Jace Bugg

Jace Bugg (November 6, 1976 – December 4, 2003) was an American professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour.

Jace Bugg
Personal information
Born	(1976-11-06)November 6, 1976 Henderson, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2003(2003-12-04) (aged 27) Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Rend Lake College
Turned professional	1997
Former tours	Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	1

Professional career

He played on the Canadian Tour from 1999 to 2001 where he picked up a win in 2001 at the South Carolina Challenge.^[1] He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2002 when he was a Monday qualifier for the Arkansas Classic and went on to win the event.^[2]

Personal life

Bugg was diagnosed with leukemia in November 2002 and died on December 4, 2003, at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana.^[1] The Kentucky Golf Association started The Jace Bugg Award in 2005 for Sportsmanship, an award they give out annually.^[3]

Awards and honors

• In 1997, Bugg was named the Kentucky Golf Association Player of the Year
• In 2005, he was posthumously named to the Rend Lake College Hall of Fame.

Professional wins (2)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 21, 2002[4]	Arkansas Classic	−17 (66-68-72-65=271)	1 stroke	Jason Caron

Canadian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 11, 2001	South Carolina Challenge	−14 (72-68-71-63=274)	3 strokes	Rob McMillan