David Drysdale

David Drysdale
Drysdale at the KLM Dutch Open in 2008
Personal information
Full name	David Drysdale
Nickname	Double D
Born	19 March 1975 (1975-03-19) (age 36) Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality	Scotland
Residence	Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Career
Turned professional	1995
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T60: 2009
PGA Championship	DNP

David Drysdale (born 19 March 1975) is a Scottish professional golfer.

Drysdale was born in Edinburgh. He turned professional in 1995.

Drysdale currently competes on the European Tour, having graduated through qualifying school for the fourth time at the end of 2008. He had previously qualified for the elite tour in 2001, 2006 and 2007 through q-school, in addition to graduating directly from the Challenge Tour in 2004, when he finished 12th on the end of season rankings, largely thanks to a sudden death playoff victory over Mattias Eliasson at the Bouygues Telecom Grand Final.

Prior to 2009, Drysdale's best finish on the European Tour had been as runner-up at the 2006 Russian Open. In March 2009, he equalled that when he finished second in the Open de Andalucia. That result in Spain followed a third place in the Joburg Open earlier in the season, allowed Drysdale to qualify for the season ending Dubai World Championship.^[1] He finished the season inside the top 50 on the Race to Dubai, to comfortably retain his card for the 2010 season.

In October 2009, he briefly became the highest ranked Scottish golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Professional wins

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	24 Oct 2004	Bouygues Telecom Grand Final	-13 (67–65–69–70=271)	Playoff	Mattias Eliasson
2	19 Sep 2006	Peugeot Challenge R.C.G. El Prat	-10 (68-71-71-68=278)	2 strokes	Johan Axgren

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Scotland): 2009

See also

• 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. ^ "Drysdale has eye on Dubai after lucrative week in Spain". The Scotsman. 30 March 2009. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/Drysdale-has-eye-on-Dubai.5119951.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-31. 

External links

• David Drysdale at the European Tour official site
• David Drysdale at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Drysdale, David
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	19 March 1975
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death