Mark Roe

Mark Adrian Roe (born 20 February 1963) is an English professional golfer, short game coach and golfing analyst for Sky Sports. Roe won worldwide respect for the way he handled being disqualified from the 2003 Open Championship for a scorecard error.

Roe played for 22 years and 524 events on the European Tour between 1985 and 2006, As an amateur, Roe was a member of the England and Great Britain Boy international golf team.

Professional career In 1981, Roe turned professional. In 1985, he became a member of the European Tour having been successful at the final qualifying school at his fourth attempt. Roe won three times on the tour, his first victory was wire-to-wire defeating José María Olazábal by a single shot to win the 1989 Massimo Dutti Catalan Open and his best season on the European Tour was 9th in the Order of Merit which he achieved in 1994. In 1992, he won the Peugeot Open de France. He had several other top-10 finishes during the season.

In 1995, Roe was hit on the head by a stray golf ball which resulted in severe headaches. In July 1999 he tore ligaments in the ring and little fingers of his left hand after grabbing the collar of his dog, which resulted in 20 months out of the game. The sport's governing body, The R&A, have since changed the rules, and failure to exchange scorecards no longer results in disqualification. Roe commented at a later date that he "handled the situation in a way that his Father would have been proud of him" and that "he welcomed the rule change so that any other player may not have face to the rollercoaster of emotion that he had to endure on Open Championship Saturday at Royal St George’s in 2003."

In 2006, Roe retired from tournament golf signing off with a 67 on the Old Course at St Andrews in the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship. He is also a coach, specialising on the short game, and counts Lee Westwood Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Nicolas Colsaerts and Ross Fisher amongst on the list of world class players he has helped.

Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (3)

Results in major championships Note: Roe never played in the PGA Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut DQ = Disqualified "T" = tied

Team appearances Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1980 (winners)

Professional World Cup (representing England): 1989, 1994, 1995 Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1994