Ross McFarlane
English professional golfer (born 1961)
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::summary English professional golfer (born 1961) ::
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| name | Ross McFarlane |
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| fullname | Ross McFarlane |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Manchester, England |
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| height | |
| weight | 175 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Stoke Poges, Bucks., England |
| yearpro | 1979 |
| tour | |
| extour | European Tour |
| prowins | 2 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | 1 |
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| chalwins | |
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| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | DNP |
| open | T55: 1994 |
| pga | DNP |
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Career
McFarlane was born in Manchester in 1961. He is the son of Manchester United footballer Noel.
McFarlane turned professional in 1979. He played on the European Tour for many years, making the top 100 in the Order of Merit seven times, with a best ranking of 26th in 1997. That year he collected his only European Tour tournament win at the Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe, which earned him a five-year exemption on tour.
Having struggled to build on that win, in 2001 McFarlane played only a few tournaments as he joined Sky Sports as a golf commentator, despite still having over a year left on his European Tour exemption. He has also worked for the Golf Channel.
Personal life
On 30 January 2014, McFarlane was given a suspended prison sentence of ten months and forced to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years, for being in possession of over 150 indecent images of children. Four weeks later, he was re-arrested after breaking the terms of his suspended sentence, and on 3 March, he was jailed for 18 months.
Professional wins (2)
European Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 1 Jun 1997 | Deutsche Bank Open TPC of Europe | −6 (70-73-68-71=282) | 1 stroke | SCO Gordon Brand Jnr, SWE Anders Forsbrand | ::
Other wins (1)
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | T55 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| :: |
Note: McFarlane only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
References
References
- Smith, Vicky. (2014-03-03). "Paedophile Sky Sports commentator Ross McFarlane behind bars four weeks after being spared jail". Daily Mirror.
- (2014-03-06). "Ex TV presenter jailed for breaching court's child sex order". Bucks Free Press.
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