Raymond Russell (golfer)

Raymond Russell
Russell at the 2009 Telenet Trophy
Personal information
Full nameRaymond Russell
Born (1972-07-26) 26 July 1972 (age 52)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationality Scotland
ResidencePrestonpans, Scotland
Career
Turned professional1993
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking97 (16 November 1997)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1997
The Open ChampionshipT4: 1998

Raymond Russell (born 26 July 1972) is a Scottish professional golfer.

Russell turned professional in 1993 and won a European Tour card at the 1995 qualifying school. His only European Tour win came in his 1996 rookie season at the Air France Cannes Open. 1996 and 1997 were his two best seasons, with 14th and 16th place seasons on the Order of Merit. He did not build on this early success, but stayed in the top 100 of the Order of Merit every season until 2004. In 2005 he finished 119 and lost full membership of the tour. His best finish in a major championship is tied fourth at the 1998 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

Russell represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1993 Walker Cup and Scotland in the Alfred Dunhill Cup (1996 and 1997) and the 1997 World Cup.

  1. ^ "Week 46 1997 Ending 16 Nov 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.