Chris Doak (born 19 December 1977) is a Scottish
professional golfer
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on the
European Tour
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.
After becoming a professional in 1997, 'Doaky' played on the Scottish
PGA Tartan Tour, twice topping the regional Order of Merit and clocking up over forty wins, including the Northern Open in both 2005 and 2008. Also in 2008, Doak won the Srixon PGA Play-offs to become the British and Irish PGA No.1 and set a new record for the most Tartan Tour order of merit wins in one season. In 2010 Chris returned to the Tartan Tour circuit to win the Scottish PGA Championship at Gleneagles.
Doak first played on the
European Tour
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in 2009. He played on the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History ...
from 2010 to 2012, winning at the 2012
Allianz Open de Lyon.
Doak played as part of Team Scottish Hydro, before gaining his European Tour card after finishing top ten in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
On 27 May 2013, Doak survived a five-way playoff at Walton Heath to qualify for the
2013 U.S. Open.
After several years on the PGA European Tour, Doak took time away from competitive golf following an ulnar nerve injury that prevented him from gripping his club properly. He recently announced his return to golf, both playing tournaments and coaching.
Professional wins (5)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
Other wins (4)
*2005
Northern Open
The Northern Open is a golf tournament played annually in Scotland since 1931. For some years it was one of only two 72-hole tournaments on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA Tour in Scotland's schedule, the other being the Scottish PGA Championship
T ...
*2008 Srixon PGA Play-offs,
Northern Open
The Northern Open is a golf tournament played annually in Scotland since 1931. For some years it was one of only two 72-hole tournaments on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA Tour in Scotland's schedule, the other being the Scottish PGA Championship
T ...
*2010
Scottish PGA Championship
The Scottish PGA Championship is a golf tournament played annually in Scotland since 1907. For many years the event was called the Scottish Professional Championship. It is the flagship event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA Tour in Scotland's sched ...
See also
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2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 32 players who earned their 2009 European Tour card through Q School in 2008.
2009 European Tour rookie
2009 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2009
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour card for 2010 ...
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2012 Challenge Tour graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2012. The top 21 players on the Challenge Tour's money list in 2012 earned their European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship r ...
References
External links
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Zimbio profileChris Doak's Website
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Scottish male golfers
European Tour golfers
Golfers from Glasgow
Sportspeople from Greenock
1977 births
Living people