John Gough (golfer)

John Gough
Personal information
Born (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998
Slough, England
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sporting nationality England
Career
CollegeUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Turned professional2023
Current tourChallenge Tour
Former tourClutch Pro Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other2

John Gough (born 23 October 1998) is an English professional golfer and Challenge Tour player. In 2026, he won the Blot Play9 in France.[1]

Amateur career

Gough enjoyed a stellar amateur career and was runner-up 2018 Irish Amateur Open Championship, 2022 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and 2023 European Nations Cup – Copa Sotogrande, in addition to winning the Spanish Amateur and Lytham Trophy in 2022, and the Australian Master of the Amateurs and Irish Amateur Open Championship in 2023. He reached the semi-finals at The Amateur Championship in 2022, at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club.[2]

Gough also had a prolific national team career, playing in the St Andrews Trophy, Eisenhower Trophy, Bonallack Trophy and Walker Cup.[3]

After attending St Joseph's Catholic High School, Slough, Gough attended University of North Carolina at Charlotte between 2016 and 2021. He won several individual titles, was named to the Conference USA All-Conference First Team several times, and recorded the third best career stroke average in school history (72.59).[4]

Professional career

Gough turned professional in 2023 and joined the 2024 Clutch Pro Tour, where he collected two wins.[5]

He fell a stroke short of securing a 2025 European Tour card at the Q-School and joined the Challenge Tour, where he won the 2026 Blot Play9 wire-to-wire at Golf Bluegreen de Pléneuf Val André in Brittany, France, ahead of Frederik Kjettrup.[6]

Amateur wins

Source:[7]

Professional wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 28 Jun 2026 Blot Play9 −14 (63-69-66-68=266) 2 strokes Denmark Frederik Kjettrup

Clutch Pro Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 23 May 2024 Cumberwell Park −18 (64-67-67=198) 1 stroke England Gary King
2 20 Jun 2024 Caversham −18 (62-68-68=198) 8 strokes England Giles Evans, Republic of Ireland Niall Kearney,
England Thomas Sloman, England Daniel Smith,
England Thomas Thurloway

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "John Gough". European Tour. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Amateur Championship – 2022 Preview & Results". Golf Bible. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Hirsh, Jack (3 September 2023). "U.S. storms back on final day to retain Walker Cup over GB&I". Golf.com. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Men's Golf Roster:John Gough". University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "John Gough". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "John Gough Goes Wire-to-Wire at Blot Open de Bretagne for Maiden Win". Golf Post. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "John Gough". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
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