Golf: Aaron Baddeley profile

Aaron Baddeley is a veteran of the PGA Tour and is still going strong at the age of 42.

The Australian burst on to the scene as a teenager, and although he may not of lived up to his early potential, Baddeley has carved out a very successful career.

Baddeley himself admits he has ‘under-achieved’ but has still gone on to pick up eight professional wins on the PGA and European Tour, during a career than spans 23 years.

The then 19-year-old won the Holden Australian Open as an amateur in 1999, and then retained his title as a professional the year after.

Baddeley was seen as one of the most promising talents in world golf at that time, but many would say he has lived in the shadow of fellow Aussie Adam Scott since then.

Even so he picked up his first big win on the PGA Tour in 2006 when pipping Jim Furyk to the Verizon Heritage.

Further PGA Tour wins came in 2007, 2011 and 2016, but his best finish in a major is T13 at both the PGA Championship and US Open.

At that US Open in 2007, Baddeley was leading after the third round. However he fell away dramatically after carding a final round score of 80 at the Oakmont Country Club.

Baddeley is still playing on the PGA Tour and has amassed over $23million in career earnings so far.

Name	Aaron Baddeley
Born	17th March 1981, New Hampshire, USA
Height	6ft 0in
Pro wins	8
Career earnings	$23million

List of PGA Tour wins

2006 – Verizon Heritage 
2007 – FBR Open 
2011 – Northern Trust Open 
2016 – Barbasol Open

European Tour wins

2001 – Greg Norman Holden International 
2007 – MasterCard Masters

PGA Tour of Australasia wins

1999 – Holden Australian Open 
2000 – Holden Australian Open 
2001 – Greg Norman Holden International 
2007 – MasterCard Masters

Best major finishes

The Masters – T17 (2009)
PGA Championship – T13 (2008)
US Open – T13 (2007)
The Open Championship – T27 (2017)

Where is Aaron Baddeley from?

Baddeley was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA, before he moved to Australia with his parents at the age of two.

Baddeley was brought up on a ranch in the Victorian suburb of Wonga Park, miles away from the city life in Melbourne.

The Australian still has a residence in Melbourne, but currently lives with his wife and six children in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

What are Aaron Baddeley’s career earnings?

Baddeley has played in over 500 PGA Tour events during his career so far and despite ‘underachieving’ by his own admission, has still picked up eight professional win.

The 42-year-old is said to have earned $23,415,448 throughout his career so far, but he is not done yet.

Baddeley believes he still has some of his best years ahead of him and is ready to add to that.

What clubs does Aaron Baddeley use?

Baddeley uses a Callaway Rogue ST Max driver, but his 3 wood and 5 wood are both TaylorMade SIM.

The Australian’s irons are Ping iBlade, while he also has various wedges in the bag which are Callaway Jaws.

As for his putter, Baddeley uses a Scotty Cameron Masterful.