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 (age 76)
Chester, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting 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) edit

PGA Tour wins (1) edit

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) edit

Senior PGA Tour wins (2) edit

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 edit

Tournament 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
PGA Championship T22
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T51 CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 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

See also edit

References edit

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

External links edit