Mark Davis (golfer)

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Mark Davis
Personal information
Full nameMark Davis
Born (1964-07-04) 4 July 1964 (age 59)
Brentwood, Essex, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence High Ongar, Essex, England
Career
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
European Senior Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T30: 1989

Mark Davis (born 4 July 1964) is an English professional golfer.

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Davis was born in Brentwood, Essex. In 1984, he won the Brabazon Trophy and represented England in the European Youths' Team Championship. [1] He turned professional two years later.

Davis finished in the top hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit eight times, with a best of 31st in 1994, and twice won the Austrian Open (1991 and 1994). From 1999 onwards he was dogged by injuries, and his last full season on the tour was 2002.

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
129 Sep 1991 Mitsubishi Austrian Open −19 (66-66-71-66=269)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Michael McLean
214 Aug 1994 Hohe Brücke Open (2)−18 (68-69-69-64=270)2 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Philip Walton

European Senior Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
117 Aug 2014 SSE Scottish Senior Open −5 (66-74-71=211)5 strokes Flag of England.svg Philip Golding, Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Linhart,
Flag of Argentina.svg César Monasterio, Flag of England.svg David J. Russell

Results in major championships

Tournament19851986198719881989199019911992199319941995
The Open Championship CUTCUTT30CUTCUTT35T88

Note: Davis only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Scots trail by 15 shots". The Glasgow Herald . 30 August 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "Scots trail by 15 shots". The Glasgow Herald . 30 August 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2023.