Brad Kennedy is an Australian professional golfer born on 18 June 1974. He turned professional in 1994 and has built a long international career across the PGA Tour of Australasia, Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour and European Tour. His most successful period included three Japan Golf Tour victories, two New Zealand Open titles and the 2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit and Player of the Year awards. Provider data identifies him as inactive as at 23 August 2026.
Brad Kennedy is an Australian professional golfer from New South Wales who developed through Australian junior and regional golf before progressing to the professional ranks. He represented Australian Schoolboys in 1992, completed a three-year PGA traineeship under Geoff Parslow at Coolangatta-Tweed Heads and spent a year working in a pro shop before establishing himself on tour. Kennedy turned professional in 1994 and began his career on Australian pro-am circuits before joining the PGA Tour of Australasia full-time in 1998.
A right-handed golfer, Kennedy became known for his consistency, resilience and ability to compete internationally. His career has included appearances and victories across Australasia and Japan, as well as starts on the European Tour, Asian Tour and in major championships. He won the New Zealand Open in 2019 and again in 2020, and captured three Japan Golf Tour titles. In 2020–21 he topped the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit and was named its Player of the Year.
Kennedy also reached major-championship fields, competing in The Open Championship in 2011 and 2012 and the 2021 US Open. He received international attention in 2020 when his strong Japan and Australasian form earned him a place in the ZOZO Championship, his first appearance in the United States. A lingering knee injury and illness restricted his schedule in 2023, but he returned to competition in 2024 after rehabilitation and fitness work. The supplied provider record lists his current status as inactive.
His first major development milestone was selection for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1992. He later completed a PGA traineeship under Geoff Parslow and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia full-time in 1998, marking his transition from regional Australian pro-ams to sustained professional tour competition.
Kennedy has three Japan Golf Tour wins and two New Zealand Open titles. The Japan Golf Tour lists career earnings of ¥546,331,533 and three tour victories. He was the 2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner and Player of the Year. His reported best major result is a tie for 51st at the 2021 US Open, while his best Open Championship result was a tie for 53rd in 2022.
Winning the New Zealand Open for a second time in March 2020 with a bogey-free final round of eight-under-par; securing the 2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit; qualifying for the 2020 ZOZO Championship after a strong run of form in Japan and Australasia; and returning to competition after a knee injury that limited his 2023 season.