Gordon Manson

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Gordon Manson
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Personal information
Full nameGordon David Manson
Born (1960-05-19) 19 May 1960 (age 62)
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb; 15.1 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Career
Turned professional1977
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
European Senior Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1981

Gordon David Manson (born 19 May 1960) is a Scottish-born Austrian professional golfer.

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Manson has had a successful career on the European Senior Tour which he joined in 2011. Manson led the final stage of the 2010 Qualifying school after three of the four rounds but had a last round of 75 to finish tied for seventh place, receiving a conditional card for the 2011 season. [1] [2] He has won twice; the 2015 Swiss Seniors Open and the 2016 Acorn Jersey Open. He has also been runner-up in the 2014 Travis Perkins Masters, the 2015 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship and the 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open. He was fourth in the 2015 European Senior Tour Order of Merit and ninth in 2016.

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Feb 1993 Nigerian Open −10 (65-68-70-71=274)2 strokes Flag of France.svg Frédéric Regard

Alps Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
117 Jun 2001 Gösser Open−15 (67-70-69-67=273)7 strokes Flag of Austria.svg Martin Wiegele
27 Oct 2001Intercontinental Open−13 (69-64-70=204)1 stroke Flag of Austria.svg Claude Grenier
34 May 2003 Gösser Open (2)−11 (68-73-64=205)2 strokes Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Verardo

Other wins (1)

European Senior Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
15 Jul 2015 Swiss Seniors Open −14 (66-64-66=196)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Philip Golding
211 Jun 2016 Acorn Jersey Open −10 (69-67-70=206)Playoff Flag of England.svg Gary Wolstenholme, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2 2016 Acorn Jersey Open Flag of England.svg Gary Wolstenholme, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam Won with birdie on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1981
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Manson only played in The Open Championship.

Results in senior major championships

Tournament2011201220132014201520162017
Senior PGA Championship CUTT74
Senior British Open Championship CUTCUTCUTT41
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Manson only played in the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open Championship.

Team appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "Manson edges clear on the Algarve". europeantour.com. 17 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Thelen leads qualifying school graduates". europeantour.com. 18 November 2010.
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