Andrew McArthur

This article is about the Scottish professional golfer. For the Canadian shipbuilding executive, see Andrew McArthur (shipbuilding).

Andrew McArthur
Personal information
Full name	Andrew McArthur
Nickname	Dru
Born	(1979-05-08) 8 May 1979 (age 46) Lanark, Scotland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Residence	Glasgow, Scotland
Spouse	Laura ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2
Career
College	Pfeiffer University
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Other	2

Andrew McArthur (born 8 May 1979) is a Scottish professional golfer.

Career

McArthur was born in Lanark. He turned professional in 2005 after a successful amateur career. McArthur qualified for the second tier Challenge Tour by reaching the final stage of qualifying school. He narrowly missed out on graduating to the elite European Tour three times by ending the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons just outside the top 20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings. McArthur finally gained his European Tour card for 2010 by finishing in 17th place on the rankings in 2009.

McArthur has two wins on the Challenge Tour: the Reale Challenge de España in 2008 ^[1] and the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge in 2014.

Amateur wins

• 2002 Scottish Amateur Championship
• 2003 NCAA Division II Championship
• 2005 Czech Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (4)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Jun 2008	Reale Challenge de España	−8 (69-65-72-74=280)	1 stroke	Alfredo García-Heredia, Lloyd Saltman
2	13 Jul 2014	D+D Real Slovakia Challenge	−21 (65-66-68-68=267)	2 strokes	Sam Hutsby

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2007	Postbank Challenge	Felipe Aguilar, Paul Waring	Aguilar won with par on second extra hole Waring eliminated by par on first hole

Hi5 Pro Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	24 Nov 2011	Hacienda de Alamo Futures Open	−13 (68-67-68=203)	Playoff	Andy Sullivan

Other wins (1)

• 2011 Paul Lawrie Invitational ^[2]

Team appearances

Andrew McArthur

Amateur

• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2003, 2005
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2004 (winners)

See also

• 2009 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2015 Challenge Tour graduates

References

1. "McArthur seals maiden win as Scots trio flourish in Spain". The Scotsman . 9 June 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
2. "Andrew McArthur wins marathon play-off". The Scotsman. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.

External links

• Andrew McArthur at the European Tour official site
• Andrew McArthur at the Official World Golf Ranking official site