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Doug McGuigan

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Doug McGuigan
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Gordon McGuigan
Born (1970-08-07) 7 August 1970 (age 54)
Durban, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality Scotland
 South Africa
ResidenceJohannesburg, 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 TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 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

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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

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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

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McGuigan currently resides in Johannesburg.

Professional wins (8)

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Sunshine Tour wins (8)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 1 Nov 2003 Platinum Classic −17 (68-64-67=199) 1 stroke South Africa Ashley Roestoff
2 25 Aug 2006 Telkom PGA Pro-Am −11 (68-67-70=205) 2 strokes South Africa Desvonde Botes, South Africa Hennie Otto
3 12 Oct 2008 BMG Classic −10 (68-70-68=206) 1 stroke South Africa Jaco van Zyl
4 16 May 2009 Nashua Golf Challenge −7 (66-70-73=209) 2 strokes South Africa Tyrone van Aswegen
5 16 Oct 2011 KCM Zambia Open −16 (69-68-66-69=272) Playoff South Africa Jean Hugo
6 4 Nov 2012 ISPS Handa Match Play Championship 1 up South Africa Jaco Ahlers
7 29 Jul 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate −10 (68-68-70=206) 1 stroke South Africa Brandon Stone
8 23 Sep 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at St Francis −13 (69-68-66=203) 2 strokes South Africa Hennie du Plessis

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

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

Playoff record

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European Tour playoff record (0–1)

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

Results in major championships

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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

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  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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