Derek Gillespie

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Derek Gillespie
Personal information
NicknameD
Born (1978-07-06) 6 July 1978 (age 46)
Oshawa, Ontario
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Career
College University of Arizona
Turned professional2000
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
Former tour(s) Canadian Tour
Professional wins3

Derek Gillespie (born 6 July 1978) is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, [1] where he has won twice and the Web.com Tour.

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Early life

Gillespie was born in Oshawa, Ontario. He was a heralded junior golfer in Canada, playing in the 1995 and 1996 Canadian Junior National Teams and was named the top Canadian golfer for those two years. He attended the University of Arizona and was the only freshman to play in every tournament. His teammates included Rory Sabbatini and Camilo Villegas' caddie Gary Mathwes. He was named to the Pac-10 Conference Team twice and inducted into the University of Arizona Golf Hall of Fame in 2000. He turned professional later that year during the week of the Bell Canadian Open.

Professional career

Gillespie started playing events on the Canadian Tour in 2002 but did not find immediate success. He won two events there, the most recent in 2003 at the Corona Ixtapa Classic by 8 strokes. He missed getting to the final stage of PGA Tour qualifying school in 2006 and considered quitting his golf career. He then re-dedicated himself and made 13 of 14 cuts on the Canadian Tour in 2007, with three 2nd place finishes and a 3rd place finish on the Order of Merit. He has made only 1 of 4 cuts on the Canadian Tour in 2008.

He won The Big Break Prince Edward Island, a golf reality television show on the Golf Channel. [2]

Gillespie played on the Web.com Tour in 2014 after earning his tour card through qualifying school.

Amateur highlights

Professional wins (3)

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1May 5, 2002 Myrtle Beach Barefoot Championship −5 (69-72-69-69=279)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend
2May 17, 2003 Corona Ixtapa Classic −23 (66-67-67-65=265)8 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jim Salinetti

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. Derek Gillespie Profile
  2. Big Break
  3. "Derek Gillespie a remporté l'Omnium Promutuel Assurance au Golf de la Faune". RDS (in French). July 10, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2020.