FORMER world No.1 golfer Luke Donald is married to Diane Antonopoulos.
The Ryder Cup-winning captain, who’s , is rolling back the years and lighting up the leaderboard at this year’s US PGA Championship.
Who is Luke Donald’s wife Diane Antonopoulos?
Diane Antonopoulos was born October 2, 1982.
Her family is originally from Greece — her mum moved over to the United States at the age of 15, going on to graduate from high school and earn a master’s degree, before she pursuing a 40-year career as an and project manager.
Diane frequently shares on , where she has over 10,000 followers and mainly posts about food and charity projects.
Her husband was born in Hemel Hempstead, , England and has a brother named Christian.
Luke attended Rudolf Steiner School in Kings Langley and the Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe.
He played junior golf at Hazlemere and Beaconsfield Golf Clubs, where he was club champion twice.
How did Luke Donald meet Diane?
Diane and Luke met while they were studying at in Illinois.
Diane studied psychology, while Luke studied art.
Luke began studying in 1997 on a golf scholarship and soon caught the eye on the golf course.
It was during this time Luke triumphed at the 1999 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship where he shot 284 to break ‘ 1996 championship record.
Two years later after graduating, the two began dating and got engaged in June 2006.
They got married June 24, 2007 in Santorini, .
Do Luke Donald and Diane Antonopoulos have any children?
In 2010, Luke and Diane welcomed their oldest daughter, Elle, in February.
They became parents again in 2011 and 2014 to Sophia and Georgina.
Diana’s pregnancy with Georgina was difficult as she was born prematurely.
The family lives in and .
It was during this time that Luke became world number in 2011 but later lost his number one ranking to .
Luke also suffered a number of injuries and poor form once he’d reached the top spot.
He continues to make appearances on the DP World Tour and is 2023 Ryder Cup captain.
Luke was also awarded an MBE in 2012 for his services to golf.
He’s had eight top-10 finishes in major championships including two third-place finishes.
Luke is also one of two golfers, alongside , to achieve the world number-one ranking without winning a major.
