Craig Spence (golfer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Place of Birth: Colac, Victoria, Australia
About Craig Spence (golfer)
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- Spence (born 17 September 1974) is an Australian professional golfer. Spence was born in Colac, Victoria and first played golf at the age of 10.
- Around the age of 15 he began competing at an amateur level.
- He then went on to the Victorian Institute of Sport, winning two Victorian Amateurs back to back.
- He turned professional in 1996 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 1999 Spence made his professional breakthrough with victory in the Ericsson Australian Masters.
- Having opened up with a 9 under par first round, he finished by hitting a 6 iron to two feet for a birdie on the final hole to win by a single stroke over Australia's most successful golfer, playing partner Greg Norman.
- Following that win Spence received invites to tournaments around the world, on five of the major tours.
- He managed to record top 5 finishes in events on all of those tours. At the end of 1999, Spence earned his PGA Tour card for the 2000 season with a top 10 finish at the tour's Qualifying School.
- His rookie year on the PGA Tour was a struggle and he missed out on keeping a full card for 2001, finishing 129th on the money list.
- He made just two cuts the following season to lose all playing rights on the tour.
- He spent two more years in the United States competing mostly on mini-tours while receiving invites to a limited number of second tier Nationwide Tour events.
- He also continued to play on the PGA Tour of Australasia with limited success. Spence turned his attentions to Europe at the end of 2003, earning a spot on the European Tour for 2004 via the qualifying school.
- In his début season, he made just three cuts as he failed to keep his card for the 2005 season.
- He then returned to the United States, to play on the Gateway Tour in preparation for another try at qualifying for the PGA Tour.
- Having missed out on reaching the final qualifying tournament by one shot in 2006, he and his family moved back to Australia.Spence is married to Nicole, an American.
- They have two children.
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