Doug Martin (born December 8, 1966) is an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career In 1966, Martin was born in Bluffton, Ohio. As an amateur, he won the 1984 U.S. Junior Amateur, was semi-finalist at 1988 U.S. Amateur, and played on the 1989 Walker Cup team. He played college golf at University of Oklahoma where he won three events and was a three-time All-American.Cincinnati Bearcats profile2009–10 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Golf Media Guide He graduated in 1989.
Professional career In 1989, Martin turned professional. He played on the PGA Tour and its developmental tour from 1991 to 1999. On the developmental tour (1991, 1993) he won the 1993 Nike South Texas Open. On the PGA Tour (1992, 1994–99), his best finish was a playoff loss to Vijay Singh at the 1995 Buick Classic.
Martin has been the head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats men's golf team since the fall of 2007.
Amateur wins 1984 U.S. Junior Amateur
Professional wins (2) Nike Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Apr 4, 1993Nike South Texas Open−1 (70-76-70-71=287)Playoff Guy Boros
Nike Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11993Nike South Texas Open Guy BorosWon with par on first extra hole21993Nike Permian Basin Open Franklin LanghamLost to birdie on second extra hole
Other wins (1) 1989 Oklahoma Open
Playoff record PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11995Buick Classic Vijay SinghLost to birdie on fifth extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19941995199619971998U.S. OpenT60CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT23
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = Tied Note: Martin never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 1989
See also 1991 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1993 Nike Tour graduates 1994 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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External links
Cincinnati Bearcats profile