John Edward Morgan is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 professional golfer

Professional golfer

In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

. He has previously played on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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, and the European Tour, and currently plays on the European Challenge Tour.

Career

After being largely overlooked as an amateur, Morgan turned professional in 2002, and won the Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship on his way to graduating from the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...

 to the European Tour. At the suggestion of his manager, Eddie Hearn, Morgan entered the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 qualifying school

Qualifying school

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, and survived all three stages, finishing tied for 11th at the School finals to earn playing privileges in the United States. Morgan is only the second player to win full cards for both Tours in his rookie season — the first was Richie Coughlan

Richie Coughlan

Richard Coughlan is an Irish professional golfer who played on the European Tour and the PGA Tour.- Career :In 1997, Coughlan became the first player in history to qualify for the PGA Tour and the European Tour in his rookie season. John E. Morgan duplicated this feat in 2002...

 in 1997. Deciding to concentrate on the PGA Tour, Morgan lost a playoff to Mark Hensby

Mark Hensby

Mark Adam Hensby is an Australian professional golfer.Hensby was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He grew up in Tamworth, New South Wales and attended Tamworth High School, leaving at the age of 16 to work as a postie while spending most of his time on the golf course...

 at the John Deere Classic

John Deere Classic

The John Deere Classic is an American professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in July, the week before the British Open, at the TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois....

 in 2004. This was Morgan's best PGA Tour result.

Morgan lost all playing privileges at the end of 2005, and returned to the Challenge Tour. A 17th place finish on the 2008 money list earned him a return to the European Tour the following season, but he could not hold on to his status, and returned once more to the Challenge Tour in 2010.

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	28 Jul 2002 2002 Challenge Tour The 2002 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.The Challenge Tour Rankings...	Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship	-10 (66-68-73-71=278)	Playoff	David J. Geall

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