{{short description|Australian professional golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Tim Stewart | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|2|15}} | birth_place = Sydney, Australia | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.99|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|100|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{AUS}} | residence = <!--Sydney--> | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2008 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = | extour = Asian Tour<br>Challenge Tour<br>PGA Tour China | prowins = 3 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins --> | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = CUT: 2009 | pga = DNP | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Tim Stewart''' (born 15 February 1985) is an Australian professional golfer. A former Australian Amateur champion, he turned professional in November 2008 and played primarily on the Asian Tour.
==Early life== In 1985, Stewart was born in Sydney, Australia. He moved to Singapore in 1989 with his family. Stewart first began playing golf at the age of seven, when his father began taking him to the Green Fairways driving range in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Stewart – Player Profile |url=http://www.pga.org.au/default.aspx?s=pgatourplayerprofiledisplay&pid=517 |accessdate=9 June 2009 |publisher=PGA Tour of Australasia}}</ref> After another stop in southeast Asia, this time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he returned to Sydney in 1998.
==Amateur career== In 2003, Stewart began playing as an amateur while attending school. In 2005, he won the Monash Masters. In that same year, he also finished as runner-up in the Mollymook Open. In 2006, Stewart made a huge splash by winning the Australian Amateur at Royal Hobart Golf Club.
With that win under his belt, Stewart began playing full-time, finishing as runner-up in the Rice Planters Amateur, Eastern Amateur, Dunes Medal, and Yowani Open Amateur later in the year. He was able to capture more championships in 2007, at the historic Riversdale Cup and the Singapore Amateur. Stewart also finished second at both the British Amateur as well as the New South Wales Amateur Championship. Finally, Stewart scored another win in 2008, this time at the Tasmanian Open, a professional event.
== Professional career == In November 2008, Stewart announced that he was turning pro.<ref name="isg">{{cite web |url=http://www.iseekgolf.com/news/7999-tim-stewart-goes-professional |title=Tim Stewart goes professional |publisher=iseekgolf.com |date=7 November 2008 |accessdate=9 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526202645/http://www.iseekgolf.com/news/7999-tim-stewart-goes-professional |archivedate=26 May 2011 }}</ref> In 2009, Stewart played on the Asian Tour. His best finish was a T-9 at the Iskandar Johor Open On 1 April 2009, Stewart clinched a place in the 2009 Open Championship at the International Final Qualifying in Asia, capturing the final spot in a nine-man playoff.
In 2010, Stewart played on the Challenge Tour, the European Tour's developmental tour. His best finish was a T-9 at the 2010 The Princess.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Stewart |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=11845 |accessdate=20 November 2017 |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking}}</ref> From 2011–2013, Stewart returned to the Asian Tour. In 2014, he played on the PGA Tour China.
== Personal life == Stewart lives in Sydney, Australia on its Northern Beaches.
==Amateur wins== *2005 Monash Masters *2006 Australian Amateur *2007 Riversdale Cup, Singapore Open Amateur Championship
==Professional wins (3)== ===PGT Asia wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|19 Oct 2019 |CAT Open<sup>1</sup> |−15 (67-67-67-72=273) |Playoff |{{flagicon|PHI}} Clyde Mondilla |} <sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the Taiwan PGA Tour
===Other wins (2)=== *2008 Tasmanian Open (as an amateur) *2018 Tahiti Open
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2008 *Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2008 *Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2007 (winners) *Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 2007 *Southern Cross Cup (representing Australia): 2007 (winners) *Four Nations Cup (representing Australia): 2007 (winners) *Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2008
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== <!-- *{{AustralasiaTour player|517}} dead link --> <!-- *{{AsianTour player|106024}} Broken link --> *{{OWGR|11845}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Tim}} Category:Australian male golfers Category:PGA Tour of Australasia golfers Category:Asian Tour golfers Category:Golfers from Sydney Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen