David Jagger (golfer)

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David Jagger
Personal information
Full nameDavid Jagger
Born (1949-06-09) 9 June 1949 (age 75)
Sheffield, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Walkington, England
Career
Turned professional1966
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins12
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T28: 1974

David Jagger (born 9 June 1949) is an English professional golfer.

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Jagger was born in Sheffield. He played on the European Tour for many years, where he was renowned as a joker, [1] but had most of his success playing on the Safari Circuit in Africa during the European winters in the 1970s and 1980s. He won several tournaments on that circuit, including the Nigerian Open three times, and topped the money list in 1982. [2] He also recorded a round of 59 during the pro-am prior to the 1973 Nigerian Open. His best placing on the European Order of Merit was 26th in 1976. [3]

Jagger played in several Open Championships, making the final round on four occasions with a best finish of tied for 28th place behind Gary Player at Royal Lytham in 1974. In addition to playing tournament golf, he also worked as a club professional at Selby Golf Club between 1978 and 1988. Since 1988 he has been at Hull Golf Club. [4]

Professional wins (12)

Safari Circuit wins (5)

Other wins (7)

Results in major championships

Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982
The Open Championship CUTCUTT51T28CUTT38CUTCUTT60CUTCUT

Note: Jagger only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 and 1981 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Professional

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References

  1. "Rich pickings". Sky Sports . 4 December 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Champion MacGregor". The Glasgow Herald. 5 April 1982. p. 15.
  3. Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 258. ISBN   0-85613-520-8.
  4. "David Jagger CV". Hull Golf Club. Retrieved 23 July 2010.