News on some past players

Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy (Ireland)

  • Year/s played in DOY YCT: 2004 (runner-up)
  • GB&I Walker Cup player in 2007
  • World’s No.1 amateur player during 2007
  • 2007 Open Championship Silver Medal winner
  • 2006 European Amateur Golf Rankings winner
  • Turned Pro September 2007
  • 2009 Dubai Desert Classic winner
  • 2009 Finished 2nd in The Race to Dubai (European Tour Order of Merit) and currently 10th in the World Rankings
    see PGA European Tour for latest

Anna Nordqvist

Anna Nordqvist (Sweden)

  • Year/s played in DOY YCT: 2004 & 5 (leading girl)
  • 2nd in the 2007 & 2006 final European Ladies Amateur Rankings
  • Winner of 2007 Ping/ASU Invitational (USA)
  • Runner up in 2007 & 6 British Amateur Championships
  • Winner of the 2008 British Amateur Championship
  • Studied philosophy at Arizona State University and All Americans team player
  • Turned Professional January 2009
  • LPGA Champion 2009 (one of few rookies to win a Major and first DOY YCT Past Player to win a Major)
    see Ladies European Tour and US LPGA for latest

Sam Hutsby (England)

  • Winner of DOY YCT 2006 (Final round course record 65)
  • Winner of 2006 Spanish Amateur Championship
  • GB&I Walker Cup player in 2009
  • Turned Pro November 2009 (plus 4)
  • 2nd in the PGA European Tour Qualifying School
  • 8th= in Castello Masters (only 2nd appearance as Pro)
  • see PGA European Tour for latest

Oliver Fisher

Oliver Fisher (England)

  • Year/s played in DOY YCT: 2005 (Winner)
  • Youngest ever Walker Cup player in 2005
  • Youngest player to win place on the European Tour
  • Turned Professional in November 2006
  • 2007 & 8 finished 109th & 51st on PGA European Tour O of M
  • Runner up in 2008 Andalucia Open (lost play-off)
  • 6T in 2009 Welsh Open
    seePGA European Tour for latest

Matteo Manassero (Italy)

  • Year played in DOY YCT: 2007
  • 2007 European Young Masters Champion
  • 2009 Amateur Champion (youngest ever)
  • Silver Medalist at The Open Championship 2009
  • Leading amateur in the The Masters 2010 (36=)
  • Turned Professional in May 2010
  • Finished 29= in his debut Professional event, the Italian Open
  • see PGA European Tour for latest

Azahara Munzo

Azahara Munzo (Spain)

  • Year played in DOY YCT: 2002 (6th and leading girl)
  • 2002 Spanish Amateur Champion & 2004 Girls’ British Open Champion
  • Member of Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002/3/5
  • 2006 Women’s World Amateur finished 3rd=
  • 2008 runner-up of U.S. Amateur Championship
  • Completed 4 year course at Arizona State University studying Psychology with Business
  • 2009 British Open Amateur Champion
  • Turned Pro September 2009
  • 2009 Ladies Madrid Open Champion

Pablo Martin

Pablo Martin (Spain)

  • Year/s played in DOY YCT: 2003 (runner-up)
  • Winner of the 2007 Portuguese Open (first amateur to win European Tour event)
  • Turned Pro June 2007
    see PGA European Tour for latest

Melissa Reid (England)

  • Year played in DOY YCT: 2004
  • Leading Amateur in the 2007 Women’s British Open
  • Turned Professional December 2007
  • 2008 Rookie of the Year on Ladies European Tour
  • Finished 12th with Euro 137,000
  • see Ladies European Tour for latest

Emma Cabrera-Bello

Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spain)

  • Year/s played in DOY YCT: 2002 (finished 8th)
  • Member of Junior Solheim Cup Team in 2002 and 2003
  • 2001-2007 winner of over 14 titles including:
  • 2005 & 2007 winner of Ladies European Championships
  • Turned Pro November 2007
    see Ladies European Tour