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{{short description|English professional golfer}}
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| name              = Luke Donald <br><small>[[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image             = Luke Donald 2.jpg
| imagesize         = 270px
| caption           = Donald in April 2011 at [[The Heritage (PGA Tour)|The Heritage]]
| fullname          = Luke Campbell Donald
| nickname          = 
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1977|12|7|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Hemel Hempstead]], [[Hertfordshire]], England 
| height            = {{Height|ft=5|in=9}}
| weight            = {{convert|160|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{ENG}}
| residence         = [[Northfield, Illinois]], U.S.;<ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/fall2013/feature/top-cats-sidebar/luke-donald-golf.html |title=Luke Donald: Golf: Northwestern Magazine – Northwestern University |date=20 February 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220061245/http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/fall2013/feature/top-cats-sidebar/luke-donald-golf.html |archive-date=20 February 2016 }}</ref><br>[[Evanston, Illinois]], U.S.;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/01/11/golfer-donald-buys-evanston-condo/ |title=Golfer Donald buys Evanston condo – tribunedigital-chicagotribune |date=20 February 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220061613/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-01-11/news/0501120010_1_condo-hardwood-floors-golfer-donald |archive-date=20 February 2016 }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://chicagogolfguy.com/2012/02/23/a-look-at-luke-donald-at-home-in-chicago/ |title=A look at Luke Donald at home in Chicago: – Chicago Golf Guy |date=20 February 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220061722/https://chicagogolfguy.com/2012/02/23/a-look-at-luke-donald-at-home-in-chicago/ |archive-date=20 February 2016 }}</ref><br>[[High Wycombe]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England;{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}<br>[[Jupiter, Florida]], U.S.<ref name="web.archive.org"/> 
| spouse            = {{marriage|Diane Antonopoulos|2007}}
| children          = 3
| college           = [[Northwestern University]]<ref name="web.archive.org"/>
| yearpro           = 2001
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour              = [[PGA Tour]] (joined 2002)<br>[[European Tour]] (joined 2003)
| extour            = <!-- Former tours which a member of -->
| prowins           = 17
| pgawins           = 5
| eurowins          = 7
| japwins           = 2
| asiawins          = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
| sunwins           = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins -->
| auswins           = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->
| nwidewins         = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins -->
| chalwins          = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins -->
| champwins         = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins -->
| seneurowins       = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins -->
| otherwins         = 4
| majorwins         = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins -->
| masters           = T3: [[2005 Masters Tournament|2005]]
| usopen            = T8: [[2013 U.S. Open (golf)|2013]]
| open              = T5: [[2009 Open Championship|2009]], [[2012 Open Championship|2012]]
| pga               = T3: [[2006 PGA Championship|2006]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[Haskins Award|Fred Haskins Award]]
| year1             = 1999
| award2            = [[PGA Tour#Money list winners|PGA Tour<br>money list winner]]
| year2             = [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]]
| award3            = [[PGA Tour Player of the Year|PGA Tour<br>Player of the Year]]
| year3             = [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]]
| award4            = [[PGA Player of the Year]]
| year4             = [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]]
| award5            = [[Vardon Trophy|Byron Nelson Award]]
| year5             = [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]]
| award6            = [[Vardon Trophy]]
| year6             = [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]]
| award7            = [[Harry Vardon Trophy#Winners|European Tour<br>Race to Dubai winner]]
| year7             = [[2011 European Tour|2011]]
| award8            = [[European Tour Golfer of the Year|European Tour<br>Golfer of the Year]]
| year8             = [[2011 European Tour|2011]]
| award9            = [[European Tour Players' Player of the Year|European Tour<br>Players' Player of the Year]]
| year9             = [[2011 European Tour|2011]]
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''Luke Campbell Donald''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 7 December 1977) is an English [[professional golfer]] and former [[List of World Number One male golfers|world number one]]. He plays mainly on the U.S.-based [[PGA Tour]] but is also a member of the [[European Tour]].

Donald had an outstanding year in 2011, winning several tournaments and awards. He won the PGA Tour money list and European Race to Dubai to complete a historic double, becoming the first player to win both money lists on the PGA and European Tours in the same year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/16129921.stm |title=Luke Donald seals US and European double |date=11 December 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> He was named the [[PGA Player of the Year]] and the [[European Tour Golfer of the Year]]. He also became the first Englishman to win the [[PGA Tour Player of the Year]] award, the PGA Tour's [[Vardon Trophy]] and the [[Mark H. McCormack Award]] for the most weeks at number one during a calendar year. He was later awarded honorary life membership of the European Tour for his achievements in 2011.

In May 2011, Donald became the number one golfer in the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] after winning the [[BMW PGA Championship]] at [[Wentworth Club]]. He held the number one position for 40 weeks between May 2011 and March 2012 before [[Rory McIlroy]] briefly took over as world number one. The pair then exchanged the number one position a further four times in the following two months. On 27 May 2012, Donald regained the world number one ranking after successfully defending his [[BMW PGA Championship]] title. He held the number one position for a further 10 weeks before McIlroy displaced him again. Donald has spent a cumulative total of 56 weeks as the World Number One and has spent over 200 weeks in the top-10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golfrankingstats.com/|title=World Golf Rankings – Top 100 – Current #1: Jason Day}}</ref> He was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 2012 for services to golf.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/8058512/luke-donald-awarded-member-order-british-empire-queen-elizabeth-ii |title=Luke Donald honored by Queen |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=15 June 2012 |access-date=16 June 2012}}</ref> Donald has had eight top-10 finishes in major championships, with two third-place finishes. He is one of two golfers to achieve the world number one ranking without winning a major, the other being fellow Englishman [[Lee Westwood]].

Donald captained the European team in the [[2023 Ryder Cup]] side to a 16{{1/2}}-11{{1/2}} victory over the United States at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.

