Warren Abery
| Warren Abery | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Warren Abery |
| Born |
28 June 1973 Durban, South Africa |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 South Africa |
| Residence | Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 7 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Warren Abery (born 28 June 1973) is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the Sunshine Tour where he won seven times between 1998 and 2010.
Abery was born in Durban, and currently resides in Umhlanga Rocks. He won the South African Amateur Tournament in 1995 and turned professional in 1997 the same year he joined the Sunshine Tour, where he found immediate success. He gained a place on the European Tour in 2006 via qualifying school, but was unable to retain his card.
Amateur wins (3)
- 1994 Natal Amateur
- 1995 Natal Amateur, South African Amateur
Professional wins (8)
Sunshine Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Sep 1998 | ABSA Bank Corporate Challenge | −10 (67-67-72=206) | 3 strokes | Brett Liddle,  Pelop Panagopoulos Bryan Prytz |
| 2 | 10 Nov 2001 | Graceland Challenge | −11 (69-70-66=205) | 3 strokes | Richard Sterne |
| 3 | 20 Feb 2005 | Telkom PGA Championship | −15 (68-68-68-69=273) | 1 stroke | Charl Schwartzel, Jaco Van Zyl |
| 4 | 5 Feb 2006 | Nashua Masters | −15 (67-63-67-68=265) | 2 strokes | Doug McGuigan |
| 5 | 30 June 2007 | Nashua Golf Challenge | −9 (69-67-71=207) | 4 strokes |  Adilson da Silva |
| 6 | 4 Nov 2010 | Nashua Masters | −13 (66-67-65-69=267) | 2 strokes | Oliver Bekker, Branden Grace Alex Haindl |
| 7 | 10 Nov 2011 | Nedbank Affinity Cup | −11 (70-65-70=205) | 2 strokes | Andrew Curlewis, Prinavin Nelson |
Other wins (1)
- 2005 Sun City Touring Pro-Am (Not considered an official Sunshine Tour event)
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1996
See also
- 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most Sunshine Tour wins
External links
- Warren Abery at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Warren Abery at the European Tour official site
- Warren Abery at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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