Roger Mackay
Encyclopedia
Roger J. Mackay was an Australian professional golf
er.
Mackay turned professional in 1983 and played on both the PGA Tour of Australasia
and the Japan Golf Tour
. His biggest successes came in Japan, where he won on eight occasions. In Australia he is best remembered for his 1987 win at the Australian PGA Championship
. In 1991 he was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year
.
Mackay last played professional golf in 2001. He died the following year in Perth
at the age of 46. He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Mackay turned professional in 1983 and played on both the PGA Tour of Australasia
PGA Tour of Australasia
The PGA Tour of Australasia is a professional golf tour for men. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ranking points. The tour was formed in 1973 as the PGA Tour of Australia and adopted its current name in 1991....
and the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
. His biggest successes came in Japan, where he won on eight occasions. In Australia he is best remembered for his 1987 win at the Australian PGA Championship
Australian PGA Championship
The Australian PGA Championship, formerly known as the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship, is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. It is the home tournament of the Australian PGA and dates back to 1905...
. In 1991 he was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year
Western Australian Sports Star of the Year
The Western Australian Sports Star of the Year, currently known as The West Australian ANZ Sports Star of the Year, is an annual award for Western Australian sportspeople. It has been running since 1956.-List of winners by year:...
.
Mackay last played professional golf in 2001. He died the following year in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
at the age of 46. He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Amateur wins
- 1979 Western Australian Amateur
- 1980 Western Australian Amateur, Australian AmateurAustralian AmateurThe Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894 and is organized by Golf Australia....
Japan Golf Tour wins (8)
- 1989 (1) Bridgestone OpenBridgestone OpenThe is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 266 , set by Taichi Teshima in 2006...
- 1990 (1) JCB ClassicJCB ClassicThe JCB Classic was an annual Japan Golf Tour event. In recent years the tournament had been held in the end of May. It was first played in 1972. The event has been hosted on various courses in Miyagi Prefecture...
- 1991 (3) VISA Taiheiyo Masters, Mizuno OpenMizuno OpenThe is a golf tournament played in Japan since 1971. It has been a Japan Golf Tour event since 1979. Beginning in 1998, the top four finishers in the Mizuno Open that were not already exempt into The Open Championship received exemptions. There is also a mini-money list of events up to and...
, Dunlop Open - 1992 (1) JCB ClassicJCB ClassicThe JCB Classic was an annual Japan Golf Tour event. In recent years the tournament had been held in the end of May. It was first played in 1972. The event has been hosted on various courses in Miyagi Prefecture...
- 1993 (1) PGA Philanthropy TournamentPGA Philanthropy TournamentThe PGA Philanthropy Tournament was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1991 to 2000. It was played at a variety of courses throughout Japan.-Winners:*2000 Masashi Shimada*1999 No tournament*1998 Shigeki Maruyama*1997 Naomichi Ozaki...
- 1994 (1) The CrownsThe Crownsis a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The official Japanese name of this competition is "".The tournament record is 260 . It was set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. The tournament has been played at the Wago Course at the Nagoya Golf Club since the tournament's inception in 1960. The course...