Doug McClelland (golfer)

Doug McClelland
Personal information
Full nameDouglas William McClelland
Born (1949-11-30) 30 November 1949 (age 75)
South Shields, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight224 lb (102 kg; 16.0 st)
Sporting nationality England
Career
Turned professional1969
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT14: 1973

Douglas William McClelland (born 30 November 1949) is an English professional golfer who played on the European Tour from 1971 to 1979. In 1973 he won the Dutch Open and was runner-up in the Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship, losing to Neil Coles in the final. In 1977 he finished fourth in the Penfold PGA Championship and third in the Martini International behind a young Greg Norman.[1]

McClelland was twice in contention for a Ryder Cup place. In 1973 he finished 22nd in the Ryder Cup points list but was a possible choice having shown good form in the tournaments just before the four selections were made.[2] The selectors, however, chose the players in 9th to 12th place in the points list.[3] In 1977 McClelland finished 10th in the points list but the selectors chose two experienced players, Tony Jacklin and Neil Coles, together with two rookies, Ken Brown and Mark James, who had finished 9th and 11th in the points list.[4]

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 Aug 1973 Dutch Open −9 (72-67-72-68=279) 1 stroke England Peter Oosterhuis

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
The Open Championship CUT CUT T23 T14 T28 T48 CUT CUT

Note: McClelland only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 and 1978 Open Championships)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ "Norman: a new - and rare - golfing talent". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1977. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Golf – McClelland may have replace Garner". The Times. 20 August 1973. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Golf – Garner determined to repay selectors for vote of confidence". The Times. 21 August 1973. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Ken in Ryder Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 16 August 1977. p. 28.
  5. ^ "Jacklin is top British success". The Glasgow Herald. 16 March 1974. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Bembridge gains decisive point for Britain". The Glasgow Herald. 18 March 1974. p. 4.