Derrick Cooper | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Derrick Cooper |
Born | 5 May 1955 |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Warrington, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1972 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 2 |
Highest ranking | 95 (31 December 1989) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
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. He turned professional in 1972. 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. He was a member of the PGA European Tour organisation's Board of Directors for seven years from 1998 and became a European Seniors Tour tournament referee in 2000.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 24 Apr 1988 | Cepsa Madrid Open | −13 (70-68-69-68=275) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Open Championship | T51 | CUT | T21 | T40 | CUT | T19 |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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The Open Championship | T39 | T58 | CUT | T72 |
Note: Cooper only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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