==Early life==
Although his father was from [[Stranraer]] in southwest [[Scotland]],<ref name = "half scot"/> Donald was born in [[Hemel Hempstead]], [[Hertfordshire]], England. He has described himself as "half Scottish".<ref name = "half scot">{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/golf/luke-donald-pays-homage-to-his-scottish-links-and-shoots-ahead-with-a-64-1.924160 |title=Donald pays homage to his Scottish links |work=Sunday Herald |date=4 October 2009 |access-date=12 March 2012 |first=Douglas |last=Lowe}}</ref> Nevertheless, Donald plays golf as an Englishman and represented England in golf's World Cup. Donald attended the [[Rudolf Steiner School Kings Langley|Rudolf Steiner School]] in [[Kings Langley]] and later the [[Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/theopen/2362293/Donald-makes-a-positive-of-plodder-reputation.html |title=Donald makes a positive of plodder reputation |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=13 July 2005 |first=Lewine |last=Mair |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref> He played junior golf at [[Hazlemere]] and [[Beaconsfield]] Golf Clubs. He was twice the club champion of Beaconsfield, first winning the championship at the age of 15. Donald's brother Christian also played junior golf and [[caddie]]d for Luke.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Amateur career==
Coming from England, he joined College Prospects of America, a service also employed by golfer [[Martin Laird]], which created a résumé for him and sent it to all the major colleges and universities in the United States. Several coaches responded, including Wally Goodwin at [[Stanford University]]. Goodwin recruited Donald to join his golf squad, but Donald was not admitted to the university.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/northwestern/summer2004/features/coverstory/sidebar4.htm |title=Former Northwestern Star Tees It Up on Tour  |date=Summer 2004 |magazine=Northwestern Magazine |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

Donald subsequently took a golf scholarship at [[Northwestern University]] in 1997, where he studied art theory and practice, and became a member of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity. His golf coach at Northwestern University was Pat Goss.<ref>[http://www.golfdigest.com/instruction/index.ssf?/instruction/swingsequences/gd200302lukedonald.html Luke Donald biodata at ''Golf Digest'']</ref> He won the individual [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships]] men's title in 1999, beating the scoring record formerly held by [[Tiger Woods]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/player/1152.html |title=Luke Donald profile |work=ESPN |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref> He and [[David Lipsky (golfer)|David Lipsky]] share the Northwestern University school record of 202, for a 54-hole tournament score.<ref name="nusports1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/lipsky_david00.html |title=David Lipsky Bio |publisher=Nusports.Com |access-date=29 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330005017/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/lipsky_david00.html |archive-date=30 March 2014 }}</ref> Luke also became the first amateur to win the Chicago Open in 2000.<ref name=ChicagoOpen>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/09/17/donald-rolls-to-6-shot-chicago-open-victory/ |title=Donald Rolls to 6 Shot Chicago Open Victory |publisher=Chicago Tribune, 17 September 2000 |access-date=21 June 2014}}</ref>

==Professional career==
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===2001–2010===
Donald turned professional in 2001, making his debut as a professional at the [[Reno-Tahoe Open]] on the [[PGA Tour]] courtesy of a sponsors exemption. He missed the cut in his debut, but managed to earn invitations into six more events on the [[PGA Tour]] in 2001, making three cuts. He earned his tour card for the 2002 season by finishing T23rd at the Q-School.

In 2002, Donald made his first start as a member of the [[PGA Tour]] at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]], finishing tied for 13th. Donald won his maiden title on the PGA Tour in November 2002 at the [[Southern Farm Bureau Classic]]. The tournament was reduced to 54 holes after significant rain meant unplayable conditions and washed out play on the Sunday. He was two strokes back at the halfway stage, but birdied holes 15, 16 and 17 on Saturday for a 67 and a one stroke advantage over South African [[Deane Pappas]]. After the final round was cancelled, Donald was crowned champion on Monday morning. With this success he became only the 11th rookie in PGA Tour history to earn more than $1 million in his first season.<ref>{{cite book |title=2007 PGA Tour Media Guide |publisher=[[PGA Tour]] |pages=6–10 |chapter=Section 6: All-Time Records |quote=First-year players to win $1 million or more }}</ref>

The 2003 season was less successful for Donald. He played solidly and made 17 of 25 cuts on the PGA Tour, but only two of these were top-10 finishes. He did however finish in a tie for third at the [[Scandinavian Masters]] on the [[European Tour]] in August 2003. In 2004, Donald won the [[Omega European Masters]] and the [[Scandinavian Masters]] on the European Tour. In the same year he was a member of the victorious European [[Ryder Cup]] team and also won the [[WGC-World Cup]] for England in partnership with [[Paul Casey]]. In 2005, Donald made his debut at the [[Masters Tournament]] and finished tied for 3rd place. He described his debut at Augusta National as "a great performance – I am very happy with that".<ref name="guardian2005">{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Garrod |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/apr/12/golf.comment |title=Creditable Masters debut for Donald |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=12 April 2005 |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref> Donald rose in the World Rankings from 130th at the turn of the year to 13th in the world in April 2005 after his top-3 finish at the Masters.<ref name="guardian2005"/> Later in the year Donald, along with [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]], was one of two players to play with [[Jack Nicklaus]] in the final two rounds of golf in his career, at the 2005 [[The Open Championship|Open Championship]] at [[Old Course at St Andrews]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Bob |last=Harig |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/columns/story?columnist=harig_bob&id=4230441 |title=Donald shares bond with host Nicklaus |work=ESPN |date=4 June 2009 |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref>

In March 2006, Donald won his second U.S. PGA Tour event at the [[Honda Classic]] in Florida, a victory which moved him into the top ten of the World Rankings for the first time. Donald finished tied for 3rd at the 2006 [[PGA Championship]]. To date, his third-place finishes at the 2006 PGA Championship and at the 2005 Masters are his best performances in major championships. In September 2006, Donald won his singles match 2&1 against [[Chad Campbell]] in the 36th [[2006 Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]] to help ensure Europe won the trophy for the third successive time. Donald also won in the foursomes twice, with [[Sergio García]]. Donald took part in three matches in the Ryder Cup that year, winning all of them.

