Background
Dougherty was born in Salford, Greater Manchester and educated at Stockport Grammar School.
England rugby player Tour golfer
Dougherty was born in Salford, Greater Manchester and educated at Stockport Grammar School.
She then went to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she studied German.
While at university she played golf and netball. Dougherty"s media career began when she joined Galaxy Radio as part of their ground crew. She later joined Sky Sports as a runner before becoming one of the presenters on the Sky Sports News channel.
In 2007, Sky launched a dedicated golf programme and Stewart was selected to be one the show"s host presenters.
In May 2009, she appeared in a series of adverts for Titleist golf balls alongside Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Scott Van Pelt. Di also co-presents Game Changers on Sky 1 on Saturday mornings.
Dougherty is a big golf fan. She first picked a set of clubs at the age of six and was soon representing Cheshire Girls" and Cheshire Ladies" teams.
At 17 years old she had a handicap of 6.
She played in the amateur teams during the Dunhill Links Championship in 2005. She also appeared in several Titleist television ads with Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Scott Van Pelt. Dougherty is a former girlfriend of England rugby player Jonny Wilkinson.