McKechnie was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He took up golf at the age of 13 being introduced by his father.
In November 2009, McKechnie won the New South Wales Open at the Vintage Golf Course in the Hunter Valley.[1] He also lost in a playoff at the 2002 NSW Masters.[2]
leigh, mckechnie, born, november, 1973, australian, professional, golfer, tour, australasia, personal, informationborn, 1973, november, 1973, newcastle, australiaheight1, weight95, sporting, nationality, australiaresidencenewcastle, australiacareerturned, prof. Leigh McKechnie born 11 November 1973 is an Australian professional golfer on the PGA Tour of Australasia Leigh McKechniePersonal informationBorn 1973 11 11 11 November 1973 age 50 Newcastle AustraliaHeight1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight95 kg 209 lb 15 0 st Sporting nationality AustraliaResidenceNewcastle AustraliaCareerTurned professional1997Current tour s PGA Tour of AustralasiaProfessional wins1Number of wins by tourPGA Tour of Australasia1 Contents 1 Career 2 Professional wins 1 2 1 PGA Tour of Australasia wins 1 3 References 4 External linksCareer editMcKechnie was born in Newcastle New South Wales He took up golf at the age of 13 being introduced by his father In November 2009 McKechnie won the New South Wales Open at the Vintage Golf Course in the Hunter Valley 1 He also lost in a playoff at the 2002 NSW Masters 2 Professional wins 1 editPGA Tour of Australasia wins 1 edit No Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner up 1 29 Nov 2009 NSW Open 3 70 72 70 69 281 1 stroke nbsp James Nitties PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record 0 1 No Year Tournament Opponent Result 1 2002 NSW Masters nbsp Steve Collins Lost to birdie on first extra holeReferences edit Neil Goffet 30 November 2009 McKechnie s victory in NSW Open a scandal but only if final round heroics are hard to believe Collins takes Masters PGA of Australasia 3 March 2002 Archived from the original on 13 September 2006 Retrieved 6 November 2022 External links editLeigh McKechnie at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site nbsp This biographical article relating to Australian golf is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leigh McKechnie amp oldid 1154507362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
