David Gilford

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David Gilford
Personal information
Full nameDavid Gilford
Born (1965-09-14) 14 September 1965 (age 58)
Crewe, Cheshire, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Spouse
Donna
(m. 1998)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1986
Former tour(s) European Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 31 (11 April 1993) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T24: 1995
PGA Championship T44: 1994
U.S. Open T60: 1996
The Open Championship T33: 1996

David Gilford (born 14 September 1965) is an English professional golfer.

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Gilford was born in Crewe. In 1981, aged just 15, he won the Carris Trophy, English Boys Under-18 Open Amateur Stroke-Play Championship, at Moor Park. [2] He won the English Amateur in 1984 and turned professional in 1986. [3]

Gilford has six wins on the European Tour, all of which came between 1991 and 1994. He finished in the top ten of the European Tour Order of Merit twice, placing 9th in 1991 and 7th in 1994. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1991 and 1995.

After reaching 50, Gilford played on the European Senior Tour, playing his first event in late 2015. [3] His best finish came in just his second event, in June 2016, when he finished third in the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open after a final round 64. [4]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
118 Aug 1991 NM English Open −10 (70-71-67-70=278)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Roger Chapman
219 Apr 1992 Moroccan Open −1 (76-73-68-70=287)Playoff Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson
321 Feb 1993 Moroccan Open (2)−9 (68-70-70-71=279)1 stroke Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Stephen Ames, Flag of England.svg Jamie Spence
421 Mar 1993 Portuguese Open −13 (65-66-70-74=275)Playoff Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Berendt
513 Feb 1994 Turespaña Open De Tenerife −10 (72-70-66-70=278)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Andrew Murray, Flag of Spain.svg Juan Quirós,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Riley
611 Sep 1994 European Open −13 (70-68-70-67=275)5 strokes Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal, Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca

European Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 Moroccan Open Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson Won with birdie on third extra hole
2 1993 Portuguese Open Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Berendt Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2002 Algarve Open de Portugal Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Pettersson Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996
Masters Tournament T24CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTT60
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTT80CUTCUTT38T58T33
PGA Championship CUTT44
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000121
U.S. Open 00000031
The Open Championship 000000104
PGA Championship 00000021
Totals000001177

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. "Week 15 1993 Ending 11 Apr 1993" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. "Golf". The Guardian . 24 July 1981. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
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  5. "Scots trail by 15 shots". The Herald . Glasgow. 30 August 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2023.