Dou Zecheng Explained

Dou Zecheng
Nickname:Marty
Birth Date:22 January 1997
Birth Place:Henan, China
Height:5 ft 9 in
Weight:154 lb
Yearpro:2014
Tour:PGA Tour
Extour:Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour China
Prowins:9
Nwidewins:3
Otherwins:6
Award1:PGA Tour China
Order of Merit winner
Year1:2016

Dou Zecheng (born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese professional golfer. He is from Henan Province.

As an amateur, Dou represented China at the Summer Youth Olympics, Asian Games, and Eisenhower Trophy in 2014. He won several amateur events and two professional events in China before turning professional in 2014.

Dou won four times on the PGA Tour China in 2016 and won the Order of Merit.[1] He began playing on the Web.com Tour in 2017[2] and won the Digital Ally Open in July, the first Chinese player to win on the Web.com Tour.[3] He was one of the first Chinese players to earn a PGA Tour card, along with Zhang Xinjun.

In the United States, Dou uses the name Marty.

Amateur wins

Source:[4]

Professional wins (9)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
130 Jul 2017Digital Ally Open−25 (65-67-61-66=259)3 strokes Luke Guthrie, Billy Kennerly,
Kyle Thompson
216 Jan 2019The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic−18 (67-66-67-70=270)2 strokes Ben Kohles, Steve LeBrun
33 Jul 2022The Ascendant−17 (69-67-68-67=271)1 stroke Yuan Yechun

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour China wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
115 May 2016St. Andrews Henan Open−2 (73-68-67-78=286)Playoff Zhang Xinjun
229 May 2016United Investment Real Estate Wuhan Open−10 (74-68-65-71=278)5 strokes Chen Zihao
326 Jun 2016Sunning Estate Nanjing Zhongshan Open−14 (70-68-69-67=274)1 stroke Gunn Charoenkul
44 Sep 2016Yulongwan Yunnan Open−23 (65-66-63-67=261)3 strokes Charlie Saxon

Other wins (2)

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
ChampionsT68T51T40T69T67
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Chinese teenager Dou Zecheng sets sights on PGA Tour . 9 December 2016 . 2 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Zecheng Dou . PGA Tour . 2 February 2017.
  3. News: Dou Zecheng wins Web.com Tour event, first Chinese player to earn PGA Tour card . ESPN . Associated Press . 31 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Dou Zecheng . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 30 July 2017.