David Gilford (born 14 September 1965) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career In 1965, 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. In 1984, he won the English Amateur.
Professional career In 1986, Gilford turned professional. He 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.
Personal life Gilford is married to Donna. They have two children.
Amateur wins 1981 Carris Trophy 1984 English Amateur 1986 Lagonda Trophy, British Youths Open Amateur Championship
Professional wins (6) European Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up118 Aug 1991NM English Open−10 (70-71-67-70=278)2 strokes Roger Chapman219 Apr 1992Moroccan Open−1 (76-73-68-70=287)Playoff Robert Karlsson321 Feb 1993Moroccan Open (2)−9 (68-70-70-71=279)1 stroke Stephen Ames, Jamie Spence421 Mar 1993Portuguese Open−13 (65-66-70-74=275)Playoff Jorge Berendt513 Feb 1994Turespaña Open De Tenerife−10 (72-70-66-70=278)2 strokes Andrew Murray, Juan Quirós, Wayne Riley611 Sep 1994European Open−13 (70-68-70-67=275)5 strokes José María Olazábal, Costantino Rocca
European Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11992Moroccan Open Robert KarlssonWon with birdie on third extra hole21993Portuguese Open Jorge BerendtWon with birdie on first extra hole32002Algarve Open de Portugal Carl PetterssonLost to par on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996Masters TournamentT24CUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTT60The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUTT80CUTCUTT38T58T33PGA ChampionshipCUTT44
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 madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1Totals 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 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982 (winners) European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1984 Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984 European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1985 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1985 St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986 (winners)
Professional Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1991, 1995 (winners) Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1992 (winners) World Cup (representing England): 1992, 1993
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