Ross McGowan
This article is about the golfer. For the anchorman for KTVU, see Ross McGowan (anchorman)
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ross Ian Thomas McGowan |
| Born | 23 April 1982 Basildon, Essex |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Nationality |  England |
| Residence | Cheam, London |
| Career | |
| College | University of Tennessee |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T40: 2010 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2010 |
| PGA Championship | 70th: 2010 |
Ross Ian Thomas McGowan (born 23 April 1982) is an English professional golfer.
McGowan was born in Basildon, Essex, and grew up in Banstead, Surrey and educated at Epsom College. With the assistance of College Prospects of America, he went to university in the United States and played collegiate golf at the University of Tennessee. McGowan won the 2006 English Amateur, where he defeated Oliver Fisher in the final by the score of 5&4. Shortly after that he turned professional.[1]
McGowan led the 2007 Challenge Tour Rankings going into the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, thanks to two wins and three runner-up finishes during the year. Having finished in a tie for 28th place in the final event of the season, he dropped to second place on the money list, as Michael Lorenzo-Vera won the tournament and jumped to the top of the Challenge Tour's money list.
Courtesy of his final Challenge Tour Rankings position in 2007, McGowan graduated to the European Tour for the 2008 season.[1] He moved into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings in January of that year, and in June played in his first major championship, the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. He made the halfway cut and eventually finished in 77th place.
McGowan won his first European Tour event in 2009 at the Madrid Masters, most notably for shooting 12 under par 60 in the third round. He finished at -25, winning by three strokes over Mikko Ilonen.[2] McGowan finished second at the inaugural Dubai World Championship, and was ranked 12th in the Race to Dubai.
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[edit] Amateur wins
- 2006 English Amateur
[edit] Professional wins (3)
[edit] European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
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| 1 | 11 Oct 2009 | Madrid Masters | -25 (66-66-60-71=263) | 3 strokes |  Mikko Ilonen |
[edit] Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
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| 1 | 3 Jun 2007 | Oceânico Developments Pro-Am Challenge | -15 (66–63–69–67=265) | Playoff |  Michael Lorenzo-Vera |
| 2 | 1 Jul 2007 | Estoril Challenge de Portugal | -12 (68-68-70-66=272) | 3 strokes |  Stuart Manley |
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | 77 | DNP | T40 |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | 70 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Team appearances
[edit] Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2006
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006 (winners)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dixon, Peter (3 April 2009). "Ross McGowan all smiles after opening-round 64". London: The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/golf/article6024460.ece. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ "McGowan holds on for maiden title". BBC Sport. 2009-10-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8301674.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
[edit] External links
- Ross McGowan at the European Tour official site
- Ross McGowan at the University of Tennessee Athletics official site
- Ross McGowan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
