Ian Garbutt

Ian Garbutt
Personal information
Full name	Ian David Garbutt
Born	(1972-04-03) 3 April 1972 (age 53) Doncaster, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Doncaster, England
Career
Turned professional	1992
Former tour	European Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T50: 2002
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour Rankings winner 1996

Ian David Garbutt (born 3 April 1972) is an English professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Garbutt was born in Doncaster. He started playing golf at the age of 8, and by the age of 16, he had become a scratch player. He won the English Amateur at the age of 18, defeating Gary Evans in the final. ^[1]

Professional career

In 1992, Garbutt turned professional. He played on the European and Challenge Tours, sometimes splitting his time between both, until the end of 2008. Having lost his place on the European Tour at the end of the season, he retired from tournament golf early the following year to take up a position with sports management group ISM. ^[2]

In 1996, Garbutt finished top of the Challenge Tour Rankings, after winning the UAP Grand Final. ^[3]

Amateur wins

• 1989 Carris Trophy
• 1990 English Amateur

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Challenge Tour (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	20 Oct 1996	UAP Grand Final	−16 (67-71-67-67=272)	2 strokes	Van Phillips, Ben Tinning

Results in major championships

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
The Open Championship	T51							T52		T50

Note: Garbutt only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 1989, 1990 ^{[4] [5]}
• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1989 (winners)
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1991 (winners), 1993
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1992, ^[6]

References

1. Glover, Tim (21 July 2000). "Yorkshireman Garbutt proves qualified success with a 68". London: The Independent . Retrieved 11 April 2009.
2. "Garbutt ready for backstage role". Yorkshire Evening Post. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
3. Farrell, Andy (1 December 1996). "Hard school's qualified failures". London: The Independent . Retrieved 11 April 2009.
4. Sellberg, Lena (August 1989). "Mera Brons i Bagen, Boys! EM Boys" [More Bronze in the Bag, Boys! European Boys' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 8/1989. pp. 51–52. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
5. "11th European Boys Team Championship 1990, The complete results of the championship" (PDF). European Golf Association. 11–15 July 1990. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
6. "Svenskt juniorguld i Helsingfors, Lag-EM Juniorer" [Swedish Junior Gold in Helsinki, European Youth's Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 9/1992. September 1992. pp. 56, 65. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

External links

• Ian Garbutt at the European Tour official site