Stuart Appleby (born May 1, 1971) is an Australian
professional golfer.
Appleby was born in Cohuna in rural northern
Victoria. He practiced 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 (now known as the
Nationwide 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. He has won eight 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 Rankings in 2004.
His best performance in a major championship came in
2002, where he lost in a fourway play-off to Ernie
Els at The Open Championship.
Appleby's first wife, Renay, was killed in a freak
accident outside a train station in London shortly
after he had missed the cut at The Open Championship
in 1998. He married Ohio native Ashley Saleet in
2003; they had their first daughter, Ella, in
January 2005 and their second, Mia, a year later
