| Luke Donald MBE | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Donald in at the 2025Ryder Cup | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Luke Campbell Donald |
| Born | (1977-12-07)7 December 1977 (age 47) Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire, England |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Northfield, Illinois, U.S.;[1] Evanston, Illinois, U.S.;[2][3] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| College | Northwestern University[1] |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tours | PGA Tour (joined 2002) European Tour (joined 2003) |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Highestranking | 1 (29 May 2011)[4] (56 weeks) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 5 |
| European Tour | 7 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T3:2005 |
| PGA Championship | T3:2006 |
| U.S. Open | T8:2013 |
| The Open Championship | T5:2009,2012 |
| Achievements and awards | |
Luke Campbell Donald (born 7 December 1977) is an Englishprofessional golfer and formerworld number one. He plays mainly on the U.S.-basedPGA Tour but is also a member of theEuropean Tour.
Donald had an outstanding year in 2011, winning several tournaments and awards. He won the PGA Tour money list and European Race to Dubai to complete a historic double, becoming the first player to win both money lists on the PGA and European Tours in the same year.[5] He was named thePGA Player of the Year and theEuropean Tour Golfer of the Year. He also became the first Englishman to win thePGA Tour Player of the Year award, the PGA Tour'sVardon Trophy and theMark H. McCormack Award for the most weeks at number one during a calendar year. He was later awarded honorary life membership of the European Tour for his achievements in 2011.
In May 2011, Donald became the number one golfer in theOfficial World Golf Ranking after winning theBMW PGA Championship atWentworth Club. He held the number one position for 40 weeks between May 2011 and March 2012 beforeRory McIlroy briefly took over as world number one. The pair then exchanged the number one position a further four times in the following two months. On 27 May 2012, Donald regained the world number one ranking after successfully defending hisBMW PGA Championship title. He held the number one position for a further 10 weeks before McIlroy displaced him again. Donald has spent a cumulative total of 56 weeks as the World Number One and has spent over 200 weeks in the top-10.[6] He was awarded anMBE in 2012 for services to golf.[7] Donald has had eight top-10 finishes in major championships, with two third-place finishes. He is one of two golfers to achieve the world number one ranking without winning a major, the other being fellow EnglishmanLee Westwood.
Donald captained the European team to victory in the2023 Ryder Cup and led the team to victory again in the2025 Ryder Cup over the United States at Bethpage Black Golf Course in New York City, USA. This in turn made him one of only two Ryder Cup Captains, the other beingTony Jacklin, to win the Ryder Cup both home and away.
Although his father was fromStranraer in southwestScotland,[8] Donald was born inHemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire, England. He has described himself as "half Scottish".[8] Nevertheless, Donald plays golf as an Englishman and represented England in golf's World Cup. Donald attended theRudolf Steiner School inKings Langley and later theRoyal Grammar School, High Wycombe.[9] He played junior golf atHazlemere andBeaconsfield Golf Clubs. He was twice the club champion of Beaconsfield, first winning the championship at the age of 15.
Coming from England, he joined College Prospects of America, a service also employed by golferMartin Laird, which created a résumé for him and sent it to all the major colleges and universities in the United States. Several coaches responded, including Wally Goodwin atStanford University. Goodwin recruited Donald to join his golf squad, but Donald was not admitted to the university.[10]
Donald subsequently took a golf scholarship atNorthwestern University in 1997, where he studied art theory and practice, and became a member of theSigma Chi fraternity. His golf coach at Northwestern University was Pat Goss.[11] He won the individualNCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships men's title in 1999, beating the scoring record formerly held byTiger Woods.[12] He andDavid Lipsky share the Northwestern University school record of 202, for a 54-hole tournament score.[13] Luke also became the first amateur to win the Chicago Open in 2000.[14]
Donald turned professional in 2001, making his debut as a professional at theReno-Tahoe Open on thePGA Tour courtesy of a sponsors exemption. He missed the cut in his debut, but managed to earn invitations into six more events on thePGA Tour in 2001, making three cuts. He earned his tour card for the 2002 season by finishing T23rd at the Q-School.
