David Park | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | David Park |
Born |
London, England |
25 June 1974
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Nationality |
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Residence | Monmouth, Wales |
Career | |
College | Augusta State University |
Turned professional | 1997 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 1 |
Challenge Tour | 2 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 79th: 2002 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
David Park (born 25 June 1974) is a Welsh professional golfer.
Park was born in London to Welsh parents and represents Wales. In 1997, he won the 1997 Brabazon Trophy and was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team before turning professional late in the year.
Park was a rookie on the European Tour in 1999, and made a flying start to his tour career. His first event was the Moroccan Open, where he led from the beginning, before losing a playoff to Miguel Ángel Martín at the sixth sudden-death hole. His second event was the Compaq European Grand Prix, and he won it. However, he has not lived up to this early promise, and through 2008 he has not bettered his rookie season Order of Merit ranking of 40th.
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
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