Australian golfer John Senden competing on the PGA Tour.
John Gerard Senden was born in Brisbane, Queensland, on 20 April 1971. He began playing golf as a child in Brisbane and developed through the Australian professional circuit before establishing himself internationally. A tall right-handed golfer, Senden has been recognised for his composed temperament, accurate ball-striking and methodical approach. He turned professional in 1992, competed on developmental and international tours, and joined the PGA TOUR in 2002. His breakthrough came in 2006, when he won the John Deere Classic for his first PGA TOUR title and later captured the Australian Open at Royal Sydney. Senden added a second PGA TOUR title at the 2014 Valspar Championship. Having reached the senior-tour age category, he has continued to compete on the PGA TOUR Champions circuit; the PGA TOUR lists him as active and records seven starts in the 2026 season through 26 June 2026.
Senden's first major international breakthrough was his 2006 John Deere Classic victory in Illinois. He won by one stroke after a final-round 68, finishing at 19-under par and earning his first PGA TOUR title. Later that year he won the MFS Australian Open at Royal Sydney by one stroke, completing a seven-under-par final round of 65 and securing a major Australian national championship.
Senden has two PGA TOUR victories: the 2006 John Deere Classic and the 2014 Valspar Championship. He also won the 2006 MFS Australian Open, one of Australia's leading national championships. The PGA TOUR's 2014 Valspar Championship notes recorded that the victory was his second PGA TOUR title, achieved in his 345th TOUR start. The PGA TOUR Champions profile records seven starts, seven cuts made and official earnings of US$28,166 in the 2026 season as displayed on the profile accessed before 13 August 2026.
His defining moments include the 2006 John Deere Classic breakthrough, his dramatic 2006 Australian Open victory at Royal Sydney, and the 2014 Valspar Championship win. At the 2014 Valspar Championship, Senden played the difficult closing stretch known as the Snake Pit in two-under par, holing out from approximately 70 feet for birdie on the 16th hole and adding another birdie on the 17th to win by one stroke. The victory ended a drought of more than six years and earned him an invitation to the 2014 Masters.