In 2008, Donald sustained an injury to his left wrist at the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] that forced him to withdraw from the tournament during the final round.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7456014.stm |title=Injured Donald quits in La Jolla |publisher=BBC News|date=15 June 2008 |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref> His injury resulted in him having a six-month lay-off from competitive golf which meant that he missed out on playing in the Open Championship, the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup that year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/3550540/Luke-Donald-eases-his-way-back-after-long-injury-lay-off-Golf.html |title=Luke Donald eases his way back after long injury lay-off |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |first=Mark |last=Reason |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=Whyte |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/13/rydercup.golf |title=Injury forces Luke Donald out of Ryder Cup |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=12 August 2008 |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref> In May 2010, Donald won the [[Madrid Masters (golf)|Madrid Masters]] by one shot for his first title in four years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8713761.stm |title=Luke Donald pips Rhys Davies to Madrid Masters title |date=30 May 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=31 May 2010 }}</ref> In October 2010, Donald was a member of the European team that won the [[2010 Ryder Cup]] with a one-point win over the USA.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/sports/golf/05ryder.html?src=mv |title=McDowell Lifts Europe to Ryder Cup Victory |date=4 October 2010 |work=The New York Times |access-date=4 October 2010}}</ref>

===2011: WGC-Accenture Match Play win===
Donald's biggest win to date came in February 2011 at the [[2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]] when he defeated the German [[Martin Kaymer]] 3&2 in the final. During the final, Donald built a three-up lead over the first five holes. However, Kaymer pegged him back and won three of the next four holes meaning the match was all square entering the back-nine. Donald was able to regain his lead with two successive wins at holes 11 and 12, then followed that up with a birdie on hole 15 to re-build his three-up lead with three holes to play. Both players then parred the par-3 16th, ensuring Donald's first [[World Golf Championship]] title and the biggest victory of his career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/ustour/8351317/Englands-Luke-Donald-wins-Accenture-Match-Play-Championship-as-world-No1-Martin-Kaymer-falls-short.html |title=England's Luke Donald wins Accenture Match Play Championship as world No1 Martin Kaymer falls short |date=28 February 2011 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref>

Donald had been in exceptional form all week and held an unprecedented record of having never trailed at any point during the week. He started the tournament off in fine fashion with a 6&5 win over American [[Charley Hoffman]]. In the second round Donald faced fellow [[Ryder Cup]] teammate [[Edoardo Molinari]]. It was a tight match that went down to the 17th, when Donald holed a birdie putt to seal a 2&1 victory. His third round opponent was another Italian, this time the young 17-year-old [[Matteo Manassero]], who Donald beat 3&2. In the quarter-final on Saturday, he faced American [[Ryan Moore (golfer)|Ryan Moore]] and won at the 14th with a 5&4 victory. In his semi-final match against [[Matt Kuchar]], Donald was in magnificent form winning 6&5, having found himself seven-up through the first 10 holes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/9409142.stm |title=Luke Donald beats Martin Kaymer in WGC Match Play final |date=27 February 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=22 March 2011}}</ref>

It was indeed Donald's form on the front-nine all week that took him to this title, as apart from the final when Kaymer came back to square the match, Donald was able to build unassailable leads en route to victory. As a result of this tournament victory, Donald climbed to his highest ever World Ranking position of number three in the world.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

====Continued 2011 season form and World No.1====
Donald continued his early-season form at [[The Heritage (PGA Tour)|The Heritage]] at [[Harbour Town Golf Links]] when he held the lead going into final round with [[Jim Furyk]]. With the pressure of knowing that he would become the new world number 1, he shot a one under par 70 to finish tied with American [[Brandt Snedeker]], who fired a 64 (−7). In the playoff, both players birdied the first hole and then parred the second hole. However, at the third extra hole, Donald made bogey when his chip ran narrowly past the outside edge of the hole, giving Snedeker the win with a par.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/9467036.stm |title=Luke Donald misses out on chance to become new world number one |date=24 April 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 April 2011}}</ref>

Donald continued his excellent match play form in May, reaching the final of the [[Volvo World Match Play Championship]], which he eventually lost 2&1 to fellow Englishman [[Ian Poulter]]. He knew that had he had won this tournament he would have gone to [[Official World Golf Ranking|world number one]] for the first time in his career. Donald had previously beaten [[Ross Fisher]], [[Charl Schwartzel]] and [[Martin Kaymer]] to reach the final; however, he did not add the Volvo World Match Play title to his WGC-Accenture Match Play title he won earlier in the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2011/tournamentid=2011031/news/newsid=137287.html#poulter+edges+donald+take+title |title=Donald defeated by Poulter in Volvo World Match Play Final |date=22 May 2011 |work=European Tour |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> This defeat ended Donald's run of 14 consecutive match play wins.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In May 2011, Donald beat [[Lee Westwood]] in a playoff to win the European Tour's flagship event, the [[BMW PGA Championship]] at the [[Wentworth Club]]. This was Donald's fifth victory on the European Tour and in the process achieving one of the game's highest accolades of becoming the world number one. Westwood had entered the tournament as number one in the world and the sudden-death playoff at the end of 72 holes provided a subplot of world numbers one and two contesting for the championship. On the first playoff hole, the par-five 18th, after both laying up with their second shots, Donald played a pitch for his third shot to leave himself a putt of no more than six feet for birdie. Westwood's approach shot to the green spun back into the water hazard. Westwood chipped out from the drop zone and made double bogey, leaving Donald to hole out for a birdie to win the title and become the new world number one.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/13590209.stm |title=Luke Donald wins the BMW PGA Championship and becomes new world number one |date=29 May 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=29 May 2011}}</ref> Donald was the third Englishman to hold the number one position in the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] since its inception in 1986.

In July 2011, Donald won his first tournament as the world number one at the [[Barclays Scottish Open]], which was held the week before the [[2011 Open Championship]]. He shot a bogey free −9 on Sunday to finish four strokes clear of Sweden's [[Fredrik Andersson Hed]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/14097900.stm |title=Donald wins Barclays Scottish Open week before the Open Championship |date=10 July 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> The tournament however, was badly affected by heavy rain in the [[Inverness]] area, with the course becoming flooded, washing out all of Saturday's play. A decision was taken to reduce the tournament to 54 holes.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Donald finished second at the [[2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational]], four shots behind winner [[Adam Scott (golfer)|Adam Scott]]. He won his fourth title of the year at the [[Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic]] in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/15424631.stm |title=Luke Donald wins US money list with Disney Classic victory |date=23 October 2011 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=24 October 2011}}</ref> With the win, he secured the [[PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|PGA Tour money list title]], the [[Vardon Trophy]], the [[Vardon Trophy|Byron Nelson Award]], and the [[PGA Player of the Year]]. He later was voted the [[PGA Tour Player of the Year]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In December, Donald finished third at the [[Dubai World Championship]] and therefore secured the European Tour [[Race to Dubai]] for 2011, becoming the first golfer to officially claim top rank on both PGA Tour and European Tour money lists in the same year (although if [[Tiger Woods]] had ever taken up official membership of the European Tour, he would have also achieved this accolade on a number of occasions).{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

===2012: Battle with McIlroy for No.1 ranking===
At the first WGC event of the year, the [[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]], Donald in defence of his title he won in 2011, was eliminated in the opening round by South African [[Ernie Els]] who beat him 5&4. He was in danger of being knocked off the top of the world rankings as both [[Rory McIlroy]] and [[Lee Westwood]] progressed to the semi-finals, either would have taken over the top spot by winning the tournament. However, neither could win the title and Donald kept his number one status. However, he did lose his status the following week, after electing not to play at [[The Honda Classic]]. McIlroy won the tournament and took over as world number one.

