David Horsey (golfer)

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David Horsey
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At the Dutch Open in 2010
Personal information
Full nameDavid Horsey
Born (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 (age 38)
Stockport, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
SpouseSophie Horsey
Children1
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) European Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 77 (26 September 2010) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T28: 2010
U.S. Open CUT: 2009, 2023
The Open Championship T67: 2008
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner 		2008

David Horsey (born 14 April 1985) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He has won four events on the tour between 2010 and 2015.

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Amateur career

Horsey had a successful amateur career, which included winning the 2005 Greek Amateur Championship and finishing as runner-up in the 2004 English Amateur. [2] He turned professional in 2007 after representing Great Britain and Ireland at the Walker Cup. [3]

Horsey appeared twice as an amateur at the Challenge Tour's Oceânico Developments Pro-Am Challenge, held near his home, [4] finishing in a tie for 13th in 2007. [5]

Professional career

After turning professional in 2007, Horsey played three more events on Europe's development tour, before making his third attempt to win a place on the elite European Tour via qualifying school, but like his previous efforts, he failed to get through to the final stage.

In his first full season on the Challenge Tour in 2008, Horsey recorded two victories, at the Telenet Trophy and the AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon, and seven other top-ten finishes, as he ended the year on top of the rankings to graduate to the European Tour for 2009. [6] During 2008, he also received several invites to full European Tour events, the highlight of which was his début appearance on the tour at the MasterCard Masters, where he finished in a tie for 5th place. [7]

In February 2009, Horsey collected the biggest cheque of his career by posting a final round 64 at the Maybank Malaysian Open to finish as joint runner-up, just one stroke behind winner Anthony Kang. [8] He retained his card for 2010, finishing within the top 100 of the Race to Dubai.

In June 2010, Horsey achieved his first European Tour win at the 2010 BMW International Open. [9] He finished the season ranked 32nd on the Order of Merit.

In April 2011, Horsey won his second European Tour event, the Trophée Hassan II. He defeated Rhys Davies and Jaco van Zyl at the second playoff hole with a birdie 3 while Davies and van Zyl parred. [10] After finishing 7th in the 2011 BMW PGA Championship Horsey reached a career high of 77 in the world rankings.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
127 Jun 2010 BMW International Open −18 (69-67-67-67=270)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Ross Fisher
23 Apr 2011 Trophée Hassan II −13 (67-71-67-69=274)Playoff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies, Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl
327 Jul 2014 M2M Russian Open −13 (65-68-70-72=275)Playoff Flag of Ireland.svg Damien McGrane
423 Aug 2015 Made in Denmark −13 (63-67-68-73=271)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Kristoffer Broberg, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Gaunt,
Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Kjeldsen, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Pilkadaris

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2011 Trophée Hassan II Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies, Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2014 M2M Russian Open Flag of Ireland.svg Damien McGrane Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
122 Jun 2008 Telenet Trophy −19 (67-66-68-68=269)1 stroke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wil Besseling, Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Juul
26 Jul 2008 AGF-Allianz EurOpen de Lyon −22 (65-68-68-65=266)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Marcus Higley

Results in major championships

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T67CUT
PGA Championship T28CUT
Tournament20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2010
Match Play
Championship
Invitational T71
Champions T48
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ Meredith, Bill (23 December 2004). "Horsey in new young elite squad". The Daily Telegraph . London. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Horsey denied Walker Cup glory". Manchester Evening News . 10 September 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
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  10. ↑ "David Horsey secures play-off victory at Trophee Hassan". BBC Sport. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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