PROFILES L-Z

Nickname: Davo
Exempt status: through to 2009 (Match Play winner)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 175
Birthdate: April 13, 1964
Residence: Croydon
Family: Wife, Gail
Education: University of North Carolina
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, public health policy, golf course architecture
Joined tour: 1989

Comment: Davidson, another one of the current members who teed off in both inaugural majors, had an outstanding start to his career winning three Match Play Championships in his first 6 years. He finally added a 4th major with a Match Play win in 2004. With the exception of the 1995 World Series when he was ill, Davidson has played in all the majors. He has two brothers-in-law on tour, Soldier Montgomerie and Shigeki Moroneyama.

Nickname: Rochester
Exempt status: top : none current
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Birthdate: December 17, 1962
Residence: Hurlstone Park
Family: Single
Education: Florida Southern University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, tim tams, coca-cola, the meat industry
Joined tour: 1989

Comment: Not seen on tour since the early 90's when financial difficulties curtailed his struggling career.

Nickname: Gazza
Exempt status:
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Birthdate: June 16, 1970
Residence: Balgowlah
Family: Wife, Tracey
Education: Arizona State University
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, pigeons, medical equipment
Joined tour: 2003

Comment: Golf's version of Tim Henman, the recently arrived Englishman promises much but delivers so little. Will be struggling to retain his tour card.

Nickname: Brownie
Exempt status:
Height: 6-0
Weight: 165
Birthdate: September 23, 1958
Residence: Como West
Family: Wife, donna
Education: Georgia Tech
Special interests: golf, euchre, fishing, piano
Joined tour: 1989

Comment: Played in both inaugural majors and won the 1994 World Series of Golf. Garry finished runner-up in the 2003 Spring Match Play Championship.

Nickname: Soldier
Exempt status: through to 2006 (member International Presidents Cup team)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 196
Birthdate: June 23, 1963
Residence: Enfield
Family: Wife, Anne
Education: Glasgow Polytech, Scotland
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, plumbing
Joined tour: 1989

Comment: A foundation member, the canny Scot is always a contender. The 1999 Match Play Champion has seven top 4 finishes at that event, which just eclipses his six top 4 finishes at the World Series.

Nickname: Danmeister
Exempt status: through to 2008 (Match Play winner)
Height: 5-7
Weight: 185
Birthdate: September 12, 1969
Residence: Croydon Park
Family: Wife, Mary
Education: Nihon University, Japan
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, whale hunting, bush fires
Joined tour: 1991

Nickname: TJ
Exempt status: : none current
Height: 6-0
Weight: 200
Birthdate: May 14, 1960
Residence: Chelsea, UK
Family: Girlfriend, Annie
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, sleeping in, banking
Joined tour: 2002

Nickname: Kragg
Exempt status: none current
Height: 5-10
Weight: 160
Birthdate: February 5, 1966
Residence: Hurstville Grove
Family: Wife, Anne-Marie
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, ironing, computer networks
Joined tour: 1989

Comment: Jose-Mumma is a foundation member and 4-time winner of the World Series of Golf.

Nickname: Kodak
Exempt status: through to 2006 (World Series winner)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Birthdate: January 13, 1957
Residence: Lilli Pilli
Family: Wife, Sue
Education: long beach state (1980, marketing)
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, vegetables
Joined tour: 1997

Comment: The Lilli Pilli green grocer has won one major, the 2001 World Series of Golf.

Nickname: Kipper
Exempt status: through to 2009 (World Series winner)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Birthdate: March 7, 1965
Residence: Leichhardt
Family: Single
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, office stationery
Joined tour: 2001

Comment: A talented sportsman who excels in cricket and Aussie Rules as well as golf. 2004 has proved a very successful year for the big man with a well-deserved victory at the World Series of Golf. He followed that up by reaching the career milestone of 300 games with the Balmain Aussie Rules team. A large crowd turned out at Drummoyne Oval to witness the event and cheer as Kipper burst through a large banner captioned "WILL PLAY FOR FOOD". The hero of the day kicked five goals in the final quarter to seal a comfortable win.

In his cricketing heyday, the local newspaper described him as the new Bradman after he scored a host of centuries for the Balmain Old Boys eleven.

Another young gun from 1998 who has failed to blossom on the rigorous ESG&EC circuit.

Nickname: Cavey
Exempt status: none current
Height: 5-9
Weight: 155
Birthdate: November 16, 1959
Residence: Old Toongabbie
Family: Wife, Sue
Education: UCLA
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, printing
Joined tour: 1991

Comment: The 1996 Spring Match Play Champion has a quirky dress sense. Always plays with his socks inside out and is renown for getting incredible wear out of his underpants. He wears them normally, then back to front, inside out and then front to back. If you are partnered with Cavey on day 4 of this process, stay upwind.

Comment: The Prince is best known for his unique slant on the English language. His finest effort was fitting four profanities, all starting with the letter F, into a five-word sentence. The sentence, which contained a noun, transitive verb, adjective and pronoun, an independent clause and a present tense, still managed to convey a very precise meaning.

Nickname: The Apprentice
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Birthdate: February 10, 1955
Residence: Earlwood
Family: Partner, Annie
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, writing letters to the editor
Joined tour: 1998

Cain has not been seen on tour for some years. The last reported sighting of him was boarding a private jet in Florida, USA.

Nickname: The Nark
Exempt status: through to 2007 (World Series winner)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 225
Birthdate: August 20, 1962
Residence: Bexley North
Family: Confirmed bachelor
Education: UCLA
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, horses, striped apparel, offal
Joined tour: 1989

And speaking off both majors, Tubby was the first player to complete the home and away double – winning the Spring Match Play Championship in 1990 and, to his surprise, the World Series of Golf in 2002 – and won both playing right-handed with a left-handed grip.

Pictured here extolling the virtues of stripes - why even his umbrella carries them! - with then tour novice, Kenny Crenshaw. Tubby served as the club's handicapper from 1989-2002, resigning after rumblings about his comprehensive World Series win.

Nickname: Whitey
Exempt status: sponsors invite
Height: 5-6
Weight: n/a
Birthdate: December 21, 1974
Residence: Earlwood
Family: Partner, Elaine
Education: Ayr Ladies College
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, telling yarns, abusing state premiers, wearing mens clothes
Joined tour: 1999

Comment: Playing a man's game with women's buttocks, Whitey has broken down all the barriers between the sexes.

Nickname: PW
Exempt status: none current
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210
Birthdate: April 28, 1958
Residence: Shoal Bay
Family: Single
Education: Centenary College
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, electrical currents, fishing
Joined tour: 1991

Nickname: Padre
Exempt status: : none current
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
Birthdate: December 30, 1975
Residence: Orange
Family: Single with a vow of celibacy
Education: Morpeth Seminary
Special interests: beer, golf, euchre, the old testament
Joined tour: 1996