Brett Ogle

Brett James Ogle is a former Australian professional golfer who competed principally on the PGA Tour, European Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia. Born in Paddington, New South Wales, on 14 July 1964, he was raised in Goulburn. Ogle won twice on the PGA Tour, including the 1993 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the 1994 United Airlines Hawaiian Open, and later moved into golf broadcasting and corporate golf. Provider details supplied: sport=PGA, provider_id=7491, status=Inactive, date_of_birt…

Brett Ogle was born in Paddington, Sydney, and was adopted at six weeks before being raised in Goulburn, New South Wales. He began golf in his early teens and improved his handicap from 32 to 1 within two years. At Tully Park Golf Club he became both senior and junior club champion, then won the NSW Junior Championship in 1984 and 1985 and the NSW Amateur in 1985 before turning professional in December of that year. Ogle was a gifted all-round sportsman as a youngster, with reported achievements in hockey, sprinting and table tennis. As a professional he developed a reputation as a powerful ball-striker and quickly progressed through the South Pacific, Asian, Australian, European and United States circuits. His first major professional breakthrough came with victories in Australia in the late 1980s, followed by the 1990 AGF Open in France on the European Tour. After qualifying for the US PGA Tour, he became one of Australia’s most prominent golfers of the early 1990s, winning at Pebble Beach in 1993 and the Hawaiian Open in 1994. He also represented Australia at the 1992 World Cup, winning the individual competition in a playoff with Ian Woosnam. Ogle played in major championships including the Masters, US Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship. His playing career was later affected by short-game confidence problems, particularly chipping and putting yips, and he officially stopped playing tournament golf in 2002. He subsequently worked in golf television and commentary, including roles with Channel 7 and Fox Sports, and was associated with Drummond Golf and corporate golf activities. As of the latest reputable profile located, he described himself as being in semi-retirement and was living in Melbourne.