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Jace Bugg

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Nationality
  
United States

Role
  
Golfer

Professional wins
  
2

Name
  
Jace Bugg

Education
  
Rend Lake College

Other
  
1

Weight
  
91 kg

Turned professional
  
1997

Height
  
1.78 m


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Born
  
November 6, 1976 Henderson, Kentucky (
1976-11-06
)

Died
  
December 4, 2003, Evansville, Indiana, United States

Former tours
  
Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Canada

Jace Bugg (November 6, 1976 – December 4, 2003) was an American professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour.

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Jace Bugg Brown wins Jace Bugg City Open by five strokes

Bugg was named the 1997 Kentucky Golf Association Player of the Year. He played on the Canadian Tour from 1999 to 2001 where he picked up a win in 2001 at the South Carolina Challenge. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2002 when he was a Monday qualifier for the Arkansas Classic and went on to win the event.

Jace Bugg Brown wins Jace Bugg City Open by five strokes

Bugg was diagnosed with leukemia in November 2002 and died on December 4, 2003 at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana.

The Kentucky Golf Association started The Jace Bugg Award in 2005 for Sportsmanship, an award they give out annually. He was also named to the Rend Lake College Hall of Fame.

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

  • 2002 Arkansas Classic
  • Canadian Tour wins (1)

  • 2001 South Carolina Challenge
  • References

    Jace Bugg Wikipedia