Doug McGuigan
Doug McGuigan | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Douglas Gordon McGuigan |
Born | Durban, South Africa | 7 August 1970
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Sporting nationality | Scotland South Africa |
Residence | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1989 |
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Former tour(s) | Canadian Tour |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Sunshine Tour | 8 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2005, 2007, 2008 |
Douglas Gordon McGuigan (born 7 August 1970) is a Scottish-South African professional golfer. He has won eight times on the Sunshine Tour between 2003 and 2017.
McGuigan was born in Durban, and currently resides in Johannesburg. After winning three West Coast Tour events as an amateur, he turned professional in 1989. He first played on the Sunshine Tour in 1993. He has also played on the Canadian Tour.
McGuigan's father, Francis McGuigan, was an Alloa-born professional footballer who played for Falkirk, Blackpool and Durban United. Francis McGuigan stayed in South Africa permanently after the end of his career.[1]
Amateur highlights[]
- Three wins on West Coast Tour before 1989
Professional wins (8)[]
Sunshine Tour wins (8)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 1 Nov 2003 | Platinum Classic | −17 (68-64-67=199) | 1 stroke | Ashley Roestoff |
2 | 25 Aug 2006 | Telkom PGA Pro-Am | −11 (68-67-70=205) | 2 strokes | Desvonde Botes, Hennie Otto |
3 | 12 Oct 2008 | BMG Classic | −10 (68-70-68=206) | 1 stroke | Jaco van Zyl |
4 | 16 May 2009 | Nashua Golf Challenge | −7 (66-70-73=209) | 2 strokes | Tyrone van Aswegen |
5 | 16 Oct 2011 | KCM Zambia Open | −16 (69-68-66-69=272) | Playoff | Jean Hugo |
6 | 4 Nov 2012 | 1 up | Jaco Ahlers | ||
7 | 29 Jul 2017 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate |
−10 (68-68-70=206) | 1 stroke | Brandon Stone |
8 | 23 Sep 2017 | Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at St Francis |
−13 (69-68-66=203) | 2 strokes | Hennie du Plessis |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Dunhill Championship | Mark Foster, Anders Hansen, Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie, Bradford Vaughan |
Foster won with eagle on second extra hole Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole |
2 | 2011 | KCM Zambia Open | Jean Hugo | Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
Playoff record[]
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Dunhill Championship | Mark Foster, Anders Hansen, Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie, Bradford Vaughan |
Foster won with eagle on second extra hole Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Results in major championships[]
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: McGuigan only played in The Open Championship.
External links[]
- Doug McGuigan at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Doug McGuigan at the European Tour official site
- Doug McGuigan at the PGA Tour official site
- Doug McGuigan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- South African male golfers
- Scottish male golfers
- Sunshine Tour golfers
- Sportspeople from Durban
- Golfers from Johannesburg
- White South African people
- 1970 births
- Living people