Mark Nichols (golfer)

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Mark Nichols
Personal information
Full nameMark Andrew Nichols
Born (1965-12-29) 29 December 1965 (age 58)
Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) European Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T101: 1995

Mark Andrew Nichols (born 29 December 1965) is an English professional golfer.

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Nichols was born on the Isle of Sheppey. He played on the European Tour in 1994 and 1995, and the second tier Challenge Tour from 1990 to 1993, and again in 1996. He appeared in just one major, the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he made the cut.

Since leaving the tour, Nichols works as a teaching professional, and is currently employed at Moscow City Golf Club.

Nichols played in two Challenge Tour events in 2010, the Kazakhstan Open and the M2M Russian Challenge Cup which was played at the Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, where Nichols used to work as Director.

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1992 Zambia Open Flag of Sweden.svg Mathias Grönberg, Flag of England.svg Jeremy Robinson Robinson won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1995
The Open Championship T101

Note: Nichols only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied


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