Ed Dougherty
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Edward Matthew Dougherty |
| Nickname | Doc |
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". |
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| Residence | Linwood, Pennsylvania, U.S. Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1969 |
| Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from text | PGA Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Highest ranking | Template:Infobox golfer/highest ranking |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1996 |
| PGA Championship | T22: 1975 |
| U.S. Open | T51: 1987 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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Edward Matthew "Doc" Dougherty (born November 4, 1947) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.
Early life
Dougherty was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was drafted into the Army after high school and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Dougherty developed a serious interest in golf while stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington after returning from Southeast Asia.[1]
Professional career
In 1969, Dougherty turned pro. He had 19 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career including a win at the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1995, which one year earlier had become an official event. He had more than one million dollars in earnings during the regular years phase of his career.
In 1998, Dougherty began play on the Senior PGA Tour. With over 5.8 million dollars in official earnings after reaching the age of 50, he has enjoyed a far greater degree of success on the elite senior circuit as compared with his regular career. He received the August 2000 Player of the Month award. In 2001, he had a career best ten top-10 finishes. He shares the Champions Tour record for Best driving accuracy in a 54-hole tournament.
Personal life
Dougherty's personal interests include model trains and classic cars.[1] He maintains residences in Linwood, Pennsylvania and Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Awards and honors
In August 2000, he earned the Senior PGA Tour's Player of the Month award
Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 23, 1995 | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | −16 (68-68-70-66=272) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Template:Flagicon Jim Gallagher Jr., Template:Flagicon Billy Mayfair | Gallagher won with par on first extra hole |
Source:[2]
Other wins (5)
- 1975 Philadelphia PGA Championship
- 1980 Philadelphia PGA Championship
- 1983 Philadelphia Open Championship
- 1985 PGA Club Professional Championship
- 1986 Philadelphia PGA Championship
Senior PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 6, 2000 | Coldwell Banker Burnet Classic | −19 (65-66-66=197) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin, Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan |
| 2 | May 20, 2001 | TD Waterhouse Championship | −22 (62-66-66=194) | 8 strokes | Template:Flagicon Hugh Baiocchi, Template:Flagicon Walter Morgan, Template:Flagicon Dana Quigley |
Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship | Template:Flagicon Walter Hall | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Source:[2]
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||
| U.S. Open | |||||
| PGA Championship | T22 |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T51 | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T43 | CUT | T58 |
Note: Dougherty never played in The Open Championship.
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ed Dougherty". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
External links
- Ed Dougherty at the PGA Tour official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Ed Dougherty at the Official World Golf Ranking official siteTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Profile on Senior PGA Championship's official site
- Biographical information from CBS Sports Script error: No such module "webarchive".
