Luke Donald
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Luke Campbell Donald MBE (born 7 December 1977) is an English professional golfer. He turned pro in 2001. He plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour. He is the only player to ever win both money lists on the PGA and European Tours in the same year.[1] This was in 2011. In 2011 he was named the PGA Player of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year. He became the first Englishman to win either award. He was also named the European Tour Golfer of the Year.
Donald was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. He went to Northwestern University. His father is Scottish.
His first time as a professional was at the Reno-Tahoe Open on the PGA Tour. He became only the 11th rookie in PGA Tour history to earn more than $1 million in his first season.[2]
In 2004 he won the Omega European Masters and the Scandinavian Masters on the European Tour.
Professional wins (13)
[change | change source]PGA Tour wins (5)
[change | change source]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Nov 2002 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic* | 66-67-68=201 | –15 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 12 Mar 2006 | Honda Classic | 72-67-68-69=276 | –12 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 27 Feb 2011 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | 3 and 2 | ![]() | ||
4 | 23 Oct 2011 | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic | 66-71-70-64=271 | –17 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 18 Mar 2012 | Transitions Championship | 67-68-70-66=271 | –13 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
* Note: The 2002 Southern Farm Bureau Classic was reduced to 54 holes due to adverse weather conditions.
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2004 | Buick Invitational | ![]() ![]() |
Daly won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2011 | The Heritage | ![]() |
Lost to par on third extra hole |
3 | 2012 | Transitions Championship | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
European Tour wins (7)
[change | change source]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 Aug 2004 | Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg | 69-65-69-69=272 | –16 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 5 Sep 2004 | Omega European Masters | 67-67-65-66=265 | –19 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 30 May 2010 | Madrid Masters | 65-67-68-67=267 | –21 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 27 Feb 2011 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | 3 and 2 | ![]() | ||
5 | 29 May 2011 | BMW PGA Championship | 64-72-72-70=278 | –6 | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 10 Jul 2011 | Barclays Scottish Open* | 67-67-63=197 | –19 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
7 | 27 May 2012 | BMW PGA Championship | 68-68-69-68=273 | –15 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
* Note: The 2011 Barclays Scottish Open was reduced to 54 holes due to flooding of the course.
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2011 | BMW PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
[change | change source]Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 | T42 | T10 | CUT | T38 |
U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 | DNP | DNP | T57 | T12 | CUT | WD | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | T52 | T35 | T63 | DNP | T5 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 | T24 | T66 | T3 | T23 | DNP | T43 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|
The Masters | CUT | T4 | T32 |
U.S. Open | T47 | T45 | CUT |
The Open Championship | T11 | CUT | |
PGA Championship | CUT | T8 |
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = Missed the cut
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Luke Donald seals US and European double". BBC Sport. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ↑ "Section 6: All-Time Records". 2007 PGA Tour Media Guide. PGA Tour. pp. 6–10.
First-year players to win $1 million or more
Other websites
[change | change source]- Biography Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine