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Stuart Appleby (born May 1 1971, Cohuna, Victoria
(Australia)|Victoria) is an Australian golfer.

==Career summary==

A dairy farmer's son from rural northern Victoria,
Appleby practised by hitting balls from paddock to
paddock. He turned professional in 1992 and began
his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 1995
he won twice on the Nike Tour, the second tier
men's tour on in the U.S., and qualified to
compete on the PGA Tour the following year by
finishing the season fifth on the money list. As
of March 2005, he has won six times on the PGA
Tour. He was a member of the International Team in
the first three stagings of the Presidents Cup,
and has featured in the top fifteen of the
Official World Golf Rankings.

Appleby's first wife was killed outside a train
station in London shortly after he had missed the
cut at The Open Championship in 1998. He remarried
Ohio native Ashley Saleet in 2003; they had their
first child, a girl, in January 2005.

==PGA Tour wins==
*1997  Honda Classic  
*1998  Kemper Open  
*1999  Shell Houston Open  
*2003  Las Vegas Invitational  
*2004  Mercedes Championships  
*2005  Mercedes Championships

==Other professional wins==
*1995 Nike Monterrey Open (Nike Tour), Nike Sonoma
County Open (Nike Tour)
*1998 Coolum Classic (Australia)
*1999 CVS Charity Classic (with Jeff Sluman;
United States - unofficial event)
*2001 Australian Open

==Team appearances== 
*Presidents Cup: 1998, 2000, 2003
*Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1997, 1998, 1999
*World Cup of Golf: 2003

==External link==
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/131956 Profile
on the PGA Tour's official site
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/A/Stuart_Appleby/
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