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Ed Dougherty  |
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 31 on 2002 Champions Tour Money List FULL NAME: Ed 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 |
| PGA TOUR Victories |
| (1) 1995 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. |
| Champions Tour Victories |
| (2) 2000 Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic. 2001 TD Waterhouse Championship. |
| Current Year Charles Schwab Cup Points and Positions |
| 116 (36) |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $288,031 (29) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T4--Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 65 at Round 1, Columbus Southern Open |
| Current Year Champions Tour Highlights |
| Finished T4 at the Music City Championship at Gaylord Opryland...Also T8 at the Toshiba Senior Classic, thanks to three straight rounds in the 60s...Opened with a 5-under-par 65 to share the first-round lead at the Columbus Southern Open before finishing T16. |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 1--1995 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 1--2000 Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic. 2001 TD Waterhouse Championship. |
| Best Nationwide Tour Finishes |
| T53--1995 NIKE Philadelphia Classic. |
| Best 2002 Champions Tour Finishes |
| 4--U.S. Senior Open, T4--Audi Senior Classic, RJR Championship, T6--FORD SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, Kroger Senior Classic, T10--The Instinet Classic, SENIOR TOUR Championship at Gaillardia, |
| 2002 Season Champions Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--34; in money--34; Top 10 finishes--7 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| One of the busiest players on the Champions Tour with 34 appearances to his credit...The only event he did not play was the final full-field event, the SBC Championship, in San Antonio where he withdrew due to a hip injury...Spaced seven top-10 finishes throughout the season...The first came in late February when he was the 36-hole leader by two strokes at the Audi Senior Classic after rounds of 71-65. Closed with a 3-over-par 75 on Sunday to finish T4...Was in contention at the U.S. Senior Open, trailing by four strokes after three rounds. Shot a 1-under 70 on Sunday and finished solo fourth at Caves Valley, his third top-10 finish in a U.S. Senior Open in the last five years...Finished T4 at the RJR Championship in September with three straight sub-70 rounds along the way...Made a good showing in the FORD SENIOR PLAYERS Championship for the second straight year, earning a T6 finish after finishing T4 the previous year...Ranked fifth in Total Driving. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2001: Enjoyed his finest season ever in professional golf...Went over the $1-million mark in earnings for the first time, due to a career-best 10 top-10 finishes...Recorded wire-to-wire victory at the TD Waterhouse Championship. Tied the Champions Tour record for lowest 54-hole score in relation to par (Raymond Floyd/1993 Gulfstream Aerospace Invitational) when he blitzed the Tiffany Greens GC course with a 22-under-par 194 total. His 36-hole score of 16-under 128 also tied the then-Champions 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 Champions Tour-career best and was his lowest score since shooting 62 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 at the AT&T Canada Senior Open. Fired a 6-under 65 on the last day 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. 2000: Registered his first victory in 69 Champions Tour starts at the Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic. Defeated Hale Irwin and Gil Morgan with a tournament record score of 19-under-par at Bunker Hills. The $240,000 first-place check was more than he made in his best year on the PGA TOUR (1992/$237,525). Was the August Player of the Month...Shot 19-under 197 again at the Gold Rush Classic but finished second to Jim Thorpe by two strokes...Had his first hole-in-one on the Champions Tour in the opening round of the SBC Championship. 1999: Took full advantage of his first full year on the Champions Tour by earning over $900,000 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 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 to Morgan again by two strokes despite posting a final-round 67. 1998: Made debut on the Champions Tour in May at the Saint Luke's Classic and was T19...Best finish came near his home in the Philadelphia area...Playing on a sponsor exemption, he closed with a 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 ranging from around 1900 to 1969. Houses his train collection in a two-story, 20-by-30 building. Usually makes it a point to visit train stores in cities while on TOUR...In recent years, has also begun refurbishing old pinball machines...Also collects cars and owns two 1958 Chevys and a 1963 Corvette...Served a tour in Vietnam and joins a host of players on the Champions Tour who 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...Played golf for the first time when he was working in the post office in Linwood, PA, at age 19...Follows the Philadelphia-area pro sports teams...Has started to learn to play the guitar and is a self-described "36-handicapper" with it...Nickname is "Doc." |
| PGA TOUR Playoff Record |
| 0-1 |
| Champions Tour Playoff Record |
| 0-1 |