Dec 11 (Reuters) - Factbox on world number one Luke Donald
of Britain, who on Sunday became a initial golfer to win the
European Tour and U.S. PGA Tour money-list titles:
* Born Dec. 7, 1977 in Hemel Hempstead, England.
* Turned veteran in 2001. Won a Southern Farm Bureau
Classic a following year, apropos a 11th U.S. PGA Tour
rookie to acquire some-more than $1 million in his initial season.
* Won a European Masters and Scandinavian Masters on a
European Tour in 2004.
* Member of a winning European Ryder Cup teams in 2004,
2006 and 2010.
* Won a World Cup for England in partnership with Paul
Casey in 2004.
* Moved into a universe tip 20 in 2006 and after in a year
made a tip 10 after winning a Honda Classic.
20ll SUCCESS
* Won a WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February,
beating Martin Kaymer 3&2 in a final. It was his third U.S.
PGA Tour feat though his initial in an chosen World Golf
Championship event.
* Finished tied for fourth during a 2011 U.S. Masters after
winning a par-three contest during Augusta.
* Beat Lee Westwood in a playoff during a PGA Championship at
Wentworth in May, replacing his compatriot as universe series one.
* Despite bad showings during a U.S. Open and British Open,
Donald won a Scottish Open in between a dual majors in early
July and available another top-10 finish during a year's final
major, a U.S. PGA Championship in August.
* Donald reliable his coherence until a U.S. PGA
Tour's season-ending Disney Classic where, carrying to win to pip
American Webb Simpson for a money-list title, he dismissed a
closing eight-under 64 to explain his fourth feat of the
season.
* Came underneath vigour from universe series dual Rory McIlroy in
the competition to win a European Tour sequence of merit. When the
Northern Irishman unsuccessful to win a Dubai World Championship, it
was reliable Donald would finish top.
* Donald is a penetrating pledge artist who warranted a grade in art
theory and use during Northwestern University in a U.S.
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