Daniel Gaunt (golfer)

Daniel Gaunt
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Stephen Gaunt
Born	(1978-11-14) 14 November 1978 Lancefield, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nationality	Australia^[1] England^[2]
Residence	New Malden, England
Spouse	Caroline Gaunt
Children	3
Career
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	>6
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	73rd: 2009
PGA Championship	DNP

Daniel Stephen Gaunt (born 14 November 1978) is an Australian professional golfer.

Gaunt was born in Lancefield, Victoria near Melbourne. His brother Chris is also a professional golfer. He lives in New Malden, England, with his wife, Caroline, and three children. He tied with Terry Pilkadaris for the Australian Medal in 1997 and turned professional in 1999.

Gaunt qualified for the European Tour via qualifying school at the end of 2003. He was unable to retain his card, and has played predominantly on lower level tours since 2005. He has won several events on those tours including 4 victories on the third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour.

In July 2010 Gaunt won the English Challenge on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour which gave him a year's exemption on that tour.^[3] He ended the season in 7th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his card on the top level European Tour for 2011.

Amateur wins

1997 Australian Medal (tied with Terry Pilkadaris)

Professional wins (>5)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	25 Jul 2010	English Challenge	–17 (64-69-70-68=271)	1 stroke	Tommy Fleetwood (am), Craig Lee
2	27 May 2013	Telenet Trophy	–11 (69-66-69-69=273)	Playoff	Wil Besseling