Doug McGuigan

Doug McGuigan
Doug McGuigan
Personal information
Full name	Douglas Gordon McGuigan
Born	7 August 1970 (age 54); Durban, South Africa
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.

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
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	ISPS Handa Match Play Championship	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
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
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
The Open Championship	CUT		CUT	CUT

Did not play

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

References

^ The Scotsman https://www.scotsman.com/news/culmore-po-refurbishment-719665. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link‍]}

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

[1] The Scotsman https://www.scotsman.com/news/culmore-po-refurbishment-719665. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link‍]}

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