Brad Kennedy


Brad Kennedy is an Australian professional golfer. He has won three times on the Japan Golf Tour and five times on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Professional career

Kennedy turned professional in 1994. He won several minor tournaments in Queensland. In 2003 and 2004 he had a trio of second-place finishes on the European Tour: the 2003 and 2004 Carlsberg Malaysian Opens and the 2004 Madeira Island Open; the first two being co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour, where he was also runner-up in the 2002 Volvo China Open. In 2006 he was third in the Barclays Singapore Open, an important event on the Asian Tour.
Since 2011 Kennedy has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won three times. He has also been successful on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning five times. His most important wins on the tour have been in the New Zealand Open, which he won in 2011 and 2020.

Personal life

Kennedy is married and has two children.

Professional wins (13)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12019Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Ryo IshikawaLost to birdie on third extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12011BMW New Zealand Open Craig ParryWon with birdie on first extra hole
22017ISPS Handa New Zealand Open Ben Campbell, Michael HendryHendry won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

Note: Kennedy only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied