Anthony Painter is an Australian professional golfer from Milton, New South Wales, born 11 June 1965. He turned professional in 1985 and competed across the PGA Tour of Australasia, the US-based Nationwide Tour, the PGA Tour and later the Korn Ferry Tour. His documented professional victories include two PGA Tour of Australasia wins, one Nationwide Tour win and one Australasian Development Tour win. Provider data lists him as inactive as at 18 August 2026.
Anthony Painter was born in Milton, New South Wales, Australia, and is listed as residing in Tamworth, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1985 and developed his career through Australasian professional golf before progressing to international competition. Painter established himself on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning the 1993 Meru Valley Perak Masters in Malaysia and the 1996 Schweppes Coolum Classic in Queensland. He later competed extensively on the US Nationwide Tour, now known as the Korn Ferry Tour, where he won the 1998 Nike Ozarks Open. He also recorded a Queensland PGA Championship victory in 2001 on the Australasian Development Tour. Painter made PGA Tour appearances, with official PGA Tour material recording 34 career starts and a best finish of tied 12th at the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. His 2007 Korn Ferry Tour record included two starts, one made cut and a tied-46th finish at the Jacob’s Creek Open Championship. Provider data identifies him as inactive on 18 August 2026. Publicly available sources do not establish a detailed junior-development pathway, a precise discovery moment, a playing-style description or a current professional role.
Painter's first clearly documented major breakthrough was his victory at the 1993 Meru Valley Perak Masters on the PGA Tour of Australasia. No reliable source located for this profile describes the exact discovery or recruitment moment that led to his professional career.
Documented professional wins: four in total in the available career record—two on the PGA Tour of Australasia, one on the Nationwide Tour and one on the Australasian Development Tour. PGA Tour official material records 34 PGA Tour starts, nine events in the money and career earnings of US$137,832, with a best finish of tied 12th at the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Official Korn Ferry Tour data records two starts and US$1,957 in official money in 2007. No verified major championship title, Olympic medal, World Cup result or individual tour award was located.
Painter's defining documented moments include winning the 1993 Meru Valley Perak Masters by one stroke, winning the 1996 Schweppes Coolum Classic by two strokes, winning the 1998 Nike Ozarks Open by one stroke with a 21-under-par total, and winning the 2001 Queensland PGA Championship by five strokes with a 20-under-par total. His best recorded PGA Tour finish was tied 12th at the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Tucson.