Biography of Nick Dougherty -

Nick Dougherty (born in Liverpool on 24 May 1982)
is an England|English golfer. He is a protÃ©gÃ© of
Nick Faldo and had an exceptional amateur career
with numerous tournament wins including the 1999
World Boys Championship and three in Faldo Junior
Series events. He was a member of the victorious
Great Britain and Ireland 2001 Walker Cup team.

Dougherty turned professional in 2001 and gained
membership of the European Tour via the 2001
Qualifying School. He won the Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year Award for 2002. He was hindered
by glandular fever in 2003 and his 2004 season was
also disappointing, but in early 2005 he achieved
his first win on the European Tour at the Caltex
Singapore Masters. He reached the top 100 of the
Official World Gofl Rankings in the middle of that
year.

==Amateur wins==
*1997 Faldo Junior Series, Golf Foundation Player
of the Year
*1999 Faldo Junior Series, European Under 21
Championship, World Boys Championship, Polo
Classic Under 19 Championship (United States)
*2000 Faldo Junior Series, Polo Golf Classic
Stroke Play Championship (United States),
Guatemalan Amateur Open Championship
*2001 Australian International Amateur
Championship

==External link==
*http://www.europeantour.com/players/bio.sps?iPlay
erNo=30601&sOption=profile Profile on the European
Tour's official site

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Biography of Nick Dougherty -