Clive Clark (golfer)

Clive Clark
Personal information
Full name	Clive Anthony Clark
Born	27 June 1945 (1945-06-27) (age 66) Winchester, Hampshire
Nationality	England
Residence	La Quinta, California
Career
Turned professional	1965
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	5
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1968
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T3: 1967
PGA Championship	DNP

Clive Anthony Clark (born 27 June 1945) is an English professional golfer.

Clark was in a three way tie for the Brabazon Trophy, and finished as runner-up to Michael Bonallack in both The Amateur Championship and the English Amateur in 1965. He was coached from the age of 13 by Sid Wilson at the North Cliff Golf Course in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. He turned professional after playing in the Walker Cup at the end of that year. Prior to the formation of the European Tour, he won several tournaments on the European circuit, including the John Player Trophy in 1970. He was also successful on the European Tour in its first few official seasons, finishing tenth on the European Tour Order of Merit in the tour's first official season in 1972. He was a member of the 1973 Great Britain & Ireland Ryder Cup team, but lost his only match. He left the European Tour in the late 1970s.

Clark has since worked as a commentator for the BBC and CBS, and as a golf course architect, often alongside fellow BBC golf analyst Peter Alliss. Clark has his golf course design company in Palm Desert, California and now resides in nearby La Quinta. His designs include Lake Winnipesaukee, Belgrade Lakes, Indian Wells Resort, The Hideaway, and Alcaidesa just outside Sotogrande, Spain.

Amateur wins (2)

• 1965 Brabazon Trophy (3-way tie), Lytham Trophy (tie with Michael Bonallack)

Professional wins (5)

this list may be incomplete

• 1966 Danish Open
• 1968 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament
• 1970 John Player Trophy
• 1972 Morocco International Grand Prix
• 1974 Sumrie Better-Ball

Results in major championships

Tournament	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T3	CUT	DNP	T17	CUT	T11	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1971)
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

External links

• Clive Clark at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Clark, Clive
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	27 June 1945
Place of birth	Winchester, Hampshire, England
Date of death
Place of death