Gary Christian

Gary John Christian (born 7 August 1971) is an English professional golfer who has played on the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career Christian was born in Carshalton, England. He is named after Gary Player. As a junior, he played golf at Addington Palace Golf Club, England.

Christian went to college in the United States, first on an academic scholarship to Wallace State Community College in Alabama after being spotted by talent scouts at a trial. He was later offered a place at Auburn University, again on a scholarship. He spent two years at Auburn, graduating in 1995.

Professional career In 1997, Christian turned professional and won four times in his first year on the TearDrop Tour.

At age 40, Christian finally graduated to the PGA Tour after finishing ninth on the Nationwide Tour's money list. Christian had never played in a PGA Tour event until 2012. He played in 28 events in 2012, making 18 cuts and having a best finish of T-10 at the RBC Canadian Open.

Christian has played on several mini-tours during his career, winning over 30 events. The tours he has won on include the Gateway Tour, Dakotas Tour, Emerald Coast Tour, DP Tour, TearDrop Tour and the Tight Lies Tour. He was the leading money winner on the Dakotas Tour in 2002 and 2005.

Christian appeared on the TV show The Weakest Link in 2001. After Christian's touring career ended, he became a commentator on The Golf Channel.

Professional wins Nationwide Tour wins (2)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

Gateway Tour wins (4)

Tarheel Tour wins (1)

Other wins

1995 Holiday Beach Club tournament (Emerald Coast Tour, as an amateur) 1997–98 four wins on the TearDrop Tour 2001 MGC Great Plains Open (Dakotas Tour) 2002 Sprint PCS Open at Chennault Park (Tight Lies Tour), Stylecraft/Camp Foster Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour), Red Mike Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour), Western North Dakota Charity Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour) 2004 Nebraska Open, San Juan Open, Western North Dakota Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour) 2005 Western North Dakota Charity Pro-Am (Dakotas Tour)