Alastair Forsyth


Alastair Forsyth is a Scottish professional golfer.

Amateur career

Forsyth was born in Glasgow, Scotland and grew up supporting Rangers. He was a member of a winning Great Britain & Ireland Jacques Léglise Trophy team in 1994 and he won the 1996 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship.

Professional career

Forsyth turned professional in 1998. He won the MasterCard Tour Order of Merit in 1999, having won the St Omer Open Championship during the season.
Forsyth has played on the European Tour since 2000, after being medalist at the qualifying school in 1999. In his debut season, he just missed out on the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award, which went to England's Ian Poulter. His best season to date was 2003, when he finished 19th on the European Tour Order of Merit. His first tour victory came at the 2002 Carlsberg Malaysian Open and his second came at the 2008 Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal.
In May 2008, he overtook Colin Montgomerie to become the highest ranked Scottish player on the Official World Golf Rankings. He tied for ninth place in the 2008 PGA Championship.

Amateur wins (1)

European Tour wins (2)

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12002Carlsberg Malaysian Open Stephen LeaneyWon with birdie on second extra hole
22008Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal Hennie OttoWon with birdie on first extra hole
32008Estoril Open de Portugal Grégory Bourdy, David HowellBourdy won with birdie on third extra hole
Forsyth eliminated by par on second hole

MasterCard Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11999Formby Hall Challenge Greig HutcheonLost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Note: Forsyth never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional