David J Russell
| David J Russell | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 Russell at the 2010 Dutch Seniors Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | David John Russell |
| Born |
2 May 1954 Birmingham, England |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg; 16.0 st) |
| Nationality |
 England |
| Residence | Archerfield, Scotland |
| Children | Chris Russell |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1973 |
| Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| European Seniors Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T11: 1988 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
David John Russell (born 2 May 1954) is an English professional golfer.
Russell was born in Birmingham. He turned professional in 1973 and spent many years on the European Tour, making the top one hundred on the Order or Merit twelve times between 1979 and 1992, with a best ranking of 24th in 1985. His two European Tour wins came at the 1985 Car Care Plan International and the 1992 Lyon Open V33.
Russell joined the European Seniors Tour on turning fifty and finished as runner-up in each of his first two senior tournaments. In 2005, in his first full season on the European Seniors Tour, he had three more runner-up finishes and ended the season 8th place on the Order of Merit. In June 2010, he won his first event, the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship.
Russell was selected by 2006 European Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam to be one of his assistants at the K Club.
Russell's middle initial is almost always quoted in order to distinguish him from another English European Tour golfer of the same name, David A. Russell, who is three years younger.
Professional wins (5)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 May 1985 | Car Care Plan International | +1 (71-67-68-71=277) | 1 stroke | Carl Mason |
| 2 | 21 Jun 1992 | Lyon Open V33 | –21 (68-66-67-66=267) | 6 strokes |  Brett Ogle |
Other wins (1)
- 1994 Tournoi Perrier de Paris (with Peter Baker)
European Seniors Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Jun 2010 | De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship | –5 (71-67-70-75=283) | 2 strokes |  Ángel Franco, Barry Lane, Chris Williams |
| 2 | 23 Sep 2012 | French Riviera Masters | –8 (69-74-65=208) | Playoff |  Tim Thelen |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | CUT | T35 | CUT | T55 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1973 and 1974 Open Championships)
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
External links
- David J Russell at the European Tour official site