Doug Roxburgh
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Doug Roxburgh is a Canadian accountant
, champion amateur
golf
er, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship
four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
.
Roxburgh was born in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. He learned golf as a youth, and was runner-up in the Canadian Junior Championship in 1967 at age 15. He scored his first important success in the 1969 B.C. Junior Championship, and repeated his win in that event the next year. He also won the first of his 13 B.C. Amateur Championships in 1969.
Roxburgh won the Canadian Junior Championship by six strokes in 1970. He attended the University of Oregon
on a golf scholarship for two years, beginning in 1970, studying commerce, but left to complete his degree at Simon Fraser University
. He lost a playoff to Dick Siderowf
for the Canadian Amateur Championship
in 1971, and won the first of his four Canadian Amateur titles in 1972, repeating in 1974, 1982, and 1988. He has represented Canada a dozen times in international play, including six times in the Eisenhower Trophy
.
Roxburgh has maintained his amateur status, and has been a member at the Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver since his teenage years. A longtime enthusiastic booster of junior golf, he is now employed by the Royal Canadian Golf Association
as an advisor on elite player development. He was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
, champion amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er, and golf administrator. He has won the Canadian Amateur Championship
Canadian Amateur Championship
The Canadian Amateur Championship, begun in 1895, is the men's amateur golf championship of Canada. It is staged annually by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It was played at match play until 1968, went to stroke play beginning in 1969, and reverted to match play in 1995...
four times, the B.C. Amateur Championship a record 13 times, and is a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and hall of fame covering the history of the game of golf in Canada, and celebrating the careers and accomplishments of the most significant contributors to the game in that country...
.
Roxburgh was born in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He learned golf as a youth, and was runner-up in the Canadian Junior Championship in 1967 at age 15. He scored his first important success in the 1969 B.C. Junior Championship, and repeated his win in that event the next year. He also won the first of his 13 B.C. Amateur Championships in 1969.
Roxburgh won the Canadian Junior Championship by six strokes in 1970. He attended the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
on a golf scholarship for two years, beginning in 1970, studying commerce, but left to complete his degree at Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
. He lost a playoff to Dick Siderowf
Dick Siderowf
Richard L. Siderowf is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.-Biography:Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University and played golf for the Blue Devils....
for the Canadian Amateur Championship
Canadian Amateur Championship
The Canadian Amateur Championship, begun in 1895, is the men's amateur golf championship of Canada. It is staged annually by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It was played at match play until 1968, went to stroke play beginning in 1969, and reverted to match play in 1995...
in 1971, and won the first of his four Canadian Amateur titles in 1972, repeating in 1974, 1982, and 1988. He has represented Canada a dozen times in international play, including six times in the Eisenhower Trophy
Eisenhower Trophy
The Eisenhower Trophy is a biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. It is named for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the President of the United States when the tournament was first played, who was a keen amateur golfer. Recent tournaments have...
.
Roxburgh has maintained his amateur status, and has been a member at the Marine Drive Golf Club in Vancouver since his teenage years. A longtime enthusiastic booster of junior golf, he is now employed by the Royal Canadian Golf Association
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Golf Canada, formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association is the governing body of golf in Canada.-Beginnings:The RCGA was founded on June 6, 1895 as the Canadian Golf Association at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club. The Royal prefix was granted to the CGA in June 1896 by Queen Victoria through...
as an advisor on elite player development. He was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1990.