- Alastair Forsyth
Alastair Forsyth (born 5 February 1976) is a Scottish professional
golf er.Career
As an amateur, Forsyth 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 1996 and has played on the
European Tour since 2000. His best season to date was 2003, when he finished 19th on the European Tour Order of Merit. He has two European Tour wins to date; at the 2002Malaysian Open and the 2008Madeira Island Open . He represented Scotland at theWGC-World Cup in 2002, 2003 and 2004.In May 2008 he overtook
Colin Montgomerie to become the highest ranked Scottish player on theOfficial World Golf Rankings . He tied for ninth place in the 2008 U.S.PGA Championship .Personal information
Forsyth is the son of a Glasgow policeman.
Amateur wins
*1996 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins
European Tour
*2002Carlsberg Malaysian Open
*2008Madeira Island Open Other
*1998 Scottish Under 25's Championship, Scottish Assistants Championship
*1999St Omer Open Championship (MasterCard Tour ); Scottish Under 25's Championship, Scottish Assistants Championship
*2000 Scottish Closed PGA ChampionshipResults in major championships
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.External links
* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=30379 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.owgr.com/players/bio.sps?ID=1801 Results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Ranking site]
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