David Gilford

David Gilford
Personal information
Full name	David Gilford
Born	(1965-09-14) 14 September 1965 (age 59) Crewe, Cheshire, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Spouse	Donna ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1986
Former tour(s)	European Tour European Senior Tour
Professional wins	6
Highest ranking	31 (11 April 1993)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T24: 1995
PGA Championship	T44: 1994
U.S. Open	T60: 1996
The Open Championship	T33: 1996

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

Gilford was born in Crewe. In 1981, aged just 15, he won the Carris Trophy, English Boys Under-18 Open Amateur Stroke-Play Championship, at Moor Park.[2] He won the English Amateur in 1984 and turned professional in 1986.[3]

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.

After reaching 50, Gilford played on the European Senior Tour, playing his first event in late 2015.[3] His best finish came in just his second event, in June 2016, when he finished third in the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open after a final round 64.[4]

Amateur wins

• 1981 Carris Trophy
• 1984 English Amateur
• 1986 Lagonda Trophy, British Youths Open Amateur Championship

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (6)

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

European Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1992	Moroccan Open	Robert Karlsson	Won with birdie on third extra hole
2	1993	Portuguese Open	Jorge Berendt	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2002	Algarve Open de Portugal	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

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	7

• Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (1994 Open Championship – 1995 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982 (winners)
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1984[5]
• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1985
• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1985
• St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986 (winners)

Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1991, 1995 (winners)
• Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1992 (winners)
• World Cup (representing England): 1992, 1993

References

1. "Week 15 1993 Ending 11 Apr 1993" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
2. "Golf". The Guardian. 24 July 1981. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "David Gilford". European Tour. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
4. "Zhang conquers the Roman Road". European Tour. 5 June 2016.
5. "Scots trail by 15 shots". The Herald. Glasgow. 30 August 1984. p. 10. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

External links

• David Gilford at the European Tour official site
• David Gilford at the Official World Golf Ranking official site