Nick Dougherty
England
Nicholas Dougherty (born 24 May 1982) is an English professional golfer.
Nick Dougherty
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Dougherty
Born 24 May 1982 (1982-05-24) (age 29)
Bootle, Liverpool
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality England
Residence Sunningdale, Berkshire
Career
Turned professional 2001
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T33: 2008
U.S. Open T7: 2007
The Open Championship T38: 2009
PGA Championship CUT: 2005–09
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
Dougherty was born in Bootle, Merseyside, and attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School near Blackburn, Lancashire. He is a protégé of Nick Faldo and had an exceptional amateur career with numerous tournament wins including the 1999 World Boys Championship and three Faldo Junior Series events.In 2001 he was a member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team.
Dougherty turned professional in 2001 and gained membership of the European Tour for 2002 via the final qualifying school. In his début season he finished 36th on the Order of Merit, and was named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. He was hindered by glandular fever in 2003, and his 2004 season was also disappointing as he slipped to 97th on the Order of Merit. In early 2005 he achieved his first win on the European Tour at the Caltex Masters in Singapore,going on to reach the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings in the middle of the year, and ended it in 15th place on the final European Tour Order of Merit. He made a positive start to the 2006 season before struggling later in the year.
Dougherty bounced back in 2007, and was the leader after the first round of the 107th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a two under par round of 68.He finished the tournament in a tie for seventh place. It is his best finish to date in a major championship, and was enough to gain automatic entry into the following years championship and the U.S. Masters. Later that year he secured his second European Tour victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,and finished the season placed 11th on the Order of Merit.
After a disappointing 2008 season which was marred by the sudden death of his mother, Dougherty recorded his third European Tour victory at the 2009 BMW International Open in Munich, Germany. He was three shots behind 54-hole leader Retief Goosen going into the final round. He shot a final round 64 and ended with a one stroke win over Rafael Echenique, who made an albatross 2 on the par-5 18th, and by four over Goosen.[6] The win secured Dougherty a spot in his first major of 2009, The Open Championship at Turnberry in July
Amateur wins (10)
1997 Faldo Junior Series, Golf Foundation Player of the Year
1999 Faldo Junior Series, European Under 21 Championship, World Boys Championship, Polo Classic Under 19 Championship (United States)
2000 Faldo Junior Series, Polo Golf Classic Stroke Play Championship (United States), Guatemalan Amateur Open Championship
2001 Lake Macquarie Amateur
Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (3)
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