Richard McEvoy

Richard McEvoy
Richard McEvoy
Personal information
Born	13 June 1979 (age 45); Shoeburyness, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Shoeburyness, Essex
Career
Turned professional	2001
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Challenge Tour	3
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T48: 2011

Richard McEvoy (born 13 June 1979) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In July 2018, he had his third Challenge Tour win, the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge and then won the Porsche European Open, on the European Tour, the following week.

Amateur career

McEvoy's amateur wins included the 2001 Lytham Trophy, and the 2001 Irish Amateur Open Championship. He was a member of the 2001 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team, and turned professional at the end of the year.

Professional career

McEvoy won two third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour events in 2002, before gaining a European Tour card at the 2003 final qualifying school where he was also medalist. He has played several seasons on the tour, but never made enough money in a season to retain his card, until 2010. He regained privileges via the second tier Challenge Tour Rankings in 2005, having won the Panasonic Panama Open during that season, qualifying school in 2006 and through the Challenge Tour again in 2009.

McEvoy's victory at the 2018 Porsche European Open came in his 285th European Tour start and only after he birdied the last hole. He was the first since Martin Wiegele in 2010 to follow a Challenge Tour win with a European Tour win. Prior to his win, McEvoy had never finished better than 3rd in an event or 101st in the Race to Dubai, only kept his European Tour Card twice, and had gone to Q school 12 times during his 17-year professional career.

Amateur wins

2001 Lytham Trophy, Irish Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	29 Jul 2018	Porsche European Open	−11 (70-65-69-73=277)	1 stroke	Christofer Blomstrand, Allen John (a), Renato Paratore

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	5 Dec 2004 (2005 season)	Panasonic Panama Open¹	−11 (67-72-71-67=277)	1 stroke	Marco Ruiz
2	2 Jul 2017	SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge	−16 (70-65-67-66=268)	4 strokes	James Heath
3	22 Jul 2018	Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge	−18 (64-66-68-68=266)	2 strokes	Steven Tiley

¹Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	24 May 2002	Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe Open	−3 (73-67-70=210)	2 strokes	Peter Whiteford, Tom Whitehouse
2	5 Jul 2002	Owston Hall Challenge	−12 (66-66-72=204)	3 strokes	Simon Griffiths, Darren Prosser, Scott Stevens

Results in major championships

Tournament	2011	2013
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T48	CUT
PGA Championship

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Team appearances

Amateur

European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 2000 (winners)
European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2001
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2001 (winners)

External links

Richard McEvoy at the European Tour official site
Richard McEvoy at the Official World Golf Ranking official site