Ed Dougherty


 
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 31 on 2001 SENIOR TOUR Money List
FULL NAME: Edward Matthew Dougherty
HEIGHT: 6-1
WEIGHT: 225
BIRTHDATE: November 4, 1947
BIRTHPLACE: Chester, PA
RESIDENCE: Port St. Lucie, FL
FAMILY: Wife, Carolyn
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Lionel toy trains, old Gottlieb pinball machines
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1969
JOINED TOUR: 1998
CLUB AFFILIATION: Ibis Golf & CC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
 
 PGA TOUR Victories
(1) 1995 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic.
 SENIOR TOUR Victories
(2) 2000 Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic. 2001 TD Waterhouse Championship.
 Current Year Charles Schwab Cup Points and Positions
73 (T35th)
 Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR Money and Positions
$210,998 (21)
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Finishes
T4--Audi Senior Classic
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best Round
65 at Round 2, Audi Senior Classic
 Current Year SENIOR TOUR Highlights
Was the 36-hole leader by two strokes at the Audi Senior Classic after rounds of 71-65, but closed with a 3-over-par 75 on Sunday to finish T4.
 Best BUY.COM Finishes
T53--1995 NIKE Philadelphia Classic.
 Best 2001 SENIOR TOUR Finishes
1--TD Waterhouse Championship; 2--AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship; 3--Gold Rush Classic, MasterCard Championship, SBC Senior Classic, SBC Senior Open; T4--FORD SENIOR PLAYERS Championship; 9--Mexico Senior Classic; T10--Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley, 3M Championship
 2001 Season SENIOR TOUR
Tournaments Entered--36; in money--35; Top-10 finishes--10
 2001 Season Highlights
Enjoyed his finest season in professional golf...Went over the $1 million mark in earnings for the first time ever thanks to a career-best 10 top-10 finishes...Highlight of his year was a wire-to-wire victory at the TD Waterhouse Championship. Tied the SENIOR TOUR record for lowest 54-hole score in relation to par (Raymond Floyd/1993 Gulfstream Aerospace Invitational) when he blitzed the Tiffany Greens Golf Club course with a 22-under-par 194 total. His 36-hole score of 16-under 128 also tied the SENIOR TOUR's all-time mark in relation to par (Hale Irwin/1997 Vantage Championship) for the first two rounds. His 10-under 62 on Friday was a SENIOR TOUR-career best and was his lowest score since carding the same number at the 1992 Chattanooga Classic on the PGA TOUR. Made a 12-foot birdie putt on the last hole to win by eight strokes over Walter Morgan, Hugh Baiocchi and Dana Quigley, the largest margin of victory in a 54-hole event since the 1993 Franklin Quest Championship...Almost won again just outside of Toronto at the AT&T Canada Senior Open. Fired a 6-under 65 on the last day at Mississaugua to come from five strokes back and catch Walter Hall in regulation. Fell to Hall on the first playoff hole after making bogey for the second time on Sunday. Had only one round over par in the month of July and was par or better in every second round from July 7 through September 29.
 Career Highlights
2000: Was one of the SENIOR TOUR's busiest players with 37 starts...Registered his first victory in 69 SENIOR TOUR starts at the Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic near Minneapolis. Defeated Hale Irwin and Gil Morgan with a tournament record score of 19-under-par at Bunker Hills. The $240,000 first-place check in Minnesota was more than he made in his best year on the PGA TOUR (1992-$237,525). Easily earned August Player of the Month honors...Shot 19-under 197 again at the Gold Rush Classic but finished second to Jim Thorpe by two strokes at Serrano CC..Had his first hole-in-one on the SENIOR TOUR in the opening round of the SBC Championship. 1999: Took full advantage of his first full year on the SENIOR TOUR by earning over $900,000 in official money and a spot among the top-20 money-winners...Made headlines by being the 18-, 36- and 54-hole leader at the U.S. Senior Open at Des Moines G & CC. Lost out to Dave Eichelberger on the final day by three strokes...Took a one-stroke lead into the final round of the TD Waterhouse Championship, but finished two shots back of Allen Doyle despite a final-round 68...Was again the runner-up the next week at the Comfort Classic, falling two strokes short of Gil Morgan...Was also the 36-hole leader at the Kroger Senior Classic, but lost out to Morgan again by two strokes despite posting a final-round 67. 1998: Debuted on the SENIOR TOUR in May at the Saint Luke's Classic and placed T19...Best finish in 19 events came near his home in the Philadelphia area...Playing on a sponsor exemption, he closed with a SENIOR TOUR career-best 64 at Hartefeld National and was T3 at the Bell Atlantic Classic.
 Personal
Is a serious model train enthusiast who has a vast collection of Lionel trains. Usually makes it a point to visit train stores in cities while on TOUR...In recent years, has also begun refurbishing old pinball machines...Served a tour in Vietnam and joins a host of players on the SENIOR TOUR that served in the military...Returned from Southeast Asia and took up golf seriously at Fort Lewis, WA when he wasn't allowed to play baseball...Nickname is "Doc."
 PGA TOUR Playoff Record
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 SENIOR TOUR Playoff Record
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