Jace Bugg

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title: "Jace Bugg" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-male-golfers", "pga-tour-golfers", "golfers-from-kentucky", "deaths-from-cancer-in-indiana", "deaths-from-leukemia-in-the-united-states", "people-from-henderson,-kentucky", "1976-births", "2003-deaths"] description: "American professional golfer (1976–2003)" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jace_Bugg" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American professional golfer (1976–2003) ::

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name	Jace Bugg
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birth_place	Henderson, Kentucky, U.S.
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death_place	Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
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weight	200 lb
sporting_nationality
college	Rend Lake College
yearpro	1997
extour	Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
prowins	2
nwidewins	1
otherwins	1
majorwins
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| name = Jace Bugg | image = | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Henderson, Kentucky, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | height = | weight = 200 lb | sporting_nationality = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = Rend Lake College | yearpro = 1997 | extour = Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour | prowins = 2 | nwidewins = 1 | otherwins = 1 | majorwins = | masters = | usopen = | open = | pga = | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = | year1 = | awardssection = Jace Bugg (November 6, 1976December 4, 2003) was an American professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour.

Professional career

He played on the Canadian Tour from 1999 to 2001 where he picked up a win in 2001 at the South Carolina Challenge. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2002 when he was a Monday qualifier for the Arkansas Classic and went on to win the event.

Personal life

Bugg was diagnosed with leukemia in November 2002 and died on December 4, 2003, at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana.

Awards and honors

• In 1997, Bugg was named the Kentucky Golf Association Player of the Year
• In 2005, he was posthumously named to the Rend Lake College Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (2)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Apr 21, 2002 | Arkansas Classic | −17 (66-68-72-65=271) | 1 stroke | USA Jason Caron | ::

Canadian Tour wins (1)

::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Mar 11, 2001 | South Carolina Challenge | −14 (72-68-71-63=274) | 3 strokes | CAN Rob McMillan | ::

References

References

1. (2003-12-06). "Nationwide Tour's Bugg dies of leukemia at 27". ESPN.
2. Gorant, Jim. (April 26, 2004). "Heard on the Range".
3. "Jace Bugg Award". Golf House Kentucky.
4. (2004-04-12). "Nationwide Tour Resumes Action in Arkansas". NBC Sports.

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