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Clint Rice
[edit]Clint James Rice (born 15 November 1980) is an Australian Professional Golfer and entrepreneur who has played globally for over 10 years. Born in Launceston, Tasmania he turned professional in 2005 and played the PGA Tour of Australia, One Asia Tour, PGA Tour Canada, Nationwide Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour).
Amateur career
[edit]Rice represented Tasmania on 4 occasions in the Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002). He recorded a course record and tournament record low score of 63 (9 under par) in round 2 of the the 2001 Tasmanian Open
Professional career
[edit]Rice turned pro through the PGA of Australia and was a national scholarship holder in the PGA of Australia pathway program. He played his first PGA Tour of Australia event at the Australian PGA Championship and made his first cut on tour. He played 6 consecutive seasons on the PGA Tour Canada where he maintained a top 60 ranking and 10 seasons on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Rice was caught up in controversy at the 2015 US Open where he was removed from the golf course [1] at Chambers Bay and had his clubs confiscated whilst playing a practice around alongside 2006 US Open winner Geoff Oglivy. He also was coached by world class coaches: Denis McDade, Scott Hamilton and Sean Foley.
Rice also a known PGA coach, where he has coached at Tour Bound Academy in Chicago and then in Australia at Melbourne Golf Park Academy, Bann Lynch McDade Academy and Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club
Business career
[edit]Rice was the founder and director of one of Australia's most successful distribution and ecommerce golf companies, Performance Brands Australia. Rice built the business over 6 years and sold in March 2023 to a Sydney businessman. He now runs several ecommerce businesses specialising in pet supplies, health & nutrition and apparel.
Personal life
[edit]In 2025, he appeared on Season 12 of Married at First Sight Australia where he 'married' Brisbane businesswomen Lauren Hall. Rice currently resides on Launceston Tasmania.
- ^ "Alternate's practice round shut down by USGA". ESPN.com. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2025-01-14.