Gillespie was born in Oshawa, Ontario. He was a heralded junior golfer in Canada, playing in the 1995 and 1996 Canadian Junior National Teams and was named the top Canadian golfer for those two years. He attended the University of Arizona and was the only freshman to play in every tournament. His teammates included Rory Sabbatini and Camilo Villegas' caddie Gary Mathwes. He was named to the Pac-10 Conference Team twice and inducted into the University of Arizona Golf Hall of Fame in 2000. He turned professional later that year during the week of the Bell Canadian Open.
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Gillespie started playing events on the Canadian Tour in 2002 but did not find immediate success. He won two events there, the most recent in 2003 at the Corona Ixtapa Classic by 8 strokes. He missed getting to the final stage of PGA Tourqualifying school in 2006 and considered quitting his golf career. He then re-dedicated himself and made 13 of 14 cuts on the Canadian Tour in 2007, with three 2nd place finishes and a 3rd place finish on the Order of Merit. He has made only 1 of 4 cuts on the Canadian Tour in 2008.
derek, gillespie, born, july, 1978, canadian, professional, golfer, played, canadian, tour, where, twice, tour, personal, informationnicknamedborn, 1978, july, 1978, oshawa, ontarioheight5, weight175, sporting, nationality, canadacareercollegeuniversity, arizo. Derek Gillespie born 6 July 1978 is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour 1 where he has won twice and the Web com Tour Derek GillespiePersonal informationNicknameDBorn 1978 07 06 6 July 1978 age 45 Oshawa OntarioHeight5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight175 lb 79 kg 12 5 st Sporting nationality CanadaCareerCollegeUniversity of ArizonaTurned professional2000Current tour s Web com TourFormer tour s Canadian TourProfessional wins3 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 Amateur highlights 4 Professional wins 3 4 1 Canadian Tour wins 2 4 2 Other wins 1 5 Team appearances 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editGillespie was born in Oshawa Ontario He was a heralded junior golfer in Canada playing in the 1995 and 1996 Canadian Junior National Teams and was named the top Canadian golfer for those two years He attended the University of Arizona and was the only freshman to play in every tournament His teammates included Rory Sabbatini and Camilo Villegas caddie Gary Mathwes He was named to the Pac 10 Conference Team twice and inducted into the University of Arizona Golf Hall of Fame in 2000 He turned professional later that year during the week of the Bell Canadian Open Professional career editGillespie started playing events on the Canadian Tour in 2002 but did not find immediate success He won two events there the most recent in 2003 at the Corona Ixtapa Classic by 8 strokes He missed getting to the final stage of PGA Tour qualifying school in 2006 and considered quitting his golf career He then re dedicated himself and made 13 of 14 cuts on the Canadian Tour in 2007 with three 2nd place finishes and a 3rd place finish on the Order of Merit He has made only 1 of 4 cuts on the Canadian Tour in 2008 He won The Big Break Prince Edward Island a golf reality television show on the Golf Channel 2 Gillespie played on the Web com Tour in 2014 after earning his tour card through qualifying school Amateur highlights edit1995 96 Canadian Junior National Teams 2000 Pac 10 Conference Team at University of ArizonaProfessional wins 3 editCanadian Tour wins 2 edit No Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner up 1 May 5 2002 Myrtle Beach Barefoot Championship 5 69 72 69 69 279 3 strokes nbsp Scott Hend 2 May 17 2003 Corona Ixtapa Classic 23 66 67 67 65 265 8 strokes nbsp Jim Salinetti Other wins 1 edit 2016 Quebec Open 3 Team appearances editAmateur Eisenhower Trophy representing Canada 2000References edit Derek Gillespie Profile Big Break Derek Gillespie a remporte l Omnium Promutuel Assurance au Golf de la Faune RDS in French July 10 2016 Retrieved March 21 2020 External links editDerek Gillespie at the PGA Tour official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derek Gillespie amp oldid 1220569153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