In 2002, Donald made his first start as a member of thePGA Tour at theSony Open in Hawaii, finishing tied for 13th. Donald won his maiden title on the PGA Tour in November 2002 at theSouthern Farm Bureau Classic. The tournament was reduced to 54 holes after significant rain meant unplayable conditions and washed out play on the Sunday. He was two strokes back at the halfway stage, but birdied holes 15, 16 and 17 on Saturday for a 67 and a one stroke advantage over South AfricanDeane Pappas. After the final round was cancelled, Donald was crowned champion on Monday morning. With this success he became only the 11th rookie in PGA Tour history to earn more than $1 million in his first season.[15]
The 2003 season was less successful for Donald. He played solidly and made 17 of 25 cuts on the PGA Tour, but only two of these were top-10 finishes. He did however finish in a tie for third at theScandinavian Masters on theEuropean Tour in August 2003. In 2004, Donald won theOmega European Masters and theScandinavian Masters on the European Tour. In the same year he was a member of the victorious EuropeanRyder Cup team and also won theWGC-World Cup for England in partnership withPaul Casey. In 2005, Donald made his debut at theMasters Tournament and finished tied for 3rd place. He described his debut at Augusta National as "a great performance – I am very happy with that".[16] Donald rose in the World Rankings from 130th at the turn of the year to 13th in the world in April 2005 after his top-3 finish at the Masters.[16] Later in the year Donald, along withTom Watson, was one of two players to play withJack Nicklaus in the final two rounds of golf in his career, at the 2005Open Championship atOld Course at St Andrews.[17]
In March 2006, Donald won his second U.S. PGA Tour event at theHonda Classic in Florida, a victory which moved him into the top ten of the World Rankings for the first time. Donald finished tied for 3rd at the 2006PGA Championship. To date, his third-place finishes at the 2006 PGA Championship and at the 2005 Masters are his best performances in major championships. In September 2006, Donald won his singles match 2&1 againstChad Campbell in the 36thRyder Cup to help ensure Europe won the trophy for the third successive time. Donald also won in the foursomes twice, withSergio García. Donald took part in three matches in the Ryder Cup that year, winning all of them.
In 2008, Donald sustained an injury to his left wrist at theU.S. Open that forced him to withdraw from the tournament during the final round.[18] His injury resulted in him having a six-month lay-off from competitive golf which meant that he missed out on playing in the Open Championship, the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup that year.[19][20] In May 2010, Donald won theMadrid Masters by one shot for his first title in four years.[21] In October 2010, Donald was a member of the European team that won the2010 Ryder Cup with a one-point win over the USA.[22]
Donald's biggest win to date came in February 2011 at theWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when he defeated the GermanMartin Kaymer 3&2 in the final. During the final, Donald built a three-up lead over the first five holes. However, Kaymer pegged him back and won three of the next four holes meaning the match was all square entering the back-nine. Donald was able to regain his lead with two successive wins at holes 11 and 12, then followed that up with a birdie on hole 15 to re-build his three-up lead with three holes to play. Both players then parred the par-3 16th, ensuring Donald's firstWorld Golf Championship title and the biggest victory of his career.[23]
Donald started the tournament off in fine fashion with a 6&5 win over AmericanCharley Hoffman. In the second round Donald faced fellowRyder Cup teammateEdoardo Molinari. It was a tight match that went down to the 17th, when Donald holed a birdie putt to seal a 2&1 victory. His third round opponent was another Italian, this time the young 17-year-oldMatteo Manassero, who Donald beat 3&2. In the quarter-final on Saturday, he faced AmericanRyan Moore and won at the 14th with a 5&4 victory. In his semi-final match againstMatt Kuchar, Donald was in magnificent form winning 6&5, having found himself seven-up through the first 10 holes.[24]
Donald continued his early-season form atThe Heritage atHarbour Town Golf Links when he held the lead going into final round withJim Furyk. With the pressure of knowing that he would become the new world number 1, he shot a one under par 70 to finish tied with AmericanBrandt Snedeker, who fired a 64 (−7). In the playoff, both players birdied the first hole and then parred the second hole. However, at the third extra hole, Donald made bogey when his chip ran narrowly past the outside edge of the hole, giving Snedeker the win with a par.[25]
Donald continued his excellent match play form in May, reaching the final of theVolvo World Match Play Championship, which he eventually lost 2&1 to fellow EnglishmanIan Poulter. He knew that had he had won this tournament he would have gone toworld number one for the first time in his career. Donald had previously beatenRoss Fisher,Charl Schwartzel andMartin Kaymer to reach the final; however, he did not add the Volvo World Match Play title to his WGC-Accenture Match Play title he won earlier in the year.[26]
In May 2011, Donald beatLee Westwood in a playoff to win the European Tour's flagship event, theBMW PGA Championship at theWentworth Club. This was Donald's fifth victory on the European Tour and in the process achieving one of the game's highest accolades of becoming the world number one. Westwood had entered the tournament as number one in the world and the sudden-death playoff at the end of 72 holes provided a subplot of world numbers one and two contesting for the championship. On the first playoff hole, the par-five 18th, after both laying up with their second shots, Donald played a pitch for his third shot to leave himself a putt of no more than six feet for birdie. Westwood's approach shot to the green spun back into the water hazard. Westwood chipped out from the drop zone and made double bogey, leaving Donald to hole out for a birdie to win the title and become the new world number one.[27] Donald was the third Englishman to hold the number one position in theOfficial World Golf Ranking since its inception in 1986.
