David James Morland IV (born April 3, 1969) is a Canadian professional golfer. He has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour, and Nationwide Tour.
Career Morland was born in North Bay, Ontario. In 1991, Morland turned professional after attending Kent State University. His first professional success came in the 1999 McDonald's Prince Edward Island Challenge on the Canadian Tour.
In late 1999, Morland finished tied for 16th place in the PGA Tour Q-school to gain a place on the tour for 2000. He had four seasons playing on the PGA Tour: in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004. He competed in a total of 120 PGA Tour events. His best season was 2002 when he finished 150th in the money list. He had three top-10 finishes, his best being to be tied for 5th place in the 2001 Canadian Open.
Morland also played a number of seasons on the Nationwide Tour winning twice, the 2002 Hibernia Southern Open and the 2003 SAS Carolina Classic. He also lost a playoff for the New Zealand PGA Championship in 2007. The 2003 year was his best season, finishing 18th in the money list to regain his place on the PGA Tour.
Senior career Morland finished in third place in the 2020 European Senior Tour qualifying school, gaining a place on the tour for 2020. In the 2020 Hoag Classic, a PGA Tour Champions event played in March, Morland led after a first round 61. He had further rounds of 70 and 71 to finish tied for 7th place.
Professional wins (4) Nationwide Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Oct 20, 2002Hibernia Southern Open−19 (64-65-68=197)3 strokes Steven Alker, John Morse2May 25, 2003SAS Carolina Classic−16 (66-68-66-68=268)1 stroke Rob Bradley, Vaughn Taylor
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship Nicholas ThompsonLost to par on first extra hole
Canadian Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up129 Aug 1999McDonald's PEI Challenge−9 (68-68-67-71=274)2 strokes Ken Duke, Manny Zerman
Gateway Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up118 Jan 2006Beach Spring A3−11 (64-72-69=205)1 stroke Jess Daley
Playoff record PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship Nicholas ThompsonLost to par on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament1995199619971998199920002001200220032004U.S. OpenCUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Morland only played in the U.S. Open.
Results in senior major championships Tournament201920202021202220232024The TraditionNTSenior PGA ChampionshipNTT72CUTU.S. Senior OpenNTT57Senior Players ChampionshipT56Senior British Open Championship72NTCUTT41
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
See also 1999 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2000 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates
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