David Gilford

David Gilford
Personal information
Full name	David Gilford
Born	(1965-09-14) 14 September 1965 Crewe, Cheshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	England
Residence	Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Spouse	Donna (m.1998)
Children	Joseph, Benjamin (twins)
Career
Turned professional	1986
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T24: 1995
U.S. Open	T60: 1996
The Open Championship	T32: 1996
PGA Championship	T44: 1994

David Gilford (born 14 September 1965) is an English professional golfer.

Gilford was born in Crewe. He won the English Amateur in 1984 and turned professional in 1986.

Gilford has six wins on the European Tour, all of which came between 1991 and 1994. He finished in the top ten of the European Tour Order of Merit twice, placing 9th in 1991 and 7th in 1994. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1991 and 1995.

Amateur wins

1981 English Boys Stroke Play Championship
1984 English Amateur
1986 British Youths Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	18 Aug 1991	NM English Open	−10 (70-71-67-70=278)	2 strokes	Roger Chapman
2	19 Apr 1992	Moroccan Open	−1 (76-73-68-70=287)	Playoff	Robert Karlsson
3	21 Feb 1993	Moroccan Open	−9 (68-70-70-71=279)	1 stroke	Stephen Ames, Jamie Spence
4	21 Mar 1993	Portuguese Open	−13 (65-66-70-74=275)	Playoff	Jorge Berendt
5	13 Feb 1994	Turespana Open De Tenerife	−10 (72-70-66-70=278)	2 strokes	Andrew Murray, Juan Quirós, Wayne Riley
6	11 Sep 1994	European Open	−13 (70-68-70-67=275)	5 strokes	José María Olazábal, Costantino Rocca

European Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1992	Moroccan Open	Robert Karlsson	Won with birdie on third extra hole
2	1993	Portuguese Open	Jorge Berendt	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2002	Algarve Open de Portugal	Carl Pettersson	Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T24	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	T60
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	T80	CUT	CUT	T38	T58	T32
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	T44	DNP	DNP

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

Summary

Tournament	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	2	1
U.S. Open	0	3	1
The Open Championship	0	10	4
PGA Championship	0	2	1
Totals	1	17	7

Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (1994 Open Championship – 1995 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1985

Professional

Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1991, 1995 (winners)
Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1992 (winners)
World Cup (representing England): 1992, 1993

External links

David Gilford at the European Tour official site

European Ryder Cup team – 1991
Seve Ballesteros Paul Broadhurst Nick Faldo David Feherty David Gilford Mark James Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie José María Olazábal Steven Richardson Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain)
Lost: 13.5 – 14.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1995
Seve Ballesteros Howard Clark Nick Faldo David Gilford Mark James Per-Ulrik Johansson Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie Costantino Rocca Sam Torrance Philip Walton Ian Woosnam Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain)
Won: 14.5 – 13.5

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