Two weeks later, Donald won the [[Transitions Championship]] to reclaim the number one ranking from McIlroy. This was his fifth victory on the PGA Tour and came after a solid week's play culminating in a four-man playoff with [[Robert Garrigus]], [[Bae Sang-moon]] and [[Jim Furyk]]. Donald had earlier shot a bogey-free round of 66, which included 5 birdies in his first 11 holes to make the playoff. After a loose tee shot found the rough, Donald hit a brilliant seven iron approach to within six feet on the 18th, the first extra hole. Garrigus also knocked his close, while Furyk and Bae left themselves lengthy birdie putts. There had only been 5 birdies all day in regulation play on the 18th and when Furyk, Bae and Garrigus all missed their putts, Donald brushed his in for the victory and the number one ranking.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=156168.html#donald+wins+regain+number+one+spot |title=Donald wins Transitions and regains World No. 1 |date=18 March 2012 |work=European Tour |access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref>

On 15 April 2012, Donald lost the number one ranking to McIlroy when he failed to finish inside the top 8 at the [[RBC Heritage]]. This cut short his second term as the world's number one player, ending after a four-week spell. Donald finished third at the [[Zurich Classic of New Orleans]] two weeks later to once again reclaim the number one ranking. He lost the number one spot the following week after McIlroy's runner-up finish at the [[Wells Fargo Championship]].

On 23 May 2012, Donald was awarded honorary life membership of the European Tour in recognition of his achievements in the 2011 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2012/r/05/23/donald-lifemembership.ap/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909171614/http://www.pgatour.com/2012/r/05/23/donald-lifemembership.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2012 |title=Donald rewarded with life membership on the European Tour |date=23 May 2012 |work=PGA Tour |access-date=23 May 2012 }}</ref> In the same week, Donald retained his title at the [[BMW PGA Championship]] at [[Wentworth Club|Wentworth]] on 27 May 2012, with a four stroke victory over [[Justin Rose]] and [[Paul Lawrie]]. He shot all four rounds in the 60s, including a final round 68 with five birdies and only one bogey to claim victory. He became only the third player to successfully defend the European Tour's flagship event, alongside [[Nick Faldo]] and [[Colin Montgomerie]]. The victory was Donald's seventh title on the European Tour and resulted in a return to World Number One for the fourth time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012034/news/newsid=162014.html#double+delight+donald |title=Donald retains BMW PGA Championship and returns to Number One |date=27 May 2012 |work=European Tour |access-date=1 June 2012}}</ref>

Donald missed the cut at the [[2012 U.S. Open (golf)|2012 U.S. Open]], finishing +11 with rounds of 79 and 72. In his next major appearance, at the [[2012 Open Championship]], Donald equalled his best finish at the event of tied 5th. After rounds of 70-68-71, he produced a final round of 68 on a difficult day for scoring to advance up the leaderboard nine places to equal his best finish. On 12 August 2012, McIlroy won the [[2012 PGA Championship]]. Donald finished in a tie for 32nd place at the tournament and again lost the world number one position to the Northern Irishman. In November, Donald won his third tournament of 2012, the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan. In doing so he overtook Tiger Woods and returned to second place in the world rankings.

===2013===
[[File:Luke Donald Round 3 Open de France 2013 t122253.jpg|thumb|Donald at the Open de France 2013.]]
In March 2013, as defending champion at the [[Tampa Bay Championship]], Donald finished in a tie for fourth. He missed his first-ever cut in a European Tour event at the [[Maybank Malaysian Open]]. It was his first missed cut in 119 career European Tour starts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/donald-misses-first-ever-cut-in-euro-tour-event/ |title=Donald misses first-ever cut in Euro Tour event |publisher=Golf Channel |first=Ryan |last=Lavner |date=23 March 2013 |access-date=28 May 2013}}</ref> As the two-time defending champion, Donald then endured the disappointment of missing the halfway cut at the [[2013 BMW PGA Championship]] at Wentworth after shooting rounds of 78 and 72, missing the cut by four strokes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013038/news/newsid=193370.html |title=Molinari carves out narrow advantage |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=24 May 2013 |access-date=28 May 2013}}</ref>

At the [[2013 U.S. Open (golf)|2013 U.S. Open]] held at [[Merion Golf Club]], Donald was only two shots behind leader [[Phil Mickelson]] entering the final round after shooting rounds of 68, 72 and 71. Donald then shot a final round of 75 (+5) to finish in a tie for eighth, recording the first top 10-finish of his career in a U.S. Open tournament. Donald missed the halfway cut at both the [[2013 Open Championship]] and [[2013 PGA Championship]], marking the first time in his career that he missed cuts at consecutive majors in a single year. In November 2013, Donald defended his title at the [[Dunlop Phoenix]] on the [[Japan Golf Tour]], cruising to a six shot victory over the field. This was his first win of the 2013 season.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

===2014===
Late in 2013, Donald changed from long-time swing coach Pat Goss, to Chuck Cook, who coached Jason Dufner to the 2013 PGA Championship. Donald started the season promisingly, with top-10s in the [[Honda Classic]] and the [[Valspar Championship]] before missing the cut by one shot at the Masters in April. Just prior to Augusta, Donald had lost a place in the world's top 30 for the first time since 2008. He returned at [[RBC Heritage]], where he held a two-shot lead after 54 holes, only to be narrowly beaten by [[Matt Kuchar]], but he finished 2nd and returned to the world's top 20. Several weeks later, and Donald finished in 38th at [[The Players Championship]]. He also tied for third at the [[BMW PGA Championship]] in May. He failed to make the European Ryder Cup team after losing out on a wild card pick from captain [[Paul McGinley]]. In November, Donald announced that he had switched back to his old coach Pat Goss as he believed that he was not making any progress under Cook after facing the disappointment of missing the Ryder Cup.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

===2015===
In the first event of the [[2015 European Tour]] season at the [[Nedbank Golf Challenge]], Donald led the tournament after 36 holes after a 63, and again after 54 holes. He was unable to hold onto that lead after 72 holes and had to settle for third place behind [[Danny Willett]] and [[Ross Fisher]]. Donald had to face sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open for the first time in 11 years due to his fall to 66th in the world ranking. He managed to finish at the top of his qualifier at the Bears Club to seal a spot.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

===2016===
In his first 10 events of the 2016 season, Donald failed to record a single top-10 finish and had only one top-25 in this time. This lack of form caused Donald to fail to qualify for the Masters in April, for the first time since 2004, due to falling down to 90th in the World Rankings. The following week, Donald finished in a tie for second place behind [[Branden Grace]] at the [[RBC Heritage]]. This was the fourth time he had been runner-up at the event, without have yet captured the title. It was also Donald's best PGA Tour result since 2014 at the same event. Donald had held the 54-hole lead by a single stroke, but was beaten by Grace who carded a final round 66 to win by two strokes.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

===2017===
In April 2017, Donald finished runner-up at the [[RBC Heritage]], one stroke behind the winner, [[Wesley Bryan]]. This was the fifth time that Donald had finished as a runner-up at the event, without ever winning at [[Harbour Town Golf Links]]. This moved him to third on the list of players to have runner-up finishes in an event without winning, behind [[Jack Nicklaus]]'s seven at the [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] and [[Phil Mickelson]]'s six at the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/the-upshot/2017/04/16/wesley-bryan-first-tour-victory-rbc-heritage.html |title=Bryan finishes strong, cards first Tour victory |publisher=PGA Tour |first=Ben |last=Everill |date=16 April 2017}}</ref>

In November 2017, Donald was forced to withdraw from the RSM Classic after experiencing chest pains before his first round. Donald was rushed to hospital but was later released. His premature end to the season meant he finished outside the world's top 100 for the first time since his rookie year.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

===2018===
During the [[2018 PGA Tour]] season, Donald entered eight tournaments and missed the cut in all but two of them. His best finish was a T37 at the [[Genesis Open]] at [[Riviera Country Club]]. He finished 214th in the season-long [[FedEx Cup]]. In April 2018, back pain forced him to take several months off.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/23307877/luke-donald-take-help-ailing-back-heal |title=Former No. 1 Luke Donald taking time off to let ailing back heal |work=ESPN |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> Donald was granted a major medical exemption for the [[2019 PGA Tour]] season. He had 15 starts to earn 335.891 [[FedEx Cup]] points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/10/01/2018-2019-pga-tour-full-membership-fantasy-rankings-101-150.html/ |publisher=PGA Tour |title=2018-19 PGA Tour full-membership fantasy rankings: 101-150 |date=28 September 2018 |first=Rob |last=Bolton |access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref>

European captain [[Thomas Bjørn]] named Donald as a vice-captain for the [[2018 Ryder Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2018/05/22/luke-donald-graeme-mcdowell-take-surprise-ryder-cup-vice-captain/ |title=Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell take surprise Ryder Cup Vice-Captain Roles|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=22 May 2018 |first=James |last=Corrigan|access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref> Europe regained the Ryder Cup defeating the U.S. 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 points.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/270fa70bd054411ab8625ae2e921f170 |work=Associated Press News |title=Europe wins back Ryder Cup, beating US 17 1/2-10 1/2 |date=30 September 2018 |access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref>

On the [[European Tour]], Donald played in the [[Alfred Dunhill Links Championship]] in October 2018 and finished T61. He also played in the [[Sky Sports British Masters]], missing the cut. At the end of 2018 Luke Donald's world ranking had fallen to 609.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=4163 |publisher=OWGR |title=Luke Donald |access-date=1 January 2019}}</ref>

===2019===
Donald playing in only his second event of 2019 on his come back from injury, was in contention at the [[Valspar Championship]]. He shot rounds of 67-70-70 over the first three rounds to begin the final round, three behind the leader. When he then eagled the first hole, he was temporarily one off the lead, however he struggled during the rest of the final round which resulted in a 73 and T9 finish. This result moved Donald from 919th to 548th in the world rankings. Later in the season, Donald finished T10 at the [[Alfred Dunhill Links Championship]].

===2020===
Donald's medical exemption ended in February 2020. He did not meet the terms and used a career earnings exemption for the remainder of the season.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In May 2020, accidentally during an interview, the appointed Ryder Cup captain [[Pádraig Harrington]] revealed Donald as his second vice-captain for the 43rd Ryder Cup match, to be played in September 2021, after being postponed one year because of the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 23, 2021 |title=Ryder Cup: Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer named as European vice-captains |work=[[BBC Sport]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/57581040}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=September 15, 2021 |title=Ryder Cup: Henrik Stenson named Europe's fifth and final vice-captain |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/58570029 |access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Porter |first=Kyle |date=July 8, 2020 |title=Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits postponed to 2021, Presidents Cup to 2022 amid coronavirus pandemic |work=CBS Sports |url=https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/ryder-cup-at-whistling-straits-postponed-to-2021-presidents-cup-to-2022-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/ |access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

===2022–23===
On August 1, 2022, Donald was announced as the captain of the European [[Ryder Cup]] team for the [[2023 Ryder Cup|2023 matches]] in Italy, replacing [[Henrik Stenson]] who had been removed from the role due to his decision to join [[LIV Golf]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Iain |title=Ryder Cup: Luke Donald named Europe captain, replacing Henrik Stenson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/62378177 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=August 1, 2022 |date=August 1, 2022}}</ref> Europe went on to win the cup 16{{1/2}}–11{{1/2}}.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/66977338 |title=Europe regain Ryder Cup with win over United States on dramatic day in Rome |date=1 October 2023 |work=BBC Sport |first=Peter |last=Scrivener |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>

==Use of coaches==
Donald worked with Pat Goss as coach from his time at [[Northwestern University]] until 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.protourgolfcollege.com/blog/why-has-former-world-number-1-pga-tour-golfer-luke-donald-gone-missing-in-action |title=The Professional Golf Tour Training College |work=Protourgolfcollege.com |date=30 September 2014 |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> He added Dave Alred from 2010 to 2012, during which period he reached [[List of world number one male golfers|World Number 1]]. Donald stopped working with Alred after citing an 'over-analysis' of his game as a factor behind poor performance in the 2012 Majors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/news/dave-alred-lifts-the-lid-on-his-time-coaching-luke-donald/ |title=Dave Alred lifts the lid on his time coaching Luke Donald |work=nationalclubgolfer.com |date=10 February 2015 |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Walsh, David |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/golf/article/when-the-guru-dave-alred-met-golfer-francesco-molinari-mvz8dwphr |title=When the guru Dave Alred met golfer Francesco Molinari |work=The Sunday Times |location=London |date=29 July 2018 |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref>

==Sponsorship==
Donald signed with sports management company [[IMG (business)|IMG]] in 2003. In January 2014, Donald left IMG and signed with agency [[Lagardère Group|Lagardère Unlimited]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsagentblog.com/2014/01/15/luke-donald-moves-from-img-worldwide-to-lagardere/ |title=Luke Donald Moves From IMG Worldwide To Lagardère |first=Chris |last=Lesley |date=15 January 2014 |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=Sports Agent Blog}}</ref> He has a multi-year contract with [[Mizuno Corp.]] As part of this sponsorship Donald plays with Mizuno Fairway Woods, Irons and Wedges. He also wears his trademark Mizuno visor as part of his sponsorship. It has been reported that he receives $1 million just for wearing his Mizuno visor, and this could quadruple if he wins a major event such as the Masters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/6372-Luke-Donald-extends-contract-with-Mizuno-as-brand-ambassador|title=Luke Donald extends contract with Mizuno as brand ambassador|access-date=24 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905055401/http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/6372-Luke-Donald-extends-contract-with-Mizuno-as-brand-ambassador|archive-date=5 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Donald also has a sponsorship deal with Jordan, who supply his personal and golf shoes.<ref name = "Jordan">{{cite web |url=http://www.golfwrx.com/493288/luke-donald-announces-he-will-be-wearing-jordan-golf-shoes/ |website=Golf WRX |date=6 February 2018 |title=Luke Donald announces he will be wearing Jordan golf shoes |access-date=27 October 2018 |first=Andrew |last=Tursky}}</ref> He formerly had tour sponsorships with [[Royal Bank of Canada]] as well as [[Zurich Insurance]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/04/23/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Zurich-100.aspx |title=Players' period attire marks Zurich's 100 years |first=Michael |last=Smith |date=23 April 2012 |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbc.com/newsroom/news/2010/20100128-team-rbc.html |website=RBC.com |title=Luke Donald, Morgan Pressel and Fred Couples join Team RBC |date=28 January 2010 |access-date=17 July 2019}}</ref>

Donald was sponsored by [[Polo Ralph Lauren]] for more than a decade but he announced on Twitter on 30 December 2017 that he would no longer be wearing [[Polo Ralph Lauren]] RLX on the golf course.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/lukedonald/status/947096627495530496?lang=en |title=@LukeDonald on Twitter |date=30 December 2017 |access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref> On 2 January 2018, Donald announced that he would be sponsored by Greyson Clothiers going forward.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/LukeDonald/status/948221413973987328 |title=@LukeDonald on Twitter |date=2 January 2018 |access-date=26 October 2018}}</ref>

==Enterprises==
In 2007, Luke Donald entered into a partnership with Terlato Wines to create a collection of bespoke wines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://terlatowines.com/brands/california/luke-donald-collection|title=Luke Donald Collection: Overview – Terlato Wines International}}</ref> The first wine released (in April 2008) was a Claret-style red wine blend and a Carneros Chardonnay was released in spring 2009.  Since then, a Viognier (2010) was added to the Luke Donald Collection, produced in the Central Coast of California.  The wines reflect Donald's personal interest in and passion for food and wine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bustedwallet.com/drink-of-the-week-luke-donald-claret/|title=Drink of the Week – Luke Donald 09' Claret – Busted Wallet|date=21 November 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Donald met his future wife, [[Chicago]] native Diane Antonopoulos, while attending [[Northwestern University]] in Evanston, Illinois.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060826162212/http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-13-2006-99097.asp Golf: Donald McRae Interviews Luke Donald]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://michiganavemag.com/tom-dreesen-interviews-golfer-luke-donald |title=Luke Donald Makes Chicago His Home |date=20 February 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220061026/http://michiganavemag.com/tom-dreesen-interviews-golfer-luke-donald |archive-date=20 February 2016 }}</ref> He proposed in June 2006, and the couple married on 24 June 2007 in [[Santorini]], Greece.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mizunousa.com/news.nsf/get/30C7460F8AFCCF268525718500531ABC?OpenDocument|title=Page Not Found – Mizuno USA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017032615/http://www.mizunousa.com/news.nsf/get/30C7460F8AFCCF268525718500531ABC?OpenDocument|archive-date=17 October 2006}}</ref> They have three daughters. The couple owns homes in [[Northfield, Illinois]],<ref name="web.archive.org"/><ref>[http://golf.mizunoeurope.com/tour/luke_donald_s_diary.php?article=2008_12_15.htm "Luke Donald's Diary" 12/18/08] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305010104/http://golf.mizunoeurope.com/tour/luke_donald_s_diary.php?article=2008_12_15.htm |date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> [[Evanston, Illinois]],<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and [[Jupiter, Florida]].<ref name="web.archive.org"/>

Donald studied art theory and practice in college, and enjoys painting and drawing when not on tour. In 2002, one of his oil paintings was auctioned by the PGA Tour for charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/080702aaa.html|title=Luke Donald Painting to be Auctioned on PGATour.com Web Site|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212605/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/080702aaa.html|archive-date=8 July 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.augusta.com/masters/stories/040805/ldonald_interview.shtml The 2008 Masters interview with Luke Donald] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423020206/http://www.augusta.com/masters/stories/040805/ldonald_interview.shtml |date=23 April 2009 }}</ref> Donald and his wife are also avid collectors of contemporary art.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfweek.com/news/2002/feb/26/my-picks-luke-donald/ |title=My Picks: Luke Donald |magazine=[[Golfweek]] |date=24 March 2008 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>

His brother Christian Donald caddied for him through to 2009.

