Andy Sullivan (golfer)


Andrew Michael Sullivan is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.

Amateur career

Sullivan had a successful amateur career before turning professional. He won the individual title in the Tailhade Cup in Argentina in 2010, and had a win in Australia. Sullivan's biggest win as an amateur came at the 2011 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play, Championship
In 2011, Sullivan represented the winning Great Britain and Ireland team at the 2011 Walker Cup, where he lost 3&2 to Jordan Spieth in the singles.

Professional career

Sullivan turned professional in 2011; in that year he played four European Tour events before entering the 2011 qualifying school where he obtained the tour card with a 3rd-place finish.
In 2012, Sullivan finished in 145th place in the Race to Dubai without a top-10 finish. He secured his place on the European Tour for 2013 at the 2012 qualifying school.
In 2013, Sullivan finished 98th on the Race to Dubai with his best finish being a tie for third at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
In 2014, Sullivan finished 33rd on the Race to Dubai including a second-place finishing at the Trophée Hassan II, a third place at the KLM Open, and three more top-10 placements. During that season, Sullivan hit a hole-in-one at the KLM Open earning him a flight into space.
Sullivan's first European Tour win came in January 2015 at the South African Open. Sullivan won the event in a playoff against South African Charl Schwartzel who had started the final round seven strokes ahead of Sullivan. Sullivan quickly followed this success with wins at the 2015 Joburg Open in March and the Portugal Masters in October, which was a wire-to-wire victory by nine strokes. He became the first man to record three victories on the European Tour in 2015, finishing with an 8th place in the final Order of Merit and a best placement of 47th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Thanks to his results on the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the European Tour he obtained an automatic selection for the 2016 Ryder Cup.
He is currently sponsored by RSM.

Amateur wins

European Tour wins (3)

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12015South African Open Championship Charl SchwartzelWon with birdie on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
111 Jan 2015
South African Open Championship1−11 Playoff Charl Schwartzel
21 Mar 2015Joburg Open1−17 2 strokes Wallie Coetsee, David Howell,
Kevin Phelan, Jaco van Zyl,
Anthony Wall

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12015South African Open Championship Charl SchwartzelWon with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional