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Luke Donald

Born in Hemel Hempstead in December 1977, Donald played junior golf at Hazlemere and Beaconsfield Golf Clubs with his brother. He was named the club champion of Beaconsfield on two occasions, with his first victory coming at the age of 15.
Donald went on to take a golf scholarship at Northwestern University in 1997, where he studied art theory and practice. He met his future wife Diane Antonopoulos while carrying out his education and the pair - who got married in 2007 - now have two daughters together.
In 2002, Donald became only the 11th rookie player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $1 million (£630,000) during his first season after triumphing at the rain-shortened Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
He went on to win two European Tour events in 2004, the Omega European Masters and the Scandinavian Masters, as well as his appearance in the victorious European Ryder Cup team along with Paul Casey, Paul McGinley, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Colin Montgomerie.
Donald won the Madrid Masters by just one shot in 2010, representing his first title in four years, where he beat Welsh golfer Rhys Davies to take the crown.
After his victory he said: "It's definitely a weight off my shoulders. I felt a little frustrated that I hadn't won in the last four years and to come here and play like I did meant a lot to me."
The world number one has enjoyed a successful 2011 season, which has seen him voted golf's social media player of the year by technorati.com. He was also named PGA Tour player of the year, as well as claiming the tour's money list title.
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