Friday, December 27, 2013

Donaldson wins Welsh award

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Jamie Donaldson has been awarded the Welsh Professional Golfer of the Year.

The title comes off the back of a successful year for the Welshman, with the highlight being a win at the Abu Dhabi Championship in January. Donaldson edged out a rather impressive field, including world number one Tiger Woods and the talented Rory McIlory.

The 38-year-old then earned a runners up spot in the Turkish Airlines Open and finished in the top ten another four times on the European Tour. The consistency lead to Donaldson earning over 2 million pounds.

Due to the birth of his second child, the world number 26 was unable to attend the awards ceremony at Celtic Manor. His proud father, Jim, accepted the award on his behalf.

"Before his son Max was born he earned around 150,000 euros, then the next year he earned 1.3 million and with the birth of his daughter he cleared well over two million," said Jim Donaldson

"We are hoping for an even bigger year next year. He has always been a late starter, turned pro at 25, 255 European Tour events without a win, but since then he has gone from strength to strength."

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