David Gilford | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | David Gilford |
Born | Crewe, Cheshire, England | 14 September 1965
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Residence | Market Drayton, Shropshire, England |
Spouse |
Donna (m. 1998) |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1986 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour European Senior Tour |
Professional wins | 6 |
Highest ranking | 31 (11 April 1993)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 6 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T24: 1995 |
PGA Championship | T44: 1994 |
U.S. Open | T60: 1996 |
The Open Championship | T33: 1996 |
David Gilford (born 14 September 1965) is an English professional golfer.
Gilford was born in Crewe. In 1981, aged just 15, he won the Carris Trophy, English Boys Under-18 Open Amateur Stroke-Play Championship, at Moor Park.[2] He won the English Amateur in 1984 and turned professional in 1986.[3]
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.
After reaching 50, Gilford played on the European Senior Tour, playing his first event in late 2015.[3] His best finish came in just his second event, in June 2016, when he finished third in the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open after a final round 64.[4]