Derrick Cooper

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Derrick Cooper
Personal information
Full nameDerrick Cooper
Born (1955-05-05) 5 May 1955 (age 70)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Warrington, Cheshire, England
Career
Turned professional1972
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking 95 (31 December 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T19: 1989

Derrick Cooper (born 5 May 1955) is an English professional golfer.

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Professional career

In 1972, Cooper turned professional. It took him some time to establish himself on the European Tour, but he held a tour card for sixteen consecutive seasons from 1984 and made the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit a total of 15 times, with a best ranking of 19th in 1989. He won his sole European Tour title at the 1988 Cepsa Madrid Open.

Late in his career, Cooper was a member of the PGA European Tour organisation's Board of Directors for seven years starting in 1998. In 2000, he also became a European Seniors Tour tournament referee.

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
124 Apr 1988 Cepsa Madrid Open −13 (70-68-69-68=275)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Martín, Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Piñero

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
The Open Championship T51CUTT21T40CUTT19
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Open Championship T39T58CUTT72

Note: Cooper only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

Team appearances

References

  1. "Week 52 1989 Ending 31 Dec 1989" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.