Aaron Pike (golfer)

Aaron Pike
Personal information
Born (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985
Karratha, Western Australia
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceBrisbane, Australia
Career
CollegeHills International College
Turned professional2007
Current tourPGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2021

Aaron Pike (born 11 November 1985) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia. He won the 2018 Victorian PGA Championship and 2020 Northern Territory PGA Championship.

Early life and amateur career

Pike was born in Karratha, Western Australia and moved to Darwin, Northern Territory as a 7-year old. In 2003, at 17, he moved to Jimboomba just south of Brisbane to attend Hills International College, where he was a schoolmate of Jason Day.[1]

In 2006, Pike won the Victorian Amateur Championship and qualified for the Australian Masters at Huntingdale Golf Club, a European Tour event, where he finished solo 4th three strokes behind winner Justin Rose.[2]

Professional career

Pike turned professional in 2007 but did not join the PGA Tour of Australasia until 2012 as his career was plagued by injury, including requiring a shoulder reconstruction in 2010. He also experienced nerve damage in the back, and in 2019 he had a recurring tennis elbow injury to fight.[1]

Pike was runner-up in the 2016 Western Australia PGA Championship, and his breakthrough came in 2018 when he won the Victorian PGA Championship at Cape Schanck on the Mornington Peninsula.[3][4]

In 2019, he held the co-lead with Keegan Bradley at the Emirates Australian Open and ultimately tied for 3rd, which earned him a start in the 2021 Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club.[5]

Pike won his second title at the 2020 Northern Territory PGA Championship, and a third after a playoff with Momoka Kobori at TPS Hunter Valley in 2021, to finish 5th in the 2021–22 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.[6]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory 		Runner-up
1 14 Oct 2018 Victorian PGA Championship 71-65-66-68=270 −10 1 stroke Ryan Chisnall
2 12 Mar 2022 TPS Hunter Valley 68-62-70=200 −8 Playoff Momoka Kobori

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 TPS Hunter Valley Momoka Kobori Won with birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 25 Oct 2020 Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship 68-66-67=201 −12 Playoff Michael Sim

Other playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2020 Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship Michael Sim Won with par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

  1. ^ a b "Aaron Pike". New Zealand Open. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. ^ "2006 Australian Masters". OWGR. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Victorian PGA Championship 2018". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Pike wins maiden title at Victorian PGA". Inside Golf. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Matt Jones, Aaron Pike and Takumi Kanaya qualify for the 149th Open". Golf Today. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Aaron Pike claims playoff win at inaugural TPS Hunter Valley". Australian Golf Digest. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
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