Richard McEvoy (born 13 June 1979) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In July 2018, he had his third Challenge Tour win, the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge and then won the Porsche European Open, on the European Tour, the following week.
Amateur career McEvoy's amateur wins included the 2001 Lytham Trophy, and the 2001 Irish Amateur Open Championship. He was a member of the 2001 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team, and turned professional at the end of the year.
Professional career McEvoy won two third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour events in 2002, before gaining a European Tour card at the 2003 final qualifying school where he was also medalist. He has played several seasons on the tour, but never made enough money in a season to retain his card, until 2010. He regained privileges via the second tier Challenge Tour Rankings in 2005, having won the Panasonic Panama Open during that season, qualifying school in 2006 and through the Challenge Tour again in 2009.
McEvoy's victory at the 2018 Porsche European Open came in his 285th European Tour start and only after he birdied the last hole. He was the first since Martin Wiegele in 2010 to follow a Challenge Tour win with a European Tour win. Prior to his win, McEvoy had never finished better than 3rd in an event or 101st in the Race to Dubai, only kept his European Tour Card twice, and had gone to Q school 12 times during his 17-year professional career.
Amateur wins 2001 Lytham Trophy, Irish Amateur Open Championship
Professional wins (6) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up129 Jul 2018Porsche European Open−11 (70-65-69-73=277)1 stroke Christofer Blomstrand, Allen John (a), Renato Paratore
Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up15 Dec 2004(2005 season)Panasonic Panama Open1−11 (67-72-71-67=277)1 stroke Marco Ruiz22 Jul 2017SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge−16 (70-65-67-66=268)4 strokes James Heath322 Jul 2018Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge−18 (64-66-68-68=266)2 strokes Steven Tiley 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up124 May 2002Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe Open−3 (73-67-70=210)2 strokes Peter Whiteford, Tom Whitehouse25 Jul 2002Owston Hall Challenge−12 (66-66-72=204)3 strokes Simon Griffiths, Darren Prosser, Scott Stevens
Results in major championships Tournament201120122013Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT48CUTPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place
Team appearances Amateur European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 2000 (winners) European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2001 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2001 (winners)
See also 2005 Challenge Tour graduates 2006 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2009 Challenge Tour graduates 2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2016 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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