Bradley Iles
Encyclopedia
Bradley Iles is a professional golfer
from New Zealand
who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour
.
, New Zealand
. He turned professional in 2005.
Iles has never won on the Nationwide Tour, but has come close, losing in a two-hole playoff at the Knoxville Open
to Kevin Johnson
.
In July 2004 Iles suffered a brain injury, which sent him a three-day coma.
U.S. Open
Champion and fellow New Zealander Michael Campbell
recently called Iles the "best talent to come out of New Zealand in a long time."
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
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Career
Iles was born in MuruparaMurupara
Murupara is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. The town is situated in an isolated part of the Bay of Plenty region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera National Park, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua, along SH38. Murupara is the...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He turned professional in 2005.
Iles has never won on the Nationwide Tour, but has come close, losing in a two-hole playoff at the Knoxville Open
Knoxville Open
The News Sentinel Open Presented By Pilot is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at the Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. It is one of four original Tour events still played. The Knoxville News Sentinel was named the title sponsor of the tournament on...
to Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson (golfer)
Kevin Johnson is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-College career:Johnson was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He attended Clemson University and was Clemson's first three-time All-American in golf...
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Personal
Iles got started with the game of golf at the age of 10 due to his mother's influence.In July 2004 Iles suffered a brain injury, which sent him a three-day coma.
U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
Champion and fellow New Zealander Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell
Michael Shane Campbell, CNZM is a New Zealand golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the same year. He is a member of the European Tour.Ethnically, he is predominantly Māori, from the Ngati...
recently called Iles the "best talent to come out of New Zealand in a long time."