Luke Donald
Golfer
1977 –
Who is Luke Donald?
Luke Campbell Donald MBE is an English professional golfer who has been the World Number One. He plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour but is also a member of the European 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. He was named the PGA Player of the Year and the European Tour Golfer of the Year. He also became the first Englishman to win the PGA Tour Player of the Year award, the PGA Tour's Vardon Trophy and the Mark 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 the Official World Golf Ranking after winning the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club. He held the number one position for 40 weeks between May 2011 and March 2012 before Rory McIlroy briefly took over as world number one.
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- Born
- Dec 7, 1977
Hemel Hempstead - Also known as
- 路克·唐諾德
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Diane Antonopoulos
(2007/06/24 - )
- Diane Antonopoulos
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Northwestern University
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on July 23, 2013
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