Delroy Cambridge

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Delroy Cambridge
Jerry Bruner.JPG
Personal information
Born (1949-11-12) 12 November 1949 (age 74)
Mandeville, Jamaica
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s) European Senior Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour5
Other2

Delroy Cambridge (born 12 November 1949) is a Jamaican professional golfer.

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Professional career

Cambridge turned professional in 1971. He has spent many years in the United States, where he worked as an assistant professional at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, New York and played in local and regional events in the New York region.

He is more notable for his achievements in senior (over 50) golf. In 2000, he became the first Jamaican to qualify to play on the European Seniors Tour and he made the top-25 on that tour's Order of Merit every year from 2001 to 2006, with a best ranking of third in 2002. He has won five European Senior Tour tournaments.

In November 2010, he nearly won a senior event in Australia. He held the lead entering the final round of the Fiducian Legends Australian PGA Championship. He led by three shots entering the 16th hole of the final round. However he finished triple bogey-par-bogey to finish runner-up to Australian golfer Lyndsay Stephen. [1]

Professional wins (7)

Regular career wins (2)

This list is probably incomplete

European Senior Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
17 Oct 2001 Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions −8 (69-67-69=205)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Bruner
216 Jun 2002 Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters −11 (70-68-67=205)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton, Flag of England.svg Ian Mosey
315 Sep 2002 Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters −9 (69-70-68=207)2 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy, Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ebihara
412 Oct 2002 The Daily Telegraph Sodexho
Seniors Match Play Championship
1 up Ulster Banner.svg Eddie Polland
514 Jun 2009 Jersey Seniors Classic (2)−9 (69-70-68=207)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2001 Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters Flag of England.svg Denis Durnian, Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ebihara Ebihara won with birdie on third extra hole
Cambridge eliminated by par on first hole
2 2006 Bendinat London Seniors Masters Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Calì Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
3 2009 Jersey Seniors Classic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Clayton Won with par on third extra hole

Team appearances

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References

  1. O'Hare, Brian. "Lyndsay Stephen snatches dramatic 2010 Legends PGA victory". Australian Senior Golfer. Retrieved 8 January 2021.