Marcus Fraser
29/07/2016
Marcus Fraser | AUS Team | Rio 2016
O䘀朄cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Marcus Fraser Athlete Biography Marcus Fraser not only keeps on keeping on, he’s getting better as he does it. The almost permanent smile on the larrikin from Corowa belies the competitive 쮮쿫re that he has ridden to six professional victories in all corners of the globe, including three on the European Tour. Having fought back from a career-threatening neck injury in 2010, Fraser has continued his prized knack of cashing in when in contention, including victory in the Maybank Championship in Malaysia earlier this year. The win vaulted him to the top of the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit, a lofty perch he has held since. It was his 쮮쿫rst win in six years and shows he is 쮮쿫nding his best form ahead of the Olympic Games. His best career 쮮쿫nish in a major came in 2015 at The Open when tied for 20th. He was ranked 38th on Olympic adjusted rankings when selected, one behind teammate Scott Hend. Fraser, who will turn 38 before the Games, has a world of top-level experience having played in 10 major championships and 10 WGC events and has become one of the most consistent pros of his generation, after turning pro in 2002. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
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Marcus Fraser | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Height 183
Weight 89
Age 38
Born Corowa, NSW, Australia
Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Career Highlights Champion at the Maybank Championships in Malaysia in 2016. First pro win in six years. T20 at The British Open in 2015 Finished 2012 with career high world ranking of 55
Q&A
Star Sign Leo
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29/07/2016
Scott Hend | AUS Team | Rio 2016
O쳵ඟcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Scott Hend Athlete Biography Hend, who’ll turn 43 during the Olympics, has been one of the great travellers in Australian professional ranks. But more, he’s been a proli䇽ఠc winner through a stellar career with 14 pro victories in nine countries on the Australasian, Asian and European tours. Now based in Florida, Hend remains one of the world’s longest hitters and, in 2005, during his second of two seasons on the US PGA Tour, became the 䇽ఠrst foreign-born player to be ranked No.1 in driving distance. The Queenslander, originally from Townsville, who turned pro in 1997 has made a great habit of winning in the past couple of seasons, particularly in Asia where he has won seven times since 2013, including twice already this season en route to his highest career world ranking. Hend was ranked 37th on the Olympic golf rankings when selections where 䇽ఠnalised, one place ahead of teammate Marcus Fraser. Celebrated the birth of twin babies in December 2006 and named them Aston and McLaren. According to Scott, it was pure coincidence that they were named after fast cars. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
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Scott Hend | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Sport Golf
Status Selected
Height 183
Weight 82
Age 42
Born Townsville, QLD, Australia
Lives Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Career Highlights Champion 2016 Thailand Classic Champion 2014 Hong Kong Open Third 2004 Bell South Classic, USA
Q&A
Star Sign Leo
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29/07/2016
Minjee Lee | AUS Team | Rio 2016
O
cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Minjee Lee Athlete Biography Rapidly becoming one of world golf’s hottest properties, Lee has become a model of consistency on the LPGA Tour in just her second season, missing just one cut to date in 2016 and winning twice in just 18 months on the world’s biggest stage. Lee 㸏萙nished the Rio 2016 quali㸏萙cation period ranked 12th on the Olympic rankings. She won the LPGA Tour event in Hawaii in April 2016 and in May 2015 her 㸏萙rst tour title in Virginia, USA. A former world No.1 amateur, Lee graduated to pro ranks after a glittering string of results. The 2012 US girls’ junior champion, the Perth ace won the Australian Amateur in 2013 and defended the title in 2014, the same year she won the Oates Victorian Open against the pros of the ALPG Tour as an amateur. Perhaps the highlight of her junior days was winning the World Amateur Team Championship alongside Su Oh (and Shelly Shin) in 2014, the week before she turned pro and 㸏萙nished T16 in the year’s 㸏萙fth major, the Evian Championship. Three months later, she won medallist honours at the LPGA Tour’s Q-school and has not looked back since. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
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29/07/2016
Minjee Lee | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Height 165
Weight 60
Age 20
Born Subiaco, WA, Australia
Lives Perth, WA, Australia
Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut.
