Nick Dougherty

Nick Dougherty
Personal information
Full nameNicholas James Dougherty
Born (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 42)
Bootle, Liverpool, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Spouse
(m. 2010; div. 2023)
PartnerSelena Oliver
Children2
Career
Turned professional2001
Former tour(s)European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking46 (17 February 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT33: 2008
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
U.S. OpenT7: 2007
The Open ChampionshipT38: 2009
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
2002

Nicholas James Dougherty (born 24 May 1982) is an English former professional golfer and broadcaster.

Dougherty was born in Bootle, Merseyside, and attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn, Lancashire.[2] He is a protégé of former professional golfer, Nick Faldo, and had an exceptional amateur career. He won numerous tournaments including the 1999 World Boys Championship and three Faldo Junior Series events.[3] In 2001 he was a member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team.

  1. ^ "Week 07 2008 Ending 17 Feb 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ "School leads the field in sport". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Nick Dougherty: The remaking of 'Little Nick' on the hard road to respect". London: The Independent. 6 March 2005. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2009.