David Park (golfer)

David Park (golfer)
David Park
Personal information
Full name David Park
Born 25 June 1974 (1974-06-25) (age 37)
London, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality  Wales
Residence Monmouth, Wales
Career
College Augusta State University
Turned professional 1997
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Challenge Tour 2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship 79th: 2002
PGA Championship DNP

David Park (born 25 June 1974) is a Welsh professional golfer.

Park was born in London to Welsh parents and represents Wales. In 1997, he won the 1997 Brabazon Trophy and was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team before turning professional late in the year.

Park was a rookie on the European Tour in 1999, and made a flying start to his tour career. His first event was the Moroccan Open, where he led from the beginning, before losing a playoff to Miguel Ángel Martín at the sixth sudden-death hole. His second event was the Compaq European Grand Prix, and he won it. However, he has not lived up to this early promise, and through 2008 he has not bettered his rookie season Order of Merit ranking of 40th.

Contents

Amateur wins

Professional wins

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner-up
1 27 Jun 1999 Compaq European Grand Prix -14 (67-65-70-72=274) 1 stroke England David Carter, South Africa Retief Goosen

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner-up
1 19 Jul 1998 Rolex Trophy
(unofficial money)
-12 (69-65-74-68=276) Playoff Sweden Per Nyman
2 27 Mar 1999 OKI Telepizza Challenge -11 (66-69-72-70=277) 1 stroke Sweden Ola Eliasson

Results in major championships

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP 79
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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