| Alastair Forsyth | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alastair Forsyth |
| Born | 5 February 1976 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Nationality | Scotland |
| Residence | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Other | 6 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T60: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | T47: 2004 |
| PGA Championship | T9: 2008 |
Alastair Forsyth (born 5 February 1976) is a Scottish professional golfer.
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Forsyth was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a member of a winning Great Britain & Ireland Jacques Léglise Trophy team in 1994 and he won the 1996 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
Forsyth turned professional in 1998. He won the MasterCard Tour Order of Merit in 1999, having won the St Omer Open Championship (not a European Tour event at the time) during the season.
Forsyth has played on the European Tour since 2000, after winning the qualifying school in 1999. In his debut season, he just missed out on the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award, which went to England's Ian Poulter. His best season to date was 2003, when he finished 19th on the European Tour Order of Merit. His first tour victory came at the 2002 Carlsberg Malaysian Open and his second came at the 2008 Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal.
In May 2008, he overtook Colin Montgomerie to become the highest ranked Scottish player on the Official World Golf Rankings. He tied for ninth place in the 2008 PGA Championship.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Mar 2002 | Carlsberg Malaysian Open | -17 (63–65–69–70=267) | Playoff | Stephen Leaney |
| 2 | 23 Mar 2008 | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | -15 (70-70-66-67=273) | Playoff | Hennie Otto |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T60 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T59 | T47 | CUT | DNP | T67 | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 | 79 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
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