Russell Claydon | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Cambridge, England | 19 November 1965||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Sporting nationality | England | ||
Residence | Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1989 | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||
Professional wins | 2 | ||
Highest ranking | 90 (2 May 1999) [1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | T11: 1994 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Russell Claydon (born 19 November 1965) is an English professional golfer.
Claydon was born in Cambridge, England. He won the English Amateur in 1988 and turned professional in 1989. He played on the European Tour from 1989 to 2004. He was in the top one hundred on the Order of Merit every year from 1990 to 1999, with a best placing of twentieth in 1997. He had six second place tournament finishes on the tour before picking up his first and only win at the 1998 BMW International Open.
Claydon struggled for form in the new Millennium and by 2005 he was playing few tournaments. However, he remained involved with the European Tour as a member of its board of directors. He was also a member of England's three man team in the 1997 Alfred Dunhill Cup.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 30 Aug 1998 | BMW International Open | −18 (66-72-64-68=270) | 1 stroke | Jamie Spence |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1996 | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Paul Broadhurst, Lee Westwood | Westwood won with birdie on second extra hole Broadhurst eliminated by par on first hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 8 Sep 2006 | Peugeot International Open | −13 (65-71-64=200) | 3 strokes | Warren Bennett, Euan Little, Simon Robinson, Michael Searle |
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
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The Open Championship | T69LA | T11 | T55 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Claydon only played in The Open Championship.
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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