David Vaughan (golfer)

Last updated
David Vaughan
Personal information
Full nameDavid I. Vaughan
Born (1948-06-26) 26 June 1948 (age 72)
St Helens, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight151 lb (68 kg; 10.8 st)
NationalityFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Career
Turned professional1965
Former tour(s) European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T7: 1972

David I. Vaughan (born 26 June 1948) is a Welsh professional golfer.

Contents

Vaughan played on the European Tour where his best finishes were a pair of third places: 1972 Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and 1977 Martini International. [1] He represented Wales seven times in the World Cup. He was the professional at Vale of Llangollen Golf Club where he stayed until his retirement in 2013 after 32 years service.

Vaughan also played on the European Seniors Tour.

Tournament wins

Results in major championships

Tournament1971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983
The Open Championship CUTT7T37T53T41CUTCUTCUT

Note: Vaughan only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Related Research Articles

Neil Chapman Coles, MBE is an English professional golfer. Coles had a successful career in European golf, winning 29 important tournaments between 1956 and 1982. After reaching 50, he won a further 14 important Seniors tournaments between 1985 and 2002, winning his final European Seniors Tour event at the age of 67. He also played in eight Ryder Cup matches between 1961 and 1977.

David James Rees, was one of the Britain's leading golfers either side of the Second World War.

Sam Torrance Scottish golfer

Samuel Robert Torrance is a Scottish professional golfer and sports commentator. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, with 21 Tour wins. Torrance was a member of European Ryder Cup teams on eight occasions consecutively; on Cup-winning teams four times. He was also part of the winning Scotland team at the 1995 Dunhill Cup. He was the winning non-playing captain of the European Ryder Cup team in 2002. Torrance was honoured with the MBE (1996) and OBE (2003), for his outstanding contributions to golf.

Bernard Gallacher, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer.

Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004.

Graham Vivian Marsh MBE was one of the leading Australian professional golfers of his generation. During his career he won over 70 tournaments around the world, including ten on the European Tour and twenty on the Japan Golf Tour, plus two senior major championships.

Dale Hayes is a South African professional golfer.

Brian William Barnes was a professional golfer. He won 9 times on the European Tour between 1972 and 1981 and twice won the Senior British Open.

Hugh John Baiocchi is a South African professional golfer who has won more than 20 professional tournaments around the world.

David Huish is a Scottish professional golfer, perhaps best known for being the halfway leader of The Open Championship in 1975.

Maurice Bembridge

Maurice Bembridge is an English golfer. He won the 1969 News of the World Match Play, the 1971 Dunlop Masters and won six times on the European Tour from its formation in 1972. He also won tournaments around the world, including the Kenya Open three times. He played in the Ryder Cup four successive times from 1969 to 1975 and represented England twice in the World Cup. At the 1974 Masters Tournament, Bembridge tied the course record with a 64 in the final round, lifting him into a tie for 9th place.

Ángel Gallardo is a Spanish professional golfer.

Eddie Polland Northern Irish professional golfer (born 1947)

Edward Polland is a Northern Irish professional golfer.

David John Llewellyn is a Welsh professional golfer.

Guy Lewis Hunt is an English professional golfer. He won the 1977 Dunlop Masters and played in the 1975 Ryder Cup.

Brian George Charles Huggett, is a Welsh professional golfer. He won sixteen events on the European circuit, including two after the formal start of the European Tour in 1972. In 1968 he won the Harry Vardon Trophy for leading the Order of Merit. He played in the Ryder Cup six times and was a non-playing captain. He also won 10 times on the European Seniors Tour between 1992 and 2000.

Brian J. Waites is an English professional golfer.

Craig Bryan Defoy is a Welsh professional golfer. He finished fourth in the 1971 Open Championship.

Valentín Barrios González is a Spanish professional golfer. He won the 1971 Madrid Open, the 1972 Algarve Open and was one of the winning pair in the 1972 Marlboro Nations' Cup. He represented Spain three times in the World Cup.

Roberto Bernardini is an Italian professional golfer. He represented Italy 9 times in the World Cup between 1966 and 1975.

References

  1. "European Tour profile". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 October 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)