Carl Watts (golfer)

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Carl Watts
Personal information
Born (1971-08-22) 22 August 1971 (age 51)
Brighton, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2

Carl Watts (born 22 August 1971) is an English professional golfer and former European Tour player. He lost a playoff at the 1997 BMW International Open. On the Challenge Tour, he won the 1994 Open Jezequel and the 1996 Russian Open. [1]

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Amateur career

Watts, from Dyke Golf Course in West Sussex, [2] won the 1989 Boys Amateur Championship at Nairn Golf Club, beating Colin Fraser of Scotland, 5 and 3. [3] Other highlights of his amateur career included selection for the victorious Great Britain & Ireland side in the 1989 Jacques Léglise Trophy, and representing England at the Men's Home Internationals in 1991 and 1992.

Professional career

Watts turned professional in 1993 and spent three years on the Challenge Tour. He prevailed in a four-way playoff to win the Open Jezequel in France in his rookie season. In 1996, he won the Russian Open at the Moscow Country Club, setting a course record of 65. [4] He lost a playoff at the Rolex Trophy Pro-Am in Switzerland to Dennis Edlund, after shooting a course record 63. He finished 12th in the rankings to graduate to the European Tour for 1997. [1]

In his rookie European Tour season, he lost a playoff at the BMW International Open in Germany to Robert Karlsson. [5] He finished 60th in the Order of Merit to keep his card, but in 1998 he finished 146th and was relegated. He spent two season on the Challenge Tour before retiring from tour in 2001. [1]

Watts reached a career-best 276th in the Official World Golf Ranking in 1997. [6] He became the resident teaching professional at Mannings Heath Golf & Wine Estate. [7]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 Apr 1994 Open Jezequel +10 (75-76-73-74=298)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Cross, Flag of England.svg John Metcalfe,
Flag of France.svg Dominique Nouailhac, Flag of England.svg Philip Talbot
28 Sep 1996 Russian Open −13 (70-65-68=203)2 strokes Flag of England.svg John Mellor

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1997 BMW International Open Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson Lost to par on third extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Player Profile Carl Watts". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "The R&A announces championship venues for 2017". National Club Golfer. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Peter N. "R&A Championships and International Matches 1984 - 2012" (PDF). The R&A. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Golf in Russia: 30 years of history". Russian Golf Association. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Round 4 Summary". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Carl Watts". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Golfmagic gets a lesson from Carl Watts". GolfMagic. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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