In July 2011, Donald won his first tournament as the world number one at theBarclays Scottish Open, which was held the week before the2011 Open Championship. He shot a bogey-free −9 on Sunday to finish four strokes clear of Sweden'sFredrik Andersson Hed.[28]
Donald finished second at the2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, four shots behind winnerAdam Scott. He won his fourth title of the year at theChildren's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in October 2011.[29] With the win, he secured thePGA Tour money list title, theVardon Trophy, theByron Nelson Award, and thePGA Player of the Year. He later was voted thePGA Tour Player of the Year.[30]
In December, Donald finished third at theDubai World Championship and therefore secured the European TourRace to Dubai for 2011, becoming the first golfer to officially claim top rank on both PGA Tour and European Tour money lists in the same year (although ifTiger Woods had ever taken up official membership of the European Tour, he would have also achieved this accolade on a number of occasions).[31][32]
At the first WGC event of the year, theWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Donald in defence of his title he won in 2011, was eliminated in the opening round by South AfricanErnie Els who beat him 5&4. He was in danger of being knocked off the top of the world rankings as bothRory McIlroy andLee Westwood progressed to the semi-finals, either would have taken over the top spot by winning the tournament. However, neither could win the title and Donald kept his number one status. However, he did lose his status the following week, after electing not to play atThe Honda Classic. McIlroy won the tournament and took over as world number one.
Two weeks later, Donald won theTransitions Championship to reclaim the number one ranking from McIlroy. This was his fifth victory on the PGA Tour and came after a solid week's play culminating in a four-man playoff withRobert Garrigus,Bae Sang-moon andJim Furyk. Donald had earlier shot a bogey-free round of 66, which included 5 birdies in his first 11 holes to make the playoff. After a loose tee shot found the rough, Donald hit a brilliant seven iron approach to within six feet on the 18th, the first extra hole. Garrigus also knocked his close, while Furyk and Bae left themselves lengthy birdie putts. There had only been 5 birdies all day in regulation play on the 18th and when Furyk, Bae and Garrigus all missed their putts, Donald brushed his in for the victory and the number one ranking.[33]
On 15 April 2012, Donald lost the number one ranking to McIlroy when he failed to finish inside the top 8 at theRBC Heritage. This cut short his second term as the world's number one player, ending after a four-week spell. Donald finished third at theZurich Classic of New Orleans two weeks later to once again reclaim the number one ranking. He lost the number one spot the following week after McIlroy's runner-up finish at theWells Fargo Championship.
On 23 May 2012, Donald was awarded honorary life membership of the European Tour in recognition of his achievements in the 2011 season.[34] In the same week, Donald retained his title at theBMW PGA Championship atWentworth on 27 May 2012, with a four stroke victory overJustin Rose andPaul Lawrie. He shot all four rounds in the 60s, including a final round 68 with five birdies and only one bogey to claim victory. He became only the third player to successfully defend the European Tour's flagship event, alongsideNick Faldo andColin Montgomerie. The victory was Donald's seventh title on the European Tour and resulted in a return to World Number One for the fourth time.[35]
Donald missed the cut at the2012 U.S. Open, finishing +11 with rounds of 79 and 72. In his next major appearance, at the2012 Open Championship, Donald equalled his best finish at the event of tied 5th. After rounds of 70-68-71, he produced a final round of 68 on a difficult day for scoring to advance up the leaderboard nine places to equal his best finish. On 12 August 2012, McIlroy won the2012 PGA Championship. Donald finished in a tie for 32nd place at the tournament and again lost the world number one position to the Northern Irishman. In November, Donald won his third tournament of 2012, the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan. In doing so he overtook Tiger Woods and returned to second place in the world rankings.
