Dale Whitnell | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Colchester, England | 9 August 1988
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2009 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour |
Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 10 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Other | 8 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T60: 2012 |
Dale Whitnell (born 9 August 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2023 Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed.
Whitnell had a successful amateur career and he won the 2006 Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship. In 2008, he won the St Andrews Trophy and played in the Eisenhower Trophy with Luke Goddard and Sam Hutsby. In 2009, he was tapped to play in the Walker Cup team. He was part of the English teams earning silver medals at the European Amateur Team Championship in 2008 and 2009. Whitnell was ranked Number One amateur in England in 2009 and won the English Golf Union Order of Merit convincingly. [1]
It took him 11 years to earn a full European Tour card after turning professional in 2009.
He came through local qualifying to play in the 2012 Open Championship and made the cut. [2]
Through 2021, Whitnell had finished tied 4th on the European Tour three times, at the 2009 Alfred Dunhill Championship, the 2020 Betfred British Masters, and the 2021 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. [3] Whitnell shared the lead heading into the weekend at the 2021 Cazoo Classic after two opening rounds of 68, but two final rounds of 72 saw him finish in a tie for 13th. [4]
In June 2023, Whitnell won his first European Tour title at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed in Sweden. He recorded a 21-under par total of 267 to win by three shots ahead of Sean Crocker. [5]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 11 Jun 2023 | Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed 1 | −21 (66-61-70-70=267) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
1Mixed event with the Ladies European Tour
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 1 Sep 2019 | KPMG Trophy | −23 (70-64-64-63=261) | Playoff | ![]() |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2019 | KPMG Trophy | ![]() | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 22 Aug 2011 | The Bristol Club | −9 (64-67=133) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 29 Aug 2011 | The Tytherington | −7 (72-65=137) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 13 Aug 2012 | Hever Castle | −10 (66-68=134) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 30 Jul 2013 | Heythrop Park | −5 (68-71=139) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 23 Jul 2014 | Aldwickbury Park | −6 (67-69=136) | Playoff | ![]() |
6 | 21 Jul 2015 | Aldwickbury Park | −5 (71-66=137) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
7 | 13 Sep 2016 | Hamptworth Golf Club | −10 (64-68=132) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 11 Sep 2018 | Hamptworth International | −10 (66-66=132) | Playoff | ![]() |
Tournament | 2012 |
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The Open Championship | T60 |
"T" = Tied
Note: Whitnell only played in The Open Championship.
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