Douglas Gordon McGuigan (born 7 August 1970) is a Scottish-South African professional

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er. He has won eight times on the

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between 2003 and 2017. McGuigan was born in

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, and currently resides in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

. After winning three West Coast Tour events as an amateur, he turned professional in 1989. He first played on the Sunshine Tour in 1993. He has also played on the

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. McGuigan's father, Francis McGuigan, was an

Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where ...

-born professional footballer who played for Falkirk, Blackpool and Durban United. Francis McGuigan stayed in South Africa permanently after the end of his caree

Amateur highlights

*Three wins on West Coast Tour before 1989

Professional wins (8)

Sunshine Tour wins (8)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: McGuigan only played in The Open Championship.''

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