In March 2013, as defending champion at theTampa Bay Championship, Donald finished in a tie for fourth. He missed his first-ever cut in a European Tour event at theMaybank Malaysian Open. It was his first missed cut in 119 career European Tour starts.[36] As the two-time defending champion, Donald then endured the disappointment of missing the halfway cut at the2013 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after shooting rounds of 78 and 72, missing the cut by four strokes.[37]
At the2013 U.S. Open held atMerion Golf Club, Donald was only two shots behind leaderPhil Mickelson entering the final round after shooting rounds of 68, 72 and 71. Donald then shot a final round of 75 (+5) to finish in a tie for eighth, recording the first top 10-finish of his career in a U.S. Open tournament. Donald missed the halfway cut at both the2013 Open Championship and2013 PGA Championship, marking the first time in his career that he missed cuts at consecutive majors in a single year. In November 2013, Donald defended his title at theDunlop Phoenix on theJapan Golf Tour, cruising to a six shot victory over the field. This was his first win of the 2013 season.[38]
Late in 2013, Donald changed from long-time swing coach Pat Goss, to Chuck Cook, who coached Jason Dufner to the 2013 PGA Championship. Donald started the season promisingly, with top-10s in theHonda Classic and theValspar Championship before missing the cut by one shot at the Masters in April. Just prior to Augusta, Donald had lost a place in the world's top 30 for the first time since 2008. He returned atRBC Heritage, where he held a two-shot lead after 54 holes, only to be narrowly beaten byMatt Kuchar, but he finished 2nd and returned to the world's top 20. Several weeks later, and Donald finished in 38th atThe Players Championship. He also tied for third at theBMW PGA Championship in May. He failed to make the European Ryder Cup team after losing out on a wild card pick from captainPaul McGinley. In November, Donald announced that he had switched back to his old coach Pat Goss as he believed that he was not making any progress under Cook after missing the Ryder Cup.[39]
In the first event of the2015 European Tour season at theNedbank Golf Challenge, Donald led the tournament after 36 holes after a 63, and again after 54 holes. He was unable to hold onto that lead after 72 holes and had to settle for third place behindDanny Willett andRoss Fisher. Donald had to face sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open for the first time in 11 years due to his fall to 66th in the world ranking. He managed to finish at the top of his qualifier at the Bears Club to seal a spot.[40]
In his first 10 events of the 2016 season, Donald failed to record a single top-10 finish and had only one top-25 in this time. This lack of form caused Donald to fail to qualify for the Masters in April, for the first time since 2004, due to falling down to 90th in the World Rankings. The following week, Donald finished in a tie for second place behindBranden Grace at theRBC Heritage. This was the fourth time he had been runner-up at the event, without have yet captured the title. It was also Donald's best PGA Tour result since 2014 at the same event. Donald had held the 54-hole lead by a single stroke, but was beaten by Grace who carded a final round 66 to win by two strokes.[41]
In April 2017, Donald finished runner-up at theRBC Heritage, one stroke behind the winner,Wesley Bryan. This was the fifth time that Donald had finished as a runner-up at the event, without ever winning atHarbour Town Golf Links. This moved him to third on the list of players to have runner-up finishes in an event without winning, behindJack Nicklaus's seven at theCanadian Open andPhil Mickelson's six at theU.S. Open.[42]
In November 2017, Donald was forced to withdraw from the RSM Classic after experiencing chest pains before his first round. Donald was rushed to hospital but was later released. His premature end to the season meant he finished outside the world's top 100 for the first time since his rookie year.[43][44]
During the2018 PGA Tour season, Donald entered eight tournaments and missed the cut in all but two of them. His best finish was a T37 at theGenesis Open atRiviera Country Club. He finished 214th in the season-longFedEx Cup. In April 2018, back pain forced him to take several months off.[45] Donald was granted a major medical exemption for the2019 PGA Tour season. He had 15 starts to earn 335.891FedEx Cup points.[46]
European captainThomas Bjørn named Donald as a vice-captain for the2018 Ryder Cup.[47] Europe regained the Ryder Cup defeating the U.S. 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 points.[48]
On theEuropean Tour, Donald played in theAlfred Dunhill Links Championship in October 2018 and finished T61. He also played in theSky Sports British Masters, missing the cut. At the end of 2018 Luke Donald's world ranking had fallen to 609.[49]
