Andrew McArthur
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| Andrew McArthur | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrew McArthur |
| Nickname | Dru |
| Born | 8 May 1979 Lanark, Scotland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Residence | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse | Laura (m. 2009) |
| Children | Benjamin Alan |
| Career | |
| College | Pfeiffer University |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Andrew McArthur (born 8 May 1979) is a Scottish professional golfer.
McArthur was born in Lanark. He turned professional in 2005 after a successful amateur career. He qualified for the second tier Challenge Tour by reaching the final stage of qualifying school. He narrowly missed out on graduating to the elite European Tour three times by ending the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons just outside the top 20 on the Challenge Tour Rankings. He finally gained his European Tour card for 2010 by finishing in 17th place on the rankings in 2009.
McArthur has two wins on the Challenge Tour: the Reale Challenge de España in 2008[1] and the D+D Real Slovakia Challenge in 2014.
Amateur wins
- 2002 Scottish Amateur Championship
- 2003 NCAA Division II Championship
- 2005 Czech Amateur Open Championship
Professional wins (3)
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Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jun 2008 | Reale Challenge de España | −8 (69-65-72-74=280) | 1 stroke |  Alfredo García-Heredia, Lloyd Saltman
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| 2 | 13 Jul 2014 | D+D Real Slovakia Challenge | −21 (65-66-68-68=267) | 2 strokes |  Sam Hutsby
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Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Postbank Challenge |  Felipe Aguilar, Paul Waring
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Aguilar won with par on second extra hole Waring eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (1)
- 2011 Paul Lawrie Invitational[2]
Team appearances
Amateur
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2004 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ "McArthur seals maiden win as Scots trio flourish in Spain". The Scotsman. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ [1]
External links
- Andrew McArthur at the European Tour official site
- Andrew McArthur at the Official World Golf Ranking official site