Early life

Appleby was born in Cohuna, Victoria, and grew up on a nearby dairy farm. He began in golf by hitting balls from paddock to paddock after his farm chores were completed. As a youth, he played Australian Rules Football.

Professional career

Early career

Appleby turned professional in 1992 and began his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 1995 he won twice on the Nike Tour (now known as the Web.com Tour), the second tier men's tour in the U.S. He was the eighth player to win his first Web.com Tour start. He qualified to compete on the PGA Tour the following year by finishing the season fifth on the money list.

PGA Tour

Appleby has won nine times on the PGA Tour. He was a member of the International Team in the Presidents Cup four times, and featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2004. His best performance in a major championship came in 2002, where he lost in a four-way playoff to Ernie Els at The Open Championship.

In 2010, during the final round of the inaugural Greenbrier Classic, Appleby became the fifth player in history to shoot a 59 in an official PGA Tour event. Appleby won the 2010 PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year award.

Appleby was limited to seven starts before back surgery in March 2015. He made a start on the Web.com Tour for the first time in 20 years at the Nova Scotia Open, where he finished T36. As a player who qualified for a medical extension, Appleby was allowed entry into the Web.com Tour Finals. He did not make a cut during the finals and will play the 2015-16 season on a major medical extension.

Personal

Appleby's first wife, Renay, was killed in an automobile accident outside London Waterloo station in 1998, shortly after he had missed the cut at The Open Championship.

Appleby married his second wife, Ashley Saleet, in 2002. He lives with Ashley and their four children in Orlando, Florida. After the 1999 plane crash that killed his friend and next-door neighbour Payne Stewart, he has been one of the key father figures for Stewart's children, Chelsea and Aaron. In his spare time, Appleby enjoys motor racing. He is the ambassador for Golf Australia's Crown Lager Social Golf Club and patron for Stuart Appleby Junior Golf.

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	16 Mar 1997	Honda Classic	−14 (68-68-67-71=274)	1 stroke	Michael Bradley, Payne Stewart
2	7 Jun 1998	Kemper Open	−10 (70-63-69-72=274)	1 stroke	Scott Hoch
3	2 May 1999	Shell Houston Open	−9 (70-68-70-71=279)	1 stroke	John Cook, Hal Sutton
4	12 Oct 2003	Las Vegas Invitational	−31 (62-68-63-66-69=328)	Playoff	Scott McCarron
5	11 Jan 2004	Mercedes Championships	−22 (66-67-66-71=270)	1 stroke	Vijay Singh
6	9 Jan 2005	Mercedes Championships	−21 (74-64-66-67=271)	1 stroke	Jonathan Kaye
7	8 Jan 2006	Mercedes Championships	−8 (71-72-70-71=284)	Playoff	Vijay Singh
8	23 Apr 2006	Shell Houston Open	−19 (66-67-69-67=269)	6 strokes	Bob Estes
9	1 Aug 2010	Greenbrier Classic	−22 (66-68-65-59=258)	1 stroke	Jeff Overton

PGA Tour playoff record (2-1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2002	The Open Championship	Steve Elkington, Ernie Els, Thomas Levet	Els beat Levet on first sudden-death hole, after Appleby and Elkington were eliminated from a four-hole playoff
2	2003	Las Vegas Invitational	Scott McCarron	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2006	Mercedes Championships	Vijay Singh	Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	20 Dec 1998	Coolum Classic	−17 (68-67-67-69=271)	4 strokes	Craig Spence
2	25 Nov 2001	Holden Australian Open	−17 (69-70-67-65=271)	3 strokes	Scott Laycock
3	14 Nov 2010	JBWere Masters	−10 (71-69-69-65=274)	1 stroke	Adam Bland

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Mar 1995	NIKE Monterrey Open	−15 (68-70-67-68=273)	Playoff 1	Rafael Alarcon
2	1 Oct 1995	NIKE Sonoma County Open	−19 (69-69-65-66=269)	4 strokes	Bobby Collins, Joe Durant Jerry Kelly

1 Defeated Alarcon with birdie on seventh extra hole.

Other wins (3)

• 1991 Queensland Open
• 1994 Victorian PGA Championship
• 1999 CVS Charity Classic (with Jeff Sluman; United States - unofficial event)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	T21	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T36	T10	CUT
The Open Championship	T20	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	T61	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	CUT	T31	CUT	CUT	T22	T43	T19	T7	T14	T30
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	T37	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T26	T36	CUT
The Open Championship	T11	61	T2	T15	T36	T41	CUT	CUT	T51	T65
PGA Championship	T4	T16	T17	T23	T17	T15	T55	T12	T15	CUT

Tournament	2010	2011
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	T29	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T68	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	1	5	14	8
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	6
The Open Championship	0	1	0	1	1	4	13	9
PGA Championship	0	0	0	1	1	8	14	11
Totals	0	1	0	2	4	18	55	34

• Most consecutive cuts made - 6 (2007 PGA - 2009 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s - 1 (four times)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Accenture Match Play Championship	R64	R64	R16	R64	R64	R32	R32	R64	R64	R16
Cadillac Championship	T30	T25	NT1	T11	T2	T16	T11	T6	T35	T34
Bridgestone Invitational	T23	T20	T5	T42	T46	T9	T13	T71	T14	T2

Tournament	2009	2010	2011
Accenture Match Play Championship	R64	DNP	DNP
Cadillac Championship	T61	DNP	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	T51	T63	76
HSBC Champions	DNP	T69	T42

1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Note: Appleby is the only golfer to compete in the first 32 WGC events.

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Australia): 1996, 2003, 2009
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1997, 1998
• Presidents Cup (International Team): 1998 (winners), 2000, 2003 (tie), 2005, 2007

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