of Scotland Masters

European Senior Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 16 Sep 2018 Scottish Senior Open −4 (68-65-76=209) 1 stroke Paul Streeter
2 13 Oct 2018 Paris Legends Championship −12 (71-65-68=204) 1 stroke Markus Brier, Jean-François Remésy

Results in major championships
Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
U.S. Open T74
The Open Championship T41 CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT

Note: Orr never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20002001
Match Play R32
Championship T25 NT1
Invitational T27

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. "Week 42 2000 Ending 22 Oct 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.


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