Luke Campbell Donald (born 7 December 1977) is an
English professional golfer who is the current
World Number One. He plays mainly on the U.S. based
PGA Tour but, is also a member of the
European Tour. In 2006 he reached the top ten in the
Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in his career. In January 2007, he was briefly the highest ranked European golfer. In May 2011 Donald became number one in the World Rankings after winning the
BMW PGA Championship. He has spent over 100 weeks in the top-10.
Early life
Although his father is from
Stranraer in southwest
Scotland, Luke Donald was born in
Hemel Hempstead,
Hertfordshire. He has described himself as "half Scottish". Luke Donald and his brother Christian played junior golf at Hazlemere and Beaconsfield Golf Clubs. Christian caddied for Luke. Luke was the club champion of Beaconsfield twice, winning the championship first at the age of 15. He attended the
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe.
Early career
Coming from England, he joined
College Prospects of America, a service also employed by golfer
Martin 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 at
Stanford University. Goodwin recruited Donald to join his golf squad, but Donald was not...
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