Australian golfer Stuart Appleby competing on the PGA Tour.
Appleby's first major professional breakthrough was winning twice on the 1995 Nike Tour—the Monterrey Open and Sonoma County Open. His performance placed him fifth on the season money list and helped him qualify for the PGA TOUR for the 1996 season. PGA TOUR materials also identify him as the eighth player to win his first Nike Tour start.
Nine PGA TOUR victories; two Korn Ferry Tour/Nike Tour victories; three international victories documented in PGA TOUR Champions biographical material; five Presidents Cup selections; 69 PGA TOUR top-10 finishes; career-high Official World Golf Ranking of 17; final-round 59 at the 2010 Greenbrier Classic; 2010 PGA TOUR Comeback Player of the Year. The current PGA TOUR player profile lists 2026 PGA TOUR Champions earnings of US$2,280,594 and 102 cuts made from 108 starts in the available Champions record.
His most famous moment was shooting a final-round 59 to win the inaugural 2010 Greenbrier Classic. Other defining moments include winning the Mercedes Championships three years in succession from 2004 to 2006, finishing runner-up at The Open Championship in 2002 after a play-off, and winning the 2001 Holden Australian Open.