Former World No. 1 Brady Watt turns pro
Brady Watt
Western Australian Brady Watt, one of the
world’s elite amateur golfers,
has turned professional. The 23-year-old
former Golf Australia National
Squad member will make his debut among the
paid ranks in this week’s
Thailand Golf Championship at Amata Spring
Country Club.
“My dream as a young boy was to
turn pro eventually and I am
absolutely delighted that this day has arrived,”
said Watt, who reached
world number one status in the amateur ranks
last June. “I am following in
some huge golfing footsteps and I just hope I
can give Australia somebody
else to be proud of. I would like to extend my
thanks to Golf Australia and
Golf WA who have provided significant support
to me during my amateur
career.”
Watt, who was the medalist at this
year’s U.S Amateur, will
make the transition to the professional ranks
guided and helped by
International Sports Management. Andrew
‘Chubby’ Chandler, ISM’s Chief
Executive Officer, said: “Brady is not only an
incredible young golfer, but
also a great guy and to finish 14th at the
Australian Open was very
impressive. He is a very strong player and I
can't wait to see what the
future holds.” Born in Perth, Watt enjoyed a
glittering amateur career.
Among its highlights was a debut semi-final
placing at the U.S Amateur
Championship in August.
Other notable performances included winning
the Lake Macquarie Amateur
in 2011 and Riversdale Cup and Australian
Amateur Stroke Play in 2013. He
was also a member of the triumphant
Australian Ten Nations Cup side in
February before being added to the Golf
Australia National Squad.
Golf Australia High Performance Director Brad
James said “Brady has had a
terrific year and is ready for this move. Golf
Australia will continue to work
with Brady through our Rookie Professional
program which is specifically
designed to support players as they make this
transition.” Watt will attend
the 2014 Asian Tour School, but hopes to
attract invitations to play globally.