Donald's father, Colin Donald, died on 8 November 2011,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/7209329/world-no-1-golfer-luke-donald-father-dies |title=Luke Donald's father dies suddenly |work=ESPN |first=Michael |last=Collins |date=11 November 2011 |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> just three days before the birth of Luke's second daughter, on 11 November 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golfingworld.tv/en/news/2011/november/12/luke-donald-celebrates-birth-of-daughter-on-11-11-11 |title=Luke Donald celebrates birth of daughter on 11/11/11 |publisher=Golfing World |access-date=13 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426051106/http://www.golfingworld.tv/en/news/2011/november/12/luke-donald-celebrates-birth-of-daughter-on-11-11-11 |archive-date=26 April 2012 }}</ref> His third daughter was born on 23 May 2014, while Donald was in England playing the [[BMW PGA Championship]].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

== Awards and honors ==

* In 1999, Donald won the Fred Haskins Award
* In 2011, Donald topped the [[PGA Tour]] money list
* In 2011, Donald was the PGA Tour Player of the Year
* In 2012, Donald was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2012 Birthday Honours]] for services to golf.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60173 |supp=y |page=15 |date=16 June 2012}}</ref>

==Amateur wins==
''this list may be incomplete''
*1999 [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|NCAA Division I Championship]]
*2000 [[Northeast Amateur]]
*2001 [[Northeast Amateur]]

==Professional wins (17)==

===PGA Tour wins (5)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#dfe2e9;"
| World Golf Championships (1)
|-
| Other PGA Tour (4)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|4 Nov [[2002 PGA Tour|2002]] 
|[[Southern Farm Bureau Classic]]
|align=right|66-68-67=201*
|align=center|−15
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Deane Pappas]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|12 Mar [[2006 PGA Tour|2006]]
|[[The Honda Classic]]
|align=right|72-67-68-69=276
|align=center|−12
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Ogilvy]]
|- style="background:#dfe2e9;"
|align=center|3
|align=right|27 Feb [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]] 
|[[2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]]
|colspan=3 align=center|3 and 2
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Martin Kaymer]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|23 Oct 2011 
|[[Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic]]
|align=right|66-71-70-64=271
|align=center|−17
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Leonard]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|18 Mar [[2012 PGA Tour|2012]]
|[[Transitions Championship]]
|align=right|67-68-70-66=271
|align=center|−13
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Bae Sang-moon]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Garrigus]]
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>''Note: The 2002 Southern Farm Bureau Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''</small>

'''PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
|[[Buick Invitational]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Daly (golfer)|John Daly]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Riley (golfer)|Chris Riley]]
|Daly won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|2
|[[2011 PGA Tour|2011]]
|[[The Heritage (PGA Tour)|The Heritage]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandt Snedeker]]
|Lost to par on third extra hole
|- style="background:#d0f0c0;"
|align=center|3
|[[2012 PGA Tour|2012]]
|[[Transitions Championship]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Bae Sang-moon]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Furyk]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Garrigus]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole 
|}

===European Tour wins (7)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#dfe2e9"
| World Golf Championships (1)
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
| Flagship events (2)
|- 
| Other European Tour (4)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|1 Aug [[2004 European Tour|2004]] 
|[[Scandinavian Masters]]
|align=right|69-65-69-69=272
|align=center|−16
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Peter Hanson]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|5 Sep 2004
|[[Omega European Masters]]
|align=right|67-67-65-66=265
|align=center|−19
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|30 May [[2010 European Tour|2010]]
|[[Madrid Masters (golf)|Madrid Masters]]
|align=right|65-67-68-67=267
|align=center|−21
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Rhys Davies (golfer)|Rhys Davies]]
|- style="background:#dfe2e9;"
|align=center|4
|align=right|27 Feb [[2011 European Tour|2011]] 
|[[2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]]
|colspan=3 align=center|3 and 2
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Martin Kaymer]]
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|5
|align=right|29 May 2011
|[[2011 BMW PGA Championship|BMW PGA Championship]]
|align=right|64-72-72-70=278
|align=center|−6
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Westwood]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|10 Jul 2011
|[[Barclays Scottish Open]]
|align=right|67-67-63=197*
|align=center|−19
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredrik Andersson Hed]]
|- style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|7
|align=right|27 May [[2012 European Tour|2012]]
|[[2012 BMW PGA Championship|BMW PGA Championship]] (2)
|align=right|68-68-69-68=273
|align=center|−15
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Paul Lawrie]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justin Rose]]
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>''Note: The 2011 Barclays Scottish Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''</small>

'''European Tour playoff record (1–0)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[2011 European Tour|2011]]
|[[2011 BMW PGA Championship|BMW PGA Championship]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Westwood]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|}

===Japan Golf Tour wins (2)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|18 Nov [[2012 Japan Golf Tour|2012]]
|[[Dunlop Phoenix Tournament]]
|65-64-71-68=268
|align=center|−16
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Matsuyama]] (a)
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|24 Nov [[2013 Japan Golf Tour|2013]]
|[[Dunlop Phoenix Tournament]] (2)
|73-66-65-66=270
|align=center|−14
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Hyung-sung]]
|}

===Other wins (4)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#dfe2e9;"
| World Golf Championships (1)
|- 
| Other wins (3)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!To par
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|18 Sep 2000
|[[LaSalle Bank Chicago Open]]<br>(as an amateur)
|align=right|68-68-69=205
|align=center|−8
|6 strokes
|
|-style="background:#dfe2e9;"
|align=center|2
|align=right|21 Nov 2004
|[[2004 WGC-World Cup|WGC-World Cup]]<br>(with {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Casey]])
|align=right|61-64-68-64=257
|align=center|−31
|1 stroke
|{{ESP}} − [[Sergio García]] and [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|11 Dec 2005
|[[Target World Challenge]]
|align=right|72-68-68-64=205
|align=center|−16
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Darren Clarke]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|25 Nov 2007
|[[Gary Player Invitational]]<br>(with {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Sally Little]])
|align=right|72-70=142
|align=center|−2
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Mark McNulty]] and {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Omar Sandys]]
|}

==Results in major championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T42
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|CUT
|T38
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T18
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T57
|T12
|CUT
|WD
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T52
|T35
|T63
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T23
|T24
|T66
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|T23
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T43
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T32
|T25
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T47
|T45
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|CUT
|T58
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T11
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|CUT
|T64
|T12
|T43
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T32
|CUT
|T40
|T43
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T68
|T60
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T72
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
WD = withdrew<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" = tied<br>
NT = no tournament due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 ||  4 || 11 || 7
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 ||  5 || 17 || 12
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||  3 || 14 || 8
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 ||  4 || 16 || 9
|-
!Totals                                    !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 !! 5 !! 8 !! 16 !! 58 !! 36
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2004 PGA – 2007 Masters)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2006 PGA – 2007 Masters)

