Roger Mackay

Roger Mackay
Personal information
Full nameRoger J. Mackay
Born(1956-03-31)31 March 1956
Died17 June 2002(2002-06-17) (aged 46)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
Career
Turned professional1983
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins13
Highest ranking64 (5 April 1992)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour8
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT66: 1992
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT51: 1992

Roger J. Mackay (31 March 1956 – 17 June 2002) was an Australian professional golfer.

Early life

Mackay was educated at Christ Church Grammar School and graduated from the University of Western Australia.[2]

Professional career

In 1983, Mackay turned professional and played on both the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour.

His greatest successes came in Japan, where he won on eight occasions including finishing second on the money list in 1991.

In Australia he is best remembered for his 1987 win at the Australian PGA Championship. He also won the 1987 Victorian Open by a shot over Greg Norman.[3][4]

Mackay last played professional golf in 2001.

Personal life

Mackay died in Perth at the age of 46 in 2002 as a result of lymphoma.[5] He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Awards and honors

In 1991, he was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year

Amateur wins

Professional wins (15)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 22 Oct 1989 Bridgestone Open −11 (66-70-68-73=277) 1 stroke Japan Yoshitaka Yamamoto
2 3 Jun 1990 JCB Classic Sendai −15 (73-64-66-66=269) 1 stroke Australia Graham Marsh, Japan Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
3 28 Apr 1991 Dunlop Open1 −16 (69-67-68-68=272) 1 stroke Japan Teruo Sugihara
4 30 Jun 1991 Mizuno Open −9 (66-70-71=207)* Playoff Japan Satoshi Higashi
5 17 Nov 1991 Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters −16 (70-69-65-68=272) 2 strokes Japan Yoshinori Kaneko
6 7 Jun 1992 JCB Classic Sendai (2) −13 (71-64-71-65=271) 6 strokes England Paul Hoad
7 4 Jul 1993 PGA Philanthropy Tournament −10 (71-71-68-68=278) 1 stroke United States Brian Watts
8 1 May 1994 The Crowns −11 (64-67-67-71=269) 2 strokes Japan Naomichi Ozaki

*Note: The 1991 Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1991 Mizuno Open Japan Satoshi Higashi Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australia wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 22 Feb 1987 Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open −11 (66-70-73-68=277) 1 stroke Australia Greg Norman
2 1 Nov 1987 ESP Australian PGA Championship −8 (68-72-74-70=284) 1 stroke United States Mike Colandro

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1980 Channel 9 Nedlands Masters
(as an amateur) 		Australia Chris Tickner Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1988 Australian Masters Australia Ian Baker-Finch, Australia Craig Parry Baker-Finch won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
The Open Championship CUT T51
PGA Championship T66
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Mackay only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ "Week 14 1992 Ending 5 Apr 1992" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "OBA Golf Day Competing for the Roger Mackay Perpetual Trophy" (PDF). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ "A Mackay eagle conquers Norman". The Age. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Mackay staves off Norman challenge". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Gifted player loses battle with illness". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Spalding Park Open" (PDF). Spalding Park Open.


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