David Gilford

David Gilford
Personal information
Full name David Gilford
Nickname Gilly
Born (1965-09-14) 14 September 1965
Crewe, Cheshire, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality  England
Residence Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Spouse Donna (m.1998)
Children Joseph, Benjamin (twins)
Career
Turned professional 1986
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T24: 1995
U.S. Open T60: 1996
The Open Championship T33: 1996
PGA Championship T44: 1994

David Gilford (born 14 September 1965) is an English professional golfer.

Gilford was born in Crewe. He won the English Amateur in 1984 and turned professional in 1986.

Gilford has six wins on the European Tour, all of which came between 1991 and 1994. He finished in the top ten of the European Tour Order of Merit twice, placing 9th in 1991 and 7th in 1994. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1991 and 1995.

Amateur wins

  • 1981 English Boys Stroke Play Championship
  • 1984 English Amateur
  • 1986 British Youths Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 18 Aug 1991 NM English Open −10 (70-71-67-70=278) 2 strokes England Roger Chapman
2 19 Apr 1992 Moroccan Open −1 (76-73-68-70=287) Playoff Sweden Robert Karlsson
3 21 Feb 1993 Moroccan Open −9 (68-70-70-71=279) 1 stroke Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Ames, England Jamie Spence
4 21 Mar 1993 Portuguese Open −13 (65-66-70-74=275) Playoff Argentina Jorge Berendt
5 13 Feb 1994 Turespana Open De Tenerife −10 (72-70-66-70=278) 2 strokes England Andrew Murray, Spain Juan Quirós,
Australia Wayne Riley
6 11 Sep 1994 European Open −13 (70-68-70-67=275) 5 strokes Spain José María Olazábal, Italy Costantino Rocca

European Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 Moroccan Open Sweden Robert Karlsson Won with birdie on third extra hole
2 1993 Portuguese Open Argentina Jorge Berendt Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2002 Algarve Open de Portugal Sweden Carl Pettersson Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Masters Tournament T24 CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT T60
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T80 CUT CUT T38 T58 T33
PGA Championship CUT T44
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000121
U.S. Open00000031
The Open Championship000000104
PGA Championship00000021
Totals000001177
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (1994 Open Championship – 1995 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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