Career Highlights First tour victory in May 2015 in Virginia, USA on 㸏萙rst year as a pro Champion LPGA Tour event in Hawaii in April 2016 World Amateur Team Championship alongside Su Oh (and Shelly Shin) in 2014
Training Coach Ritchie Smith
Q&A
Star Sign Gemini
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29/07/2016
Su Oh | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Oɔcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Su Oh Athlete Biography When Su Oh arrived in Australia aged eight from Korea she had never played golf before but then started in her new country. Now she is rapidly beginning to ful倀茂ll the potential good judges have tagged her with for years. In the midst of a breakout rookie season on the LPGA Tour, Oh has served notice she’ll be a future force on the world’s biggest stage. Oh didn’t win an LPGA Tour card at her 倀茂rst attempt in 2014, but soon made her professional mark against some of the world’s leading pros to win the LET co-sanctioned Australian Ladies Masters in 2015. She played between Europe and the Symetra Tour in 2015, then won partial rights to the main US tour at Q-school at year’s end and has made the most of that opportunity since. A former world No.1 amateur, Oh turned a series of strong results through April and May into a full-time card when she was runner-up at the Kingsmill Classic, then backed it up with a bold 8th at the year’s second major, the Women’s US PGA Championship. The Olympic team is a reunion of sorts with long-time friend Minjee Lee with whom she won the World Amateur Team Championship (also with Shelly Shin) for Australia in 2014. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
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29/07/2016
Su Oh | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Height 168
Age 20
Born Busan, Korea, Democratic People's
Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Republic of
Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut.
Career Highlights 2nd at the 2016 Kingsmill Championships T8th – 2016 Women’s PGA Championships World Amateur Team Championship alongside Minjee Lee (and Shelly Shin) in 2014
Q&A
Star Sign Gemini
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Marcus Fraser | AUS Team | Rio 2016
O䘀朄cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Marcus Fraser Athlete Biography Marcus Fraser not only keeps on keeping on, he’s getting better as he does it. The almost permanent smile on the larrikin from Corowa belies the competitive 쮮쿫re that he has ridden to six professional victories in all corners of the globe, including three on the European Tour. Having fought back from a career-threatening neck injury in 2010, Fraser has continued his prized knack of cashing in when in contention, including victory in the Maybank Championship in Malaysia earlier this year. The win vaulted him to the top of the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit, a lofty perch he has held since. It was his 쮮쿫rst win in six years and shows he is 쮮쿫nding his best form ahead of the Olympic Games. His best career 쮮쿫nish in a major came in 2015 at The Open when tied for 20th. He was ranked 38th on Olympic adjusted rankings when selected, one behind teammate Scott Hend. Fraser, who will turn 38 before the Games, has a world of top-level experience having played in 10 major championships and 10 WGC events and has become one of the most consistent pros of his generation, after turning pro in 2002. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
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29/07/2016
Marcus Fraser | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Height 183
Weight 89
Age 38
Born Corowa, NSW, Australia
Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Career Highlights Champion at the Maybank Championships in Malaysia in 2016. First pro win in six years. T20 at The British Open in 2015 Finished 2012 with career high world ranking of 55
Q&A
Star Sign Leo
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29/07/2016
Scott Hend | AUS Team | Rio 2016
O쳵ඟcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Scott Hend Athlete Biography Hend, who’ll turn 43 during the Olympics, has been one of the great travellers in Australian professional ranks. But more, he’s been a proli䇽ఠc winner through a stellar career with 14 pro victories in nine countries on the Australasian, Asian and European tours. Now based in Florida, Hend remains one of the world’s longest hitters and, in 2005, during his second of two seasons on the US PGA Tour, became the 䇽ఠrst foreign-born player to be ranked No.1 in driving distance. The Queenslander, originally from Townsville, who turned pro in 1997 has made a great habit of winning in the past couple of seasons, particularly in Asia where he has won seven times since 2013, including twice already this season en route to his highest career world ranking. Hend was ranked 37th on the Olympic golf rankings when selections where 䇽ఠnalised, one place ahead of teammate Marcus Fraser. Celebrated the birth of twin babies in December 2006 and named them Aston and McLaren. According to Scott, it was pure coincidence that they were named after fast cars. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
