Daniel Gaunt (golfer)

Daniel Gaunt
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Stephen Gaunt
Born	14 November 1978 (1978-11-14) (age 32) Lancefield, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	New Malden, England
Spouse	Caroline Gaunt
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	>5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	73rd: 2009
PGA Championship	DNP

Daniel Stephen Gaunt (born 14 November 1978) is an Australian professional golfer.

Gaunt was born in Lancefield, Victoria near Melbourne. His brother Chris is also a professional golfer. He lives in New Malden, England with his wife, Caroline, and two children. He tied with Terry Pilkadaris for the Australian Medal in 1997 and