Dou Zecheng

Dou Zecheng
Personal information
NicknameMarty
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27)
Henan, China
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sporting nationality China
Career
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour China
Professional wins9
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other6
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour China
Order of Merit winner
2016

Dou Zecheng (simplified Chinese: 窦泽成; traditional Chinese: 竇澤成; pinyin: Dòu Zéchéng, born 22 January 1997) is a Chinese professional golfer. He is from Henan Province.

As an amateur, Dou represented China at the Summer Youth Olympics, Asian Games, and Eisenhower Trophy in 2014.[1] He won several amateur events and two professional events in China before turning professional in 2014.

Dou won four times on the PGA Tour China in 2016 and won the Order of Merit.[2] He began playing on the Web.com Tour in 2017[3] and won the Digital Ally Open in July, the first Chinese player to win on the Web.com Tour.[4] He was one of the first Chinese players to earn a PGA Tour card, along with Zhang Xinjun.

In the United States, Dou uses the name Marty.

Amateur wins

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  • 2010 National Amateur (China)
  • 2011 Callaway Junior World Championship (ages 13–14)
  • 2012 China National Amateur Winners, Aaron Baddeley International Junior
  • 2013 China Amateur Champions, Volvo China Juniors Match Play Championship
  • 2014 National Team Asia Games and WATC Selecting Event Leg 1

Source:[1]

Professional wins (9)

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Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 30 Jul 2017 Digital Ally Open −25 (65-67-61-66=259) 3 strokes United States Luke Guthrie, United States Billy Kennerly,
United States Kyle Thompson
2 16 Jan 2019 The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic −18 (67-66-67-70=270) 2 strokes United States Ben Kohles, United States Steve LeBrun
3 3 Jul 2022 The Ascendant −17 (69-67-68-67=271) 1 stroke China Yuan Yechun

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic United States Brandon Harkins Lost to par on second extra hole

PGA Tour China wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 15 May 2016 St. Andrews Henan Open −2 (73-68-67-78=286) Playoff China Zhang Xinjun
2 29 May 2016 United Investment Real Estate Wuhan Open −10 (74-68-65-71=278) 5 strokes China Chen Zihao
3 26 Jun 2016 Sunning Estate Nanjing Zhongshan Open −14 (70-68-69-67=274) 1 stroke Thailand Gunn Charoenkul
4 4 Sep 2016 Yulongwan Yunnan Open −23 (65-66-63-67=261) 3 strokes United States Charlie Saxon

Other wins (2)

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  • 2012 China National Team Championship (as an amateur)[1]
  • 2013 China Unicom Woo Pro-AM Championship (as an amateur)[1]

Results in World Golf Championships

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Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T68 T51 T40 T69 T67
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

Source:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dou Zecheng". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Chinese teenager Dou Zecheng sets sights on PGA Tour". 9 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Zecheng Dou". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Dou Zecheng wins Web.com Tour event, first Chinese player to earn PGA Tour card". ESPN. Associated Press. 31 July 2017.
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