John E. Morgan

John Edward Morgan (born 19 December 1977) is an English former professional golfer. He has previously played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Challenge Tour. He now works as an on-course analyst for the Sky Sports European Tour broadcast.[1]

John E. Morgan
Personal information
Full nameJohn Edward Morgan
Born (1977-12-19) 19 December 1977
Bristol, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceBristol, England
PartnerVanessa
Children1
Career
Turned professional2002
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other2

Career

After being largely overlooked as an amateur, Morgan turned professional in 2002, and won the Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship on his way to graduating from the Challenge Tour to the European Tour. At the suggestion of his manager, Eddie Hearn, Morgan entered the PGA Tour qualifying school, and survived all three stages, finishing tied for 11th at the school finals to earn playing privileges in the United States. Morgan is only the second player to win full cards for both tours in his rookie season — the first was Richie Coughlan in 1997. Deciding to concentrate on the PGA Tour, Morgan lost a playoff to Mark Hensby at the John Deere Classic in 2004. This was Morgan's best PGA Tour result.

Morgan lost all playing privileges at the end of 2005, and returned to the Challenge Tour. A 17th place finish on the 2008 money list earned him a return to the European Tour the following season, but he could not hold on to his status, and returned once more to the Challenge Tour in 2010.

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 28 Jul 2002 Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship −10 (66-68-73-71=278) Playoff England David Geall

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2002 Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship England David Geall Won with par on first extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 20 Jul 2006 Squibb Demolition International Open
2 6 Oct 2006 MCP Classic −11 (66-63-70=199) 7 strokes England Kevin Harper, England Mark Smith

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2004 John Deere Classic Australia Mark Hensby Lost to par on second extra hole

See also

References
  1. "Watch: Sky Sports commentator John Morgan makes hole-in-one". Sky Sports. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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