Nathan Green
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Nathan Green (born 13 May 1975) is an Australian golfer.
Green was born in Newcastle, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1998. In 2000 he won the Queensland PGA Championship in Australia and the Benefit Partners/NRCS Classic in Canada. He played on the second tier Nationwide Tour in the United States in 2002, 2004 and 2005 and was a rookie on the PGA Tour in 2006. He finished fifth in his first event as a PGA Tour member and in his second, the Buick Invitational, he reached a playoff against Tiger Woods and José María Olazábal, but was eliminated at the first extra hole. He finished the year in the top 50 of the money list.
His victory at the New Zealand Open in December 2006 raised him into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.
[edit] Tournament wins
- 2000 Queensland PGA Championship (Foundation Tour), Benefit Partners/NRCS Classic (Canadian Tour)
- 2006 Blue Chip New Zealand Open (Australasian Tour, European Tour (2007 season))
