Gavan Levenson

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Gavan Levenson
Personal information
Full nameGavan Neil Levenson
Born (1953-12-18) 18 December 1953 (age 71)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Bedfordview, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1978
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Southern Africa Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour5
European Senior Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 1984
U.S. Open CUT: 1983, 1984
The Open Championship T36: 1984
Achievements and awards
Southern Africa Tour
Order of Merit winner 		1983–84

Gavan Neil Levenson (born 18 December 1953) is a South African professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Levenson was born in Johannesburg. He represented South Africa in the 1976 Eisenhower Trophy and won several major amateur tournaments including the French and Rhodesian Open Amateur Championships in 1978.

Professional career

In 1978, Levenson turned professional and joined the European Tour the following year. He won the Belgian Open and finishing in 29th place on the Order of Merit in his rookie season.

After two seasons in Europe, Levenson qualified for the United States-based PGA Tour. He spent four largely unsuccessful years on the tour, only recording one top ten finish when he tied for 4th place at the 1982 Greater Hartford Open. He returned to Europe in 1985, and although he consistently finished inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit, he did not win again on the European Tour until the 1991 Open de Baleares.

Levenson also played on the Southern Africa Tour during the Northern Hemisphere winters. He won five titles in South Africa, including one South African Open Championship and one South African PGA Championship, and topped the Order of Merit in 1983/84.

Since turning fifty, Levenson has played on the European Seniors Tour, where he has one victory, achieved in just his second tournament, the 2004 DGM Barbados Open.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 Jun 1979 Belgian Open −5 (68-71-68-72=279)3 strokes Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bobby Cole, Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo,
Flag of England.svg Michael King
210 Mar 1991 Open de Baleares −6 (72-74-67-69=282)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Steven Richardson

Southern Africa Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
112 Feb 1983 Sigma Vaal Reefs Open −14 (75-67-70-62=274)2 strokes Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
24 Feb 1984 Lexington PGA Championship −9 (70-66-68-67=271)3 strokes Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
326 Jan 1985 South African Open −8 (69-68-72-71=280)3 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Phil Simmons
419 Jan 1986 ICL International −18 (71-65-67-67=270)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost
513 Jan 1990 ICL International (2)−19 (67-68-66-68=269)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Wayne Westner

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
128 Mar 2004 DGM Barbados Open −12 (69-64-71=204)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Denis Durnian, Flag of England.svg Carl Mason

Results in major championships

Tournament19751976197719781979
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTT36CUT79
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament19901991
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTT57
PGA Championship

Note: Levenson never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

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