Donald playing in only his second event of 2019 on his come back from injury, was in contention at theValspar Championship. He shot rounds of 67-70-70 over the first three rounds to begin the final round, three behind the leader. When he then eagled the first hole, he was temporarily one off the lead, however he struggled during the rest of the final round which resulted in a 73 and T9 finish. This result moved Donald from 919th to 548th in the world rankings. Later in the season, Donald finished T10 at theAlfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Donald's medical exemption ended in February 2020. He did not meet the terms and used a career earnings exemption for the remainder of the season.[50]
In May 2020, accidentally during an interview, the appointed Ryder Cup captainPádraig Harrington revealed Donald as his second vice-captain for the 43rd Ryder Cup match, to be played in September 2021, after being postponed one year because of the pandemic.[51][52][53]
On August 1, 2022, Donald was announced as the captain of the EuropeanRyder Cup team for the2023 matches in Italy, replacingHenrik Stenson who had been removed from the role due to his decision to joinLIV Golf.[54] Europe went on to win the cup 161⁄2–111⁄2.[55]
In September 2025, Donald was captain for the second time of the European team for the2025 Ryder Cup atBethpage Black Course inLong Island, New York.[56] The European team won the trophy by 15–13. It was Europe's first success in the U.S. since2012, and Donald become only the second captain afterTony Jacklin in1985 and1987 to lead the side to home and away victories.[57][58]
Donald worked with Pat Goss as coach from his time atNorthwestern University until 2013.[59] He added Dave Alred from 2010 to 2012, during which period he reachedWorld Number 1. Donald stopped working with Alred after citing an 'over-analysis' of his game as a factor behind poor performance in the 2012 Majors.[60][61]
Donald signed with sports management companyIMG in 2003. In January 2014, Donald left IMG and signed with agencyLagardère Unlimited.[62] He has a multi-year contract withMizuno Corp. As part of this sponsorship Donald plays with Mizuno Fairway Woods, Irons and Wedges. He also wears his trademark Mizuno visor as part of his sponsorship. It has been reported that he receives $1 million just for wearing his Mizuno visor, and this could quadruple if he wins a major event such as the Masters.[63] Donald also has a sponsorship deal with Jordan, who supply his personal and golf shoes.[64] He formerly had tour sponsorships withRoyal Bank of Canada as well asZurich Insurance.[65][66]
Donald was sponsored byPolo Ralph Lauren for more than a decade but he announced on Twitter on 30 December 2017 that he would no longer be wearingPolo Ralph Lauren RLX on the golf course.[67] On 2 January 2018, Donald announced that he would be sponsored by Greyson Clothiers going forward.[68]
In 2007, Luke Donald entered into a partnership with Terlato Wines to create a collection of bespoke wines.[69] The first wine released (in April 2008) was a Claret-style red wine blend and a Carneros Chardonnay was released in spring 2009. Since then, a Viognier (2010) was added to the Luke Donald Collection, produced in the Central Coast of California. The wines reflect Donald's personal interest in and passion for food and wine.[70]
Donald met his future wife,Chicago native Diane Antonopoulos, while attendingNorthwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[71][72] He proposed in June 2006, and the couple married on 24 June 2007 inSantorini, Greece.[73] They have three daughters. The couple owns homes inNorthfield, Illinois,[1][74]Evanston, Illinois,[3] andJupiter, Florida.[1]
Donald studied art theory and practice in college, and enjoys painting and drawing when not on tour. In 2002, one of his oil paintings was auctioned by the PGA Tour for charity.[75][76] Donald and his wife are also avid collectors of contemporary art.[77]
this list may be incomplete
| Legend |
|---|
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Nov2002 | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | 66-68-67=201[a] | −15 | 1 stroke |  Deane Pappas |
| 2 | 12 Mar2006 | The Honda Classic | 72-67-68-69=276 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Geoff Ogilvy |
| 3 | 27 Feb2011 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | 3 and 2 |  Martin Kaymer | ||
| 4 | 23 Oct 2011 | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic | 66-71-70-64=271 | −17 | 2 strokes |  Justin Leonard |
| 5 | 18 Mar2012 | Transitions Championship | 67-68-70-66=271 | −13 | Playoff |  Bae Sang-moon,Jim Furyk,Robert Garrigus |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Buick Invitational | John Daly,Chris Riley | Daly won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2011 | The Heritage | Brandt Snedeker | Lost to par on third extra hole |
| 3 | 2012 | Transitions Championship | Bae Sang-moon,Jim Furyk,Robert Garrigus | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Flagship events (2) |
| Other European Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Aug2004 | Scandinavian Masters | 69-65-69-69=272 | −16 | 5 strokes |  Peter Hanson |
| 2 | 5 Sep 2004 | Omega European Masters | 67-67-65-66=265 | −19 | 5 strokes |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 3 | 30 May2010 | Madrid Masters | 65-67-68-67=267 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Rhys Davies |