==Results in The Players Championship==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
|-
|align=left|[[The Players Championship]]
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|CUT
|T16
|T27
|T37
|T26
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|T19
|T38
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==World Golf Championships==

===Wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|- style="background:#D6E8FF;" 
|align=center|[[2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|2011]]
|[[WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship]]
|align=center|n/a
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|3 and 2
|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Martin Kaymer]]
|}

===Results timeline===
''Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Tournament!!2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|T11
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T26
|T20
|T20
|T26
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T43
|T25
|T49
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
| style="background:#eee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|R32
|R32
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:lime;"|'''[[2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship|1]]'''
|R64
|R32
|R64
| style="background:#eee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|T16
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T22
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T45
|T46
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T50
| style="background:#eee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|colspan=5 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|
|style="background:#eee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
| style="background:#eee;"|
|T18
|T31
|T41
|T40
|}

{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br>
"T" = tied<br>
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

==Career earnings and year-end ranking by year==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|PGA Tour ($)
!rowspan="2"|Rank<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.109.html |title=Official Money |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>
!rowspan="2"|European<br>Tour (€)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/players/playerid=30357/record/index.html |title=Luke Donald – Career Record Details |publisher=European Tour}}</ref>
!rowspan="2"|Rank
!colspan="13"|[[Official World Golf Ranking|OWGR]]
|-
!Avg. points
!Rank
|-
|align=center|2001
|80,747
|align=center|n/a†
|
|
|align=center|0.14
|align=center|590
|-
|align=center|2002
|1,088,205
|align=center|58
|76,877
|align=center|n/a†
|align=center|1.53
|align=center|94
|-
|align=center|2003
|705,121
|align=center|90
|165,079
|align=center|115
|align=center|1.11
|align=center|130
|-
|align=center|2004
|1,646,268
|align=center|35
|1,037,279
|align=center|20
|align=center|3.05
|align=center|26
|-
|align=center|2005
|2,480,562
|align=center|17
|1,397,385
|align=center|12
|align=center|4.41
|align=center|13
|-
|align=center|2006
|3,177,408
|  style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|9
|1,658,060
|  style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|7
|align=center|5.25
|  style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|9
|-
|align=center|2007
|2,190,053
|align=center|29
|775,093
|align=center|38
|align=center|3.95
|align=center|17
|-
|align=center|2008
|1,456,650
|align=center|67
|407,962
|align=center|n/a†
|align=center|2.81
|align=center|31
|-
|align=center|2009
|2,174,947
|align=center|33
|617,649
|align=center|55
|align=center|3.09
|align=center|28
|-
|align=center|2010
|3,665,234
|  style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|7
|1,678,072
|align=center|15
|align=center|5.65
|  style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|9
|-
|align=center|2011
|6,683,214
|  style="text-align:center; background:lime;"|'''1'''
|5,323,400
|  style="text-align:center; background:lime;"|'''1'''
|align=center|10.03
|  style="text-align:center; background:lime;"|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|2012
|3,512,024
|align=center|14
|2,373,540
|  style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|7
|align=center|8.62
|  style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|2
|-
|align=center|2013
|1,930,646
|align=center|36
|745,154
|align=center|43
|align=center|4.76
|align=center|17
|-
|align=center|2014
|1,451,440
|align=center|72
|724,192
|align=center|38
|align=center|2.99
|align=center|33
|-
|align=center|2015
|1,026,643
|align=center|99
|1,059,212
|align=center|33
|align=center|1.87
|align=center|77
|-
|align=center|2016
|1,634,515
|align=center|63
|114,390
|align=center|154
|align=center|1.72
|align=center|81
|-
|align=center|2017
|958,850
|align=center|105
|156,920
|align=center|258
|align=center|1.17
|align=center|140
|-
|align=center|2018
|81,989
|align=center|218
|8,879
|align=center|n/a
|align=center|0.26
|align=center|609
|-
|align=center|2019
|285,630
|align=center|191
|96,295
|align=center|n/a
|align=center|0.39
|align=center|431
|-
|align=center|2020
|232,875
|align=center|182
|0
|align=center|n/a
|align=center|0.28
|align=center|499
|-
|align=center|2021
|333,336
|align=center|182
|0
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
!Total* !! 36,796,359 !! 25<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.110.html |title=Career Money Leaders |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> !! 16,502,254 !! 24 !! !!
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>As of 1 September 2021<br>
†Non-member earnings.

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[European Boys' Team Championship]] (representing England): 1995 (winners)<ref>{{cite web |title=European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association |date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-boys-team-championship |access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[Jacques Léglise Trophy]] (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners)
*[[European Youths' Team Championship]] (representing England): 1996, 1998<ref>{{cite web |title=EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship |date=19 October 2015 |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship |accessdate=13 January 2023 |publisher=European Golf Association}}</ref>
*[[Eisenhower Trophy]] (representing Great Britain & Ireland): [[1998 Eisenhower Trophy|1998]] (winners), [[2000 Eisenhower Trophy|2000]]
*[[Arnold Palmer Cup|Palmer Cup]] (representing Great Britain & Ireland): [[1998 Palmer Cup|1998]] (tie), [[1999 Palmer Cup|1999]]
*[[St Andrews Trophy]] (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1998, 2000 (winners)
*[[European Amateur Team Championship]] (representing England): [[1999 European Amateur Team Championship|1999]], [[2001 European Amateur Team Championship|2001]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-amateur-team-championship |title=European Amateur Team Championship |date=19 October 2015 |publisher=European Golf Association |access-date=9 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[Walker Cup]] (representing Great Britain & Ireland): [[1999 Walker Cup|1999]] (winners), [[2001 Walker Cup|2001]] (winners)

'''Professional'''
*[[Ryder Cup]] (representing Europe): [[2004 Ryder Cup|2004]] (winners), [[2006 Ryder Cup|2006]] (winners), [[2010 Ryder Cup|2010]] (winners), [[2012 Ryder Cup|2012]] (winners), [[2023 Ryder Cup|2023]] (non-playing captain, winners), [[2025 Ryder Cup|2025]] (captain)
*[[WGC-World Cup]] (representing England): [[2004 WGC-World Cup|2004]] (winners), [[2005 WGC-World Cup|2005]], [[2006 WGC-World Cup|2006]]

==See also==
*[[2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]]
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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