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Richard McEvoy
Personal information
Born (1979-06-13) 13 June 1979 (age 45)
Shoeburyness, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceShoeburyness, Essex
Career
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour3
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT48: 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

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 Sweden Christofer Blomstrand, Germany Allen John (a),
Italy 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 Paraguay Marco Ruiz
2 2 Jul 2017 SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge −16 (70-65-67-66=268) 4 strokes England James Heath
3 22 Jul 2018 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge −18 (64-66-68-68=266) 2 strokes England 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 Scotland Peter Whiteford, England Tom Whitehouse
2 5 Jul 2002 Owston Hall Challenge −12 (66-66-72=204) 3 strokes England Simon Griffiths, England Darren Prosser,
England Scott Stevens

Results in major championships

Tournament 2011 2012 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

See also

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