David Park (golfer)
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David Park (born 25 June 1974) is a British golfer.
Park was born in London to Welsh parents and represents Wales. In 1997, he won the 1997 English Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship and was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team before turning professional late in the year. He 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 2006 he has not bettered his rookie season Order of Merit ranking of fortieth.
[edit] Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Leglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1997
Professional
- WGC-World Cup (representing Wales): 1999
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Wales): 2000