| 4 | 27 Feb2011 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | 3 and 2 | Martin Kaymer | ||
| 5 | 29 May 2011 | BMW PGA Championship | 64-72-72-70=278 | −6 | Playoff | Lee Westwood |
| 6 | 10 Jul 2011 | Barclays Scottish Open | 67-67-63=197[a] | −19 | 4 strokes | Fredrik Andersson Hed |
| 7 | 27 May2012 | BMW PGA Championship (2) | 68-68-69-68=273 | −15 | 4 strokes |  Paul Lawrie,Justin Rose |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | BMW PGA Championship | Lee Westwood | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Nov2012 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | 65-64-71-68=268 | −16 | 5 strokes |  Hideki Matsuyama (a) |
| 2 | 24 Nov2013 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (2) | 73-66-65-66=270 | −14 | 6 strokes | Kim Hyung-sung |
| Legend |
|---|
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Other wins (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Sep 2000 | LaSalle Bank Chicago Open (as an amateur) | 68-68-69=205 | −8 | 6 strokes | |
| 2 | 21 Nov 2004 | WGC-World Cup (with Paul Casey) | 61-64-68-64=257 | −31 | 1 stroke | Spain −Sergio García andMiguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 3 | 11 Dec 2005 | Target World Challenge | 72-68-68-64=205 | −16 | 2 strokes |  Darren Clarke |
| 4 | 25 Nov 2007 | Gary Player Invitational (with Sally Little) | 72-70=142 | −2 | 1 stroke |  Mark McNulty andOmar Sandys |
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T3 | T42 | T10 | CUT | T38 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T18 | T57 | T12 | CUT | WD | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T52 | T35 | T63 | T5 | ||
| PGA Championship | T23 | T24 | T66 | T3 | T23 | T43 |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T4 | T32 | T25 | CUT | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | T47 | T45 | CUT | T8 | CUT | T58 | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | T11 | CUT | T5 | CUT | T64 | T12 | T43 | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T8 | T32 | CUT | T40 | T43 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T68 | T60 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T72 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | NT |
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 36 |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T2 | CUT | T16 | T27 | T37 | T26 | T4 | 6 | T19 | T38 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | n/a | 3 and 2 | Martin Kaymer | |
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T11 | T11 | T6 | T26 | T20 | T20 | T26 | T6 | T6 | T43 | T25 | T49 |
| Match Play | R16 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R16 | R16 | 1 | R64 | R32 | R64 | ||
| Invitational | T16 | T6 | T8 | T22 | T45 | T46 | T2 | T8 | T9 | T50 | ||
| Champions | T3 | T18 | T31 | T41 | T40 | |||||||
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
| Season | PGA Tour ($) | Rank[79] | European Tour (€)[80] | Rank | OWGR | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. points | Rank | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 80,747 | n/a† | 0.14 | 590 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | 1,088,205 | 58 | 76,877 | n/a† | 1.53 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 705,121 | 90 | 165,079 | 115 | 1.11 | 130 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 1,646,268 | 35 | 1,037,279 | 20 | 3.05 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 2,480,562 | 17 | 1,397,385 | 12 | 4.41 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 3,177,408 | 9 | 1,658,060 | 7 | 5.25 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 2,190,053 | 29 | 775,093 | 38 | 3.95 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 1,456,650 | 67 | 407,962 | n/a† | 2.81 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 2,174,947 | 33 | 617,649 | 55 | 3.09 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 3,665,234 | 7 | 1,678,072 | 15 | 5.65 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 6,683,214 | 1 | 5,323,400 | 1 | 10.03 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 3,512,024 | 14 | 2,373,540 | 7 | 8.62 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 1,930,646 | 36 | 745,154 | 43 | 4.76 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 1,451,440 | 72 | 724,192 | 38 | 2.99 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 1,026,643 | 99 | 1,059,212 | 33 | 1.87 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 1,634,515 | 63 | 114,390 | 154 | 1.72 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 958,850 | 105 | 156,920 | 258 | 1.17 | 140 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 81,989 | 218 | 8,879 | n/a | 0.26 | 609 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 285,630 | 191 | 96,295 | n/a | 0.39 | 431 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 232,875 | 182 | 0 | n/a | 0.28 | 499 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 333,336 | 182 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Total* | 36,796,359 | 25[81] | 16,502,254 | 24 | |||||||||||||
*As of 1 September 2021
†Non-member earnings.
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