Ed Dougherty

Edward Matthew "Doc" Dougherty (born November 4, 1947) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.

Ed Dougherty
Personal information
Full nameEdward Matthew Dougherty
NicknameDoc
Born (1947-11-04) November 4, 1947
Chester, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceLinwood, Pennsylvania
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Career
Turned professional1969
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour Champions2
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1996
PGA ChampionshipT22: 1975
U.S. OpenT51: 1987
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Dougherty was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the Army after high school and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Dougherty developed a serious interest in golf while stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington after returning from Southeast Asia.[1] He turned pro in 1969.

Dougherty had 19 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1995, which one year earlier had become an official event. He had more than one million dollars in earnings during the regular years phase of his career.

Dougherty began play on the Senior PGA Tour in the spring of 1998. With over 5.8 million dollars in official earnings after reaching the age of 50, he has enjoyed a far greater degree of success on the elite senior circuit as compared with his regular career. He received the August 2000 Player of the Month award. In 2001, he had a career best ten top-10 finishes. He shares the Champions Tour record for Best driving accuracy in a 54-hole tournament.

Dougherty's personal interests include model trains and classic cars.[1] He maintains residences in Linwood, Pennsylvania and Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jul 23, 1995 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic −16 (68-68-70-66=272) 2 strokes Gil Morgan

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1990 Greater Milwaukee Open Jim Gallagher Jr., Billy Mayfair Gallagher won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

Senior PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Aug 6, 2000 Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic −19 (65-66-66=197) 2 strokes Hale Irwin, Gil Morgan
2 May 20, 2001 TD Waterhouse Championship −22 (62-66-66=194) 8 strokes Hugh Baiocchi, Walter Morgan,
Dana Quigley

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2001 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship Walter Hall Lost to par on first extra hole

See also

References

  1. "Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
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