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33.In history, 27 Australians have competed in PGA TOUR match-play tournaments, starting with Joe Kirkwood, Sr., playing in the 1923 PGA Championship. While Adam Scott leads the way, with 29 matches played, Geoff Ogilvy has both the most match wins (20) and the best winning percentage for players with at least 10 matches played (80 percent). Interestingly, World Golf Hall of Fame members Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle, Greg Norman and David Graham never played in a PGA Tour match-play tournament. Here is the complete list.
| Player | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|
| Geoff Ogilvy | 20-5 | 80 |
| Bruce Crampton | 4-1 | 80 |
| Jason Day | 21-6 | 77.8 |
| Jim Ferrier | 18-7 | 72 |
| Nick O’Hern | 11-5 | 68.7 |
| Joe Kirkwood, Jr. | 3-2 | 60 |
| Marc Leishman | 3-2 | 60 |
| Stephen Leaney | 6-5 | 54.5 |
| Joe Kirkwood, Sr. | 9-9 | 50 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 4-4 | 50 |
| Wayne Grady | 1-1 | 50 |
| Mathew Goggin | 1-1 | 50 |
| Peter O’Malley | 1-1 | 50 |
| Adam Scott | 15-16-1 | 46.9 |
| Robert Allenby | 9-9 | 45 |
| John Senden | 2-2 | 40 |
| Rod Pampling | 3-5 | 37.5 |
| Craig Parry | 3-5 | 37.5 |
| Stuart Appleby | 6-9 | 35.2 |
| Mark Hensby | 1-2 | 33.3 |
| Marcus Fraser | 1-3-1 | 30 |
| Matt Jones | 1-4-1 | 25 |
| Greg Chalmers | 0-2 | 0 |
| Brendan Jones | 0-3 | 0 |
| Steve Elkington | 0-3 | 0 |
| Bruce Devlin | 0-1 | 0 |
| Michael Sim | 0-1 | 0 |