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29/07/2016
Scott Hend | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Sport Golf
Status Selected
Height 183
Weight 82
Age 42
Born Townsville, QLD, Australia
Lives Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut
Career Highlights Champion 2016 Thailand Classic Champion 2014 Hong Kong Open Third 2004 Bell South Classic, USA
Q&A
Star Sign Leo
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29/07/2016
Minjee Lee | AUS Team | Rio 2016
O
cial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Minjee Lee Athlete Biography Rapidly becoming one of world golf’s hottest properties, Lee has become a model of consistency on the LPGA Tour in just her second season, missing just one cut to date in 2016 and winning twice in just 18 months on the world’s biggest stage. Lee 㸏萙nished the Rio 2016 quali㸏萙cation period ranked 12th on the Olympic rankings. She won the LPGA Tour event in Hawaii in April 2016 and in May 2015 her 㸏萙rst tour title in Virginia, USA. A former world No.1 amateur, Lee graduated to pro ranks after a glittering string of results. The 2012 US girls’ junior champion, the Perth ace won the Australian Amateur in 2013 and defended the title in 2014, the same year she won the Oates Victorian Open against the pros of the ALPG Tour as an amateur. Perhaps the highlight of her junior days was winning the World Amateur Team Championship alongside Su Oh (and Shelly Shin) in 2014, the week before she turned pro and 㸏萙nished T16 in the year’s 㸏萙fth major, the Evian Championship. Three months later, she won medallist honours at the LPGA Tour’s Q-school and has not looked back since. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
Golf
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Status Selected 1/2
29/07/2016
Minjee Lee | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Height 165
Weight 60
Age 20
Born Subiaco, WA, Australia
Lives Perth, WA, Australia
Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut.
Career Highlights First tour victory in May 2015 in Virginia, USA on 㸏萙rst year as a pro Champion LPGA Tour event in Hawaii in April 2016 World Amateur Team Championship alongside Su Oh (and Shelly Shin) in 2014
Training Coach Ritchie Smith
Q&A
Star Sign Gemini
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29/07/2016
Su Oh | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Oɔcial Home of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team
Su Oh Athlete Biography When Su Oh arrived in Australia aged eight from Korea she had never played golf before but then started in her new country. Now she is rapidly beginning to ful倀茂ll the potential good judges have tagged her with for years. In the midst of a breakout rookie season on the LPGA Tour, Oh has served notice she’ll be a future force on the world’s biggest stage. Oh didn’t win an LPGA Tour card at her 倀茂rst attempt in 2014, but soon made her professional mark against some of the world’s leading pros to win the LET co-sanctioned Australian Ladies Masters in 2015. She played between Europe and the Symetra Tour in 2015, then won partial rights to the main US tour at Q-school at year’s end and has made the most of that opportunity since. A former world No.1 amateur, Oh turned a series of strong results through April and May into a full-time card when she was runner-up at the Kingsmill Classic, then backed it up with a bold 8th at the year’s second major, the Women’s US PGA Championship. The Olympic team is a reunion of sorts with long-time friend Minjee Lee with whom she won the World Amateur Team Championship (also with Shelly Shin) for Australia in 2014. All copy on this page is copyright © Australian Olympic Committee. Do not reproduce without permission.
Golf
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Status Selected 1/2
29/07/2016
Su Oh | AUS Team | Rio 2016
Height 168
Age 20
Born Busan, Korea, Democratic People's
Lives Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Republic of
Olympic Information Rio 2016 will be Olympic debut.
Career Highlights 2nd at the 2016 Kingsmill Championships T8th – 2016 Women’s PGA Championships World Amateur Team Championship alongside Minjee Lee (and Shelly Shin) in 2014
Q&A
Star Sign Gemini
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