Doug McGuigan

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Doug McGuigan
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Gordon McGuigan
Born (1970-08-07) 7 August 1970 (age 53)
Durban, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Johannesburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1989
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) Canadian Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour8
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.

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Early life

McGuigan was born in Durban. His father, Francis McGuigan, was a Scottish-born professional footballer who played for Falkirk, Blackpool, and Durban United. He stayed in South Africa permanently after the end of his career. [1]

Golf career

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.

Personal life

McGuigan currently resides in Johannesburg.

Professional wins (8)

Sunshine Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
11 Nov 2003 Platinum Classic −17 (68-64-67=199)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Ashley Roestoff
225 Aug 2006 Telkom PGA Pro-Am −11 (68-67-70=205)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Desvonde Botes, Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie Otto
312 Oct 2008 BMG Classic −10 (68-70-68=206)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl
416 May 2009 Nashua Golf Challenge −7 (66-70-73=209)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Tyrone van Aswegen
516 Oct 2011 KCM Zambia Open −16 (69-68-66-69=272)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Jean Hugo
64 Nov 2012 ISPS Handa Match Play Championship 1 up Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Ahlers
729 Jul 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate−10 (68-68-70=206)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone
823 Sep 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at St Francis−13 (69-68-66=203)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie du Plessis

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2003 Dunhill Championship Flag of England.svg Mark Foster, Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Hansen,
Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Immelman, Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie,
Flag of South Africa.svg Bradford Vaughan
Foster won with eagle on second extra hole
Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole
2 2011 KCM Zambia Open Flag of South Africa.svg Jean Hugo Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2003 Dunhill Championship Flag of England.svg Mark Foster, Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Hansen,
Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Immelman, Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie,
Flag of South Africa.svg Bradford Vaughan
Foster won with eagle on second extra hole
Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

Tournament2005200620072008
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: McGuigan only played in The Open Championship.

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References

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