David J Russell

For other people named David Russell, see David Russell (disambiguation).

David J Russell
DJ at the Dutch Seniors Open 2010
Personal information
Full name	David John Russell
Born	2 May 1954 (1954-05-02) (age 57) Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality	England
Residence	North Berwick, Scotland
Career
Turned professional	1973
Current tour(s)	European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
European Seniors Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T11: 1988
PGA Championship	DNP

David John Russell (born 2 May 1954) is an English professional golfer.

Russell was born in Birmingham. He turned professional in 1973 and spent many years on the European Tour, making the top one hundred on the Order or Merit twelve times between 1979 and 1992, with a best ranking of 24th in 1985. His two European Tour wins came at the 1985 Car Care Plan International and the 1992 Lyon Open V33.

Russell joined the European Seniors Tour on turning fifty and finished as runner-up in each of his first two senior tournaments. In 2005, in his first full season on the European Seniors Tour, he had three more runner-up finishes and ended the season 8th place on the Order of Merit. In June 2010, he won his first event, the De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship.

Russell was selected by 2006 European Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam to be one of his assistants at the K Club.

Russell's middle initial is almost always quoted in order to distinguish him from another English European Tour golfer of the same name, David A Russell, who is three years younger.

Professional wins

European Tour wins (2)

• 1985 Car Care Plan International
• 1992 Lyon Open V33

Other wins (1)

• 1994 Tournoi Perrier de Paris (with Peter Baker)

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

• 2010 De Vere Collection PGA Seniors Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT	T35	CUT	T55	DNP	DNP	DNP	T11	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1973 and 1974 Open Championships)
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

External links

• David J Russell at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Russell, David J
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	2 May 1954
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death
Place of death