Mark Pilkington (golfer)
| Mark Pilkington | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mark Pilkington |
| Born |
17 March 1978 Bangor, Wales |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Nationality |
 Wales |
| Residence | Morfa Nefyn, Wales |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2001, 2006 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Challenge Tour Rankings winner | 2006 |
Mark Pilkington (born 17 March 1978) is a Welsh professional golfer.
Pilkington was born in Bangor, Gwynedd. He enjoyed a successful amateur career, representing Wales at all levels, and highlighted by winning the Welsh Amateur Championship in 1998. He turned professional later that year, immediately after winning a place on the European Tour at final qualifying school.
Pilkington had an unsuccessful rookie season on the European Tour in 1999, and played on the Challenge Tour the following season after failing to regain his card at qualifying school. He followed up a consistent Challenge Tour season with success at qualifying school to return to the top level for 2001. He managed to retain his European Tour card by finishing inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit in both 2001 and 2002, but his form dipped in 2003 and he dropped back down to the second tier for 2004.
After two largely unsuccessful seasons on the Challenge Tour, Pilkington's fortunes were revived in 2006 when he produced consistently good performances to finish the season on top of the Challenge Tour Rankings. After a slow start to the season, he recorded back to back second place finishes, before rounding off the season with victory in the Kazakhstan Open and another runners-up prize at the Apulia San Domenico Grand Final. By topping the money list, he had regained his card on the European Tour,[1] but in 2007 he finished in 136th place on the Order of Merit to again lose his place on the elite tour.
Amateur wins
- 1996 Peter McEvoy Trophy
- 1998 Welsh Amateur Championship
Professional wins
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Oct 2006 | Kazakhstan Open | -16 (70-66-67-69=272) | 2 strokes |  Shaun P. Webster |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
References
- ↑ "Pilkington excited by Tour return". BBC Sport. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
External links
- Mark Pilkington at the European Tour official site