Doug Martin (golfer)

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Doug Martin
Personal information
Born (1966-12-08) December 8, 1966 (age 58)
Bluffton, Ohio
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Oklahoma
Turned professional1989
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T23: 1997
U.S. Open T60: 1994
The Open Championship DNP

Doug Martin (born December 8, 1966) is an American professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

In 1966, Martin was born in Bluffton, Ohio. As an amateur, he won the 1984 U.S. Junior Amateur, [1] was semi-finalist at 1988 U.S. Amateur, [2] and played on the 1989 Walker Cup team. [3] He played college golf at University of Oklahoma where he won three events and was a three-time All-American. [4] [5] He graduated in 1989.

Professional career

In 1989, Martin turned professional. He played on the PGA Tour and its developmental tour from 1991 to 1999. On the developmental tour (1991, 1993) he won the 1993 Nike South Texas Open. On the PGA Tour (1992, 1994–99), his best finish was a playoff loss to Vijay Singh at the 1995 Buick Classic.

Martin has been the head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats men's golf team since the fall of 2007.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Apr 4, 1993 Nike South Texas Open −1 (70-76-70-71=287)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Guy Boros

Nike Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1993 Nike South Texas Open Flag of the United States.svg Guy Boros Won with par on first extra hole
21993 Nike Permian Basin Open Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (1)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1995 Buick Classic Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19941995199619971998
U.S. Open T60CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTT23
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
Note: Martin never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References