David Lynn | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | David Anthony Lynn |
Born | Billinge, Wigan, England | 20 October 1973
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1995 |
Current tour(s) | European Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Highest ranking | 34 (13 October 2013) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 2 |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T46: 2013 |
PGA Championship | 2nd: 2012 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T53: 2003 |
David Anthony Lynn (born 20 October 1973) is an English professional golfer who played mainly on the European Tour, but took up full-time membership on the PGA Tour for the 2013 season.
He won the 1994 Greek Amateur Championship, where he finished eight shots ahead of David Howell. He turned professional in 1995. Lynn won three times in his professional career. His best European Tour Order of Merit finish was 18th in 2012, and he reached number 34 on the Official World Golf Ranking in 2013.
He notably finished second in the 2012 PGA Championship, eight strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy on five under par after consecutive rounds of 68 over the weekend. This was only his second appearance in a major championship and the result ensured a return to next year's PGA Championship, as well as a first ever visit to the Masters Tournament. He also moved up to a career high ranking of 40th. [2]
On the back of his runner-up finish at the 2012 PGA Championship and having earned enough money as a non-member, Lynn joined the PGA Tour full-time for the 2013 season. [3] Lynn came close to earning his first PGA Tour victory in May 2013 at the Wells Fargo Championship. He finished regulation play at eight-under-par, tied with American rookie Derek Ernst. However, Lynn lost on the first sudden-death playoff hole to an Ernst par, after hitting his second shot into a greenside bunker and was unable to get up-and-down for par. [4]
In October 2013, Lynn won the Portugal Masters, shooting a final-round of 63 to win his first European Tour title in nine years. [5] He retired after the 2014 season, suffering from tendonitis in his right elbow. [6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 Aug 2004 | KLM Open | −16 (63-70-65-66=264) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 13 Oct 2013 | Portugal Masters | −18 (65-65-73-63=266) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Austrian Golf Open | ![]() | Lost to par on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 22 Jun 1997 | Team Erhverv Danish Open | −14 (70-66-69-69=274) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2013 | Wells Fargo Championship | ![]() | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Masters Tournament | T46 | CUT | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | T53 | CUT | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | 2 | T22 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Lynn never played in the U.S. Open.
Tournament | 2013 |
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The Players Championship | T26 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Match Play | R64 | R64 | |
Championship | T39 | ||
Invitational | T53 | T69 | |
Champions | T69 | T39 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
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