Roger Mackay

Roger J. Mackay (31 March 1956 – 17 June 2002) was an Australian professional golfer.

Roger Mackay
Personal information
Full name	Roger J. Mackay
Born	(1956-03-31)31 March 1956
Died	17 June 2002(2002-06-17) (aged 46)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
Turned professional	1983
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins	13
Highest ranking	64 (5 April 1992)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	8
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Other	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T66: 1992
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T51: 1992

Early life

Mackay was educated at Christ Church Grammar School and graduated from the University of Western Australia.^[2]

Professional career

In 1983, Mackay turned professional and played on both the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour.

His greatest successes came in Japan, where he won on eight occasions including finishing second on the money list in 1991.

In Australia he is best remembered for his 1987 win at the Australian PGA Championship. He also won the 1987 Victorian Open by a shot over Greg Norman.^[3][4]

Mackay last played professional golf in 2001.

Personal life

Mackay died in Perth at the age of 46 in 2002 as a result of lymphoma.^[5] He was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Awards and honors

In 1991, he was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year

Amateur wins

• 1979 Western Australian Amateur
• 1980 Western Australian Amateur, Australian Amateur

Professional wins (15)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Oct 1989	Bridgestone Open	−11 (66-70-68-73=277)	1 stroke	Yoshitaka Yamamoto
2	3 Jun 1990	JCB Classic Sendai	−15 (73-64-66-66=269)	1 stroke	Graham Marsh, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
3	28 Apr 1991	Dunlop Open1	−16 (69-67-68-68=272)	1 stroke	Teruo Sugihara
4	30 Jun 1991	Mizuno Open	−9 (66-70-71=207)*	Playoff	Satoshi Higashi
5	17 Nov 1991	Visa Taiheiyo Club Masters	−16 (70-69-65-68=272)	2 strokes	Yoshinori Kaneko
6	7 Jun 1992	JCB Classic Sendai (2)	−13 (71-64-71-65=271)	6 strokes	Paul Hoad
7	4 Jul 1993	PGA Philanthropy Tournament	−10 (71-71-68-68=278)	1 stroke	Brian Watts
8	1 May 1994	The Crowns	−11 (64-67-67-71=269)	2 strokes	Naomichi Ozaki

*Note: The 1991 Mizuno Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Asia Golf Circuit

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1991	Mizuno Open	Satoshi Higashi	Won with par on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australia wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Feb 1987	Robert Boyd Transport Victorian Open	−11 (66-70-73-68=277)	1 stroke	Greg Norman
2	1 Nov 1987	ESP Australian PGA Championship	−8 (68-72-74-70=284)	1 stroke	Mike Colandro

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1980	Channel 9 Nedlands Masters (as an amateur)	Chris Tickner	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1988	Australian Masters	Ian Baker-Finch, Craig Parry	Baker-Finch won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (5)

• 1983 Spalding Park Open (as an amateur)^[6]
• 1984 American Samoan Open
• 1986 Paratonga Open, Western Australia PGA Championship, Spalding Park Open^[6]

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
The Open Championship	CUT				T51
PGA Championship					T66

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Mackay only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1982 (tied)

Professional

• World Cup (representing Australia): 1988
• Four Tours World Championship (representing Australasia): 1991