Ed Dougherty

Ed Dougherty
Ed Dougherty
Personal information
Full name	Edward Matthew Dougherty
Nickname	Doc
Born	November 4, 1947 (age 77); Chester, Pennsylvania
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Linwood, Pennsylvania; Port St. Lucie, Florida
Career
Turned professional	1969
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	2
Other	5
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1996
PGA Championship	T22: 1975
U.S. Open	T51: 1987
The Open Championship	DNP

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

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin 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.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
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.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2001	AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship	Walter Hall	Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship	T22

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open		CUT	T51	CUT
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1995	1996
Masters Tournament					CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship		T43	CUT	T58

Note: Dougherty never played in The Open Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

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

External links

Ed Dougherty at the PGA Tour official site
Ed Dougherty at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Profile on Senior PGA Championship's official site
Biographical information from CBS Sports Archived 2013-02-02 at archive.today

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

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