David Gilford

David Gilford
Personal information
Full name	David Gilford
Born	14 September 1965 (1965-09-14) (age 46) Crewe, Cheshire
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	England
Residence	Market Drayton, Shropshire
Spouse	Donna (m.1998)
Children	Joseph, Benjamin (twins, b.2004)
Career
Turned professional	1986
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 Championship
• 1986 British Youths Amateur Open Championship

European Tour wins (6)

• 1991 (1) NM English Open
• 1992 (1) Moroccan Open
• 1993 (2) Moroccan Open, Portuguese Open
• 1994 (2) Turespana Open De Tenerife, European Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
The Masters	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
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

External links

• David Gilford at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Gilford, David
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	14 September 1965
Place of birth	Crewe, Cheshire, England
Date of death
Place of death