David Gilford

David Gilford
Personal information
Full name David Gilford
Born 14 September 1965
Crewe, Cheshire, England
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)
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. 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.

After reaching 50, Gilford played on the European Senior Tour, playing his first event in late 2015. 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.

Amateur wins

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 (2) −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 Turespaña 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 T24 CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT T60
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T80 CUT CUT T38 T58 T33
PGA Championship CUT T44
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 7
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (1994 Open Championship – 1995 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional