Brad Kennedy

Kennedy last appeared in The Open last year and will be 48 when he tees off in it again, getting back in due to his T-3rd finish in the Gate Way To The Open Mizuno Open
He has won three times on the Japan Golf Tour and five times on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Kennedy turned professional in 1994. He won several minor tournaments in Queensland. In 2003 and 2004 he had a trio of second-place finishes on the European Tour: the 2003 and 2004 Carlsberg Malaysian Opens and the 2004 Madeira Island Open; the first two being co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, where he was also runner-up in the 2002 Volvo China Open. In 2006 he was third in the Barclays Singapore Open, an important event on the Asian Tour.
Since 2011 Kennedy has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won three times. He has also been successful on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning five times. His most important wins on the tour have been in the New Zealand Open, which he won in 2011 and 2020.
One of many Australian players who have excelled in Asia. His wife caddied for Brad previously until they welcomed the arrival of their first child. Says his long-term goal is to invest in a charter fishing boat on the Gold Coast. Whenever he plays, he must have his shades on. His younger brother, Troy, is also an Asian Tour member.
Kennedy, who played the last Open Championship at Royal St George's last year, missed the cut. He played full-time on the European Tour between 2003 and 2007, and has played in 101 Tour events. He has made 53 cuts and was in the top-ten, seven times. His best finish was runner-up in the Malaysian Open in 2003 and 2004, as well as the 2004 Madeira Island Open and the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open. He has total European Tour earnings are euro506,689 ($531,009).

Japan PGA Tour record:
2011 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; in money - 10; Top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average - 70.86 (ranked 13th); money$306,550 yen33,781,510 (ranked 29th); Best finish, T2nd Canon Open.
2012 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 15; Top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average - 71.59 (ranked 44th); money$402,329 yen44,330,044 (ranked 29th); Best finish, Win Gate Way To The Open Mizuno Open.
2013 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 18; in money - 18; Top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average - 70.72 (ranked 13th); money$479,529 yen52,835,054 (ranked 29th); Best finish, Win Kansai Open Golf.
2014 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 16; Top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average - 71.26 (ranked T-32nd); money$355,213 yen39,134,534 (ranked 29th); Best finish, T-3rd Kansai Open Golf Championship.
2015 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 20; in money - 16; Top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average - 70.86 (ranked T-12th); money$449,961 yen49,582,075 (ranked 20th); Best finish, 2nd Kansai Open Golf Championship, T-2nd JGT Championship Mori Building Cup & T-2nd Musee Platinum Open.
2016 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 21; in money - 19; Top-10 finishes - 8; scoring average - 70.43 (ranked 11th); money$503,890 yen55,524,605 (ranked 20th); Best finish, T-2nd RIZAP KBC Augusta.
2017 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; in money - 15; Top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average - 70.74 (ranked 10th); money$427,101 yen47,063,090 (ranked 21st); Best finish, 2nd Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cup Noodle Cup.
2018 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 17; in money - 16; Top-10 finishes - 4; scoring average - 70.92 (ranked 17th); money$483,780 yen53,308,681 (ranked 21st); Best finish, Win Shigeo Nagashima Invitational SEGA SAMMY Cup.
2019 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 19; in money - 17; Top-10 finishes - 5; scoring average - 70.63 (ranked 11th); money$472,260 yen52,039,313 (ranked 21st); Best finish, 2nd Golf Nippon Series JT Cup.
2020/21 Japan PGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 7; in money - 4; Top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average - 73.12; money$12,224 yen1,660,500 (ranked 139th); Best finish, T-14th at the Gate Way To The Open Mizuno Open. He played in three Australian Tour events winning the 2021 TPS Victoria. He played in two WGC WGC events was T-61st at the WGC-Workday and T-43rd at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Also missed the cut at the U.S. Open and Open Championship.
2022 Notes: Was 2nd at the Victorian PGA Championship and T-25th at the Gippsland Super 8, T-4th at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, T-9th at the Queensland PGA Championship, 7th at the Vic Open and T-2nd at the TPS Hunter Valley.. On the Asian Tour was T-14th at the PIF Saui International.

2022 Japan Tour Record
Tournament Place Score To Par 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Money Yen
Kansai Open T-19 282 -2 70 70 71 71 $8,433 Yen1,145,600
ISPS Handa Champ. In Japan T-16 268 -16 66 67 68 67 $10,542 Yen1,432,000
The Crowns T-34 278 -2 66 66 73 73 $4,122 Yen560,000
Asia Pacific Open T-43 284 +4 69 74 69 72 $4,122 Yen560,000
Golf Partner Pro-am T-4 259 -21 61 63 69 66 $16,195 Yen2,200,000
Mizuno Open 3 278 -10 67 70 71 70 $40,047 Yen5,440,000
BMW Japan Golf Championship T-9 279 -5 69 70 70 70 $30,035 Yen4,080,000
Aso Iizuka Challenged T-2 266 -22 66 66 69 65 $61,837 Yen8,400,000

Kennedy has won yen23,817,600 ($175,333) on the Japan Golf Tour in 2022 and is 9th on the money list.