Derek Gillespie 

Height: 5'9    Weight: 175
Birthdate: July, 1978    Resides:  Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
University: University of Arizona (Communications)

Biography:
Posted a splendid comeback season in 2012, making every cut and posting two top- 10s... Grabbed the 36-hole lead at the 2012 Times Colonist Island Savings Open before finishing 4th... Shot a 10-under 62 in the third round of the 2012 Dakota Dunes Open before finishing 5th Broke his femur, punctured a lung and had five broken ribs in a car crash in Arizona in 2011 that had many wondering if he'd be able to play again... Made three starts at the end of the 2011 season at Seaforth and the Canadian Tour Championship. Also played in California at the Desert Dunes Open. His best finish of 2010 came at the ATB Financial Classic where he finished T-3... Finished T-6 at the 2009 Players Cup, his best result that year... Finished 3 times in the Top 10 in 2008: Seaforth (5th), Vancouver (T-9), and Saskatchewan (T- 10)... Finished one stroke behind the winner at the 2007 Iberostar Riviera Maya Open, the 2007 Free Press Manitoba Classic, and the 2007 Roxul Jane Rogers Championship... Led the Tour in both birdies (225) and eagles (13) in 2007... Played in the Canadian Open from 2000 to 2005 and 2007... Won the 2003 Corona Ixtapa Classic by eight shots... Finished 4th at the Nationwide Tour's Samsung Canadian PGA Championship in 2003... Won the Agnico Eagle Award for Most Improved Canadian in 2002, one year after taking home Canadian Rookie of the Year honours... Tied course-record 64 at the 2002 Michelin Ixtapa Classic... A two-time winner on the Great Lakes Tour... 2-time Ontario Junior Amateur Champion (1993 and 1995)... Won the 1994 Ontario Juvenile... Voted to the University of Arizona Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.