Luke Donald

**Luke Campbell Donald** MBE (born 7 December 1977) is an English professional golfer. He turned pro in 2001. He plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European Tour.  He is the only player to ever win both money lists on the PGA and European Tours in the same year. This was in 2011.  In 2011 he was named the PGA Player of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year.  He became the first Englishman to win either award.  He was also named the European Tour Golfer of the Year.

Donald was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. He went to Northwestern University. His father is Scottish.

His first time as a professional was at the Reno-Tahoe Open on the PGA Tour.  He became only the 11th rookie in PGA Tour history to earn more than $1 million in his first season.

In 2004 he won the Omega European Masters and the Scandinavian Masters on the European Tour.

### PGA Tour wins (5)

|No.|Date|Tournament|Winning score|To par|Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|1|align=right|2 Nov 2002|Southern Farm Bureau Classic*|align=right|66-67-68=201|align=center|–15|1 stroke|Deane Pappas|
|align=center|2|align=right|12 Mar 2006|Honda Classic|72-67-68-69=276|align=center|–12|2 strokes|Geoff Ogilvy||
|align=center|3|align=right|27 Feb 2011|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|colspan=3 align=center|3 and 2|Martin Kaymer||||
|align=center|4|align=right|23 Oct 2011|Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic|66-71-70-64=271|align=center|–17|2 strokes|Justin Leonard||
|align=center|5|align=right|18 Mar 2012|Transitions Championship|67-68-70-66=271|align=center|–13|Playoff|Bae Sang-moon,  Jim Furyk, Robert Garrigus||

_Note: The 2002 Southern Farm Bureau Classic was reduced to 54 holes due to adverse weather conditions._

**<big>PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)</big>**
|No.|Year|Tournament|Opponent(s)|Result||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|1|2004|Buick Invitational|John Daly,  Chris Riley|Daly won with birdie on first extra hole|
|align=center|2|2011|The Heritage|Brandt Snedeker|Lost to par on third extra hole|
|align=center|3|2012|Transitions Championship|Bae Sang-moon,  Jim Furyk,  Robert Garrigus|Won with birdie on first extra hole|

### European Tour wins (7)

|No.|Date|Tournament|Winning score|To par|Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|1|align=right|1 Aug 2004|Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg|69-65-69-69=272|align=center|–16|5 strokes|Peter Hanson||
|align=center|2|align=right|5 Sep 2004|Omega European Masters|67-67-65-66=265|align=center|–19|5 strokes|Miguel Ángel Jiménez||
|align=center|3|align=right|30 May 2010|Madrid Masters|65-67-68-67=267|align=center|–21|1 stroke|Rhys Davies||
|align=center|4|align=right|27 Feb 2011|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|colspan=3 align=center|3 and 2|Martin Kaymer||||
|align=center|5|align=right|29 May 2011|BMW PGA Championship|64-72-72-70=278|align=center|–6|Playoff|Lee Westwood||
|align=center|6|align=right|10 Jul 2011|Barclays Scottish Open*|align=right|67-67-63=197|align=center|–19|4 strokes|Fredrik Andersson Hed|
|align=center|7|align=right|27 May 2012|BMW PGA Championship|68-68-69-68=273|align=center|–15|4 strokes|Paul Lawrie,  Justin Rose||

_Note: The 2011 Barclays Scottish Open was reduced to 54 holes due to flooding of the course._

**<big>European Tour playoff record (1–0)</big>**
|No.|Year|Tournament|Opponent|Result||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=center|1|2011|BMW PGA Championship|Lee Westwood|Won with birdie on first extra hole|

## Results in major championships

|align="left"|Tournament|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007|2008|2009|||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|The Masters|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3|align="center"|T42|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T10|align="center"|CUT|align="center"|T38|
|U.S. Open|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|T18|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|T57|align="center"|T12|align="center"|CUT|align="center"|WD|align="center"|CUT|
|The Open Championship|align="center"|CUT|align="center"|CUT|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|CUT|align="center"|CUT|align="center"|CUT|align="center"|T52|align="center"|T35|align="center"|T63|align="center"|DNP|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T5|
|PGA Championship|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|T23|align="center"|T24|align="center"|T66|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T3|align="center"|T23|align="center"|DNP|align="center"|T43|
|Tournament|2010|2011|2012||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|The Masters|align="center"|CUT|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T4|align="center"|T32|
|U.S. Open|align="center"|T47|align="center"|T45|align="center"|CUT|
|The Open Championship|align="center"|T11|align="center"|CUT|align="center"||
|PGA Championship|align="center"|CUT|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8|align="center"||

DNP = Did not play

WD = Withdrew

CUT = Missed the cut

"T" = Tied

Yellow background for top-10.

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