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Nick Dougherty 
Personal information Full name Nicholas Dougherty Born 24 May 1982
Bootle, LiverpoolHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Nationality 
EnglandResidence Sunningdale, Berkshire Spouse Di Stewart (m. 2010) Career Turned professional 2001 Current tour(s) European Tour Professional wins 3 Number of wins by tour European Tour 3 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament T33: 2008 U.S. Open T7: 2007 The Open Championship T38: 2009 PGA Championship CUT: 2005–09 Achievements and awards Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year2002 Nicholas Dougherty (born 24 May 1982) is an English professional golfer.
Dougherty was born in Bootle, Merseyside, and attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School near Blackburn, Lancashire. He is a protégé of former professional golfer, Nick Faldo, and had an exceptional amateur career. He won numerous tournaments including the 1999 World Boys Championship and three Faldo Junior Series events.[1] In 2001 he was a member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team.
Dougherty turned professional in 2001 and gained membership to the European Tour for 2002 via the final qualifying school. In his début season he finished 36th on the Order of Merit, and was named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. He was hindered by glandular fever in 2003, and his 2004 season was also disappointing when he slipped to 97th on the Order of Merit. In early 2005 he earned his first victory on the European Tour at the Caltex Masters in Singapore,[2] going on to reach the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings in the middle of the year, and ended it in 15th place on the final European Tour Order of Merit. He also made a strong start to the 2006 season before struggling later in the year.
Dougherty would bounce back in 2007, and was the leader after the first round of the 107th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a two under par round of 68.[3] He eventually finished the tournament in a tie for seventh place. This is, to date, his best finish in a major championship, and was also enough to gain automatic entry into the following years championship and the U.S. Masters.[4] Later that year he secured his second European Tour victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,[5] and finished the season placed 11th on the Order of Merit.
After a disappointing 2008 season which was marred by the sudden death of his mother, Dougherty recorded his third European Tour victory at the 2009 BMW International Open in Munich, Germany. He was three shots behind 54-hole leader Retief Goosen going into the final round. He shot a final round of 64 and ended with a one stroke victory over Rafael Echenique, who made an albatross 2 on the par-5 18th, and by four over Goosen.[6] The win secured Dougherty a spot in his first major of 2009, The Open Championship at Turnberry in July.
On New Year's Eve 2010, Dougherty married Di Stewart.
Contents
Amateur wins (10)
- 1997 Faldo Junior Series, Golf Foundation Player of the Year
- 1999 Faldo Junior Series, European Under 21 Championship, World Boys Championship, Polo Classic Under 19 Championship (United States)
- 2000 Faldo Junior Series, Polo Golf Classic Stroke Play Championship (United States), Guatemalan Amateur Open Championship
- 2001 Lake Macquarie Amateur
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up 1 30 Jan 2005 Caltex Masters -18 (68-67-68-67=270) 5 strokes 
Maarten Lafeber, 
Colin Montgomerie2 7 Oct 2007 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship -18 (67-66-66-71=270) 2 strokes Justin Rose3 28 Jun 2009 BMW International Open -22 (69-65-68-64=266) 1 stroke 
Rafael EcheniqueResults in major championships
Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 The Masters DNP DNP DNP T33 DNP U.S. Open T52 CUT T7 CUT DNP The Open Championship DNP CUT T42 T78 T38 PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2001 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000 (winners)
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1998 (winners), 1999 (winners)
- World Boys: 1998 (winners), 1999 (winners)
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners)
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2009
References
- ^ "Nick Dougherty: The remaking of 'Little Nick' on the hard road to respect". London: The Independent. 6 March 2005. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/nick-dougherty-the-remaking-of-little-nick-on-the-hard-road-to-respect-527403.html. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Dougherty secures Singapore title". BBC Sport. 30 January 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4219831.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ Slater, Matt (15 June 2007). "Dougherty storms to US Open lead". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6754327.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ Slater, Matt (17 June 2007). "Cool Cabrera wins US Open classic". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6762391.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ Mair, Lewine (8 October 2007). "Nick Dougherty wins at St Andrews". London: The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/europeantour/2322943/Nick-Dougherty-wins-at-St-Andrews.html. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Dougherty holds on for BMW title". BBC Sport. 2009-06-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8123299.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
External links
- Official website
- Nick Dougherty at the European Tour official site
- Nick Dougherty at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Sir Henry Cotton Rookies of the Year 1960 Tommy Goodwin • 1961 Alex Caygill • 1962 No award • 1963 Tony Jacklin • 1964 No award • 1965 No award • 1966 Robin Liddle • 1967 No award • 1968 Bernard Gallacher • 1969 Peter Oosterhuis • 1970 Stuart Brown • 1971 David Llewellyn • 1972 Sam Torrance • 1973 Pip Elson • 1974 Carl Mason • 1975 No award • 1976 Mark James • 1977 Nick Faldo • 1978 Sandy Lyle • 1979 Mike Miller • 1980 Paul Hoad • 1981 Jeremy Bennett • 1982 Gordon Brand, Jnr • 1983 Grant Turner • 1984 Philip Parkin • 1985 Paul Thomas • 1986 José María Olazábal • 1987 Peter Baker • 1988 Colin Montgomerie • 1989 Paul Broadhurst • 1990 Russell Claydon • 1991 Per-Ulrik Johansson • 1992 Jim Payne • 1993 Gary Orr • 1994 Jonathan Lomas • 1995 Jarmo Sandelin • 1996 Thomas Bjørn • 1997 Scott Henderson • 1998 Olivier Edmond • 1999 Sergio García • 2000 Ian Poulter • 2001 Paul Casey • 2002 Nick Dougherty • 2003 Peter Lawrie • 2004 Scott Drummond • 2005 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño • 2006 Marc Warren • 2007 Martin Kaymer • 2008 Pablo Larrazábal • 2009 Chris Wood • 2010 Matteo ManasseroCategories:- English golfers
- European Tour golfers
- Old Blackburnians
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
- People from Bootle
- 1982 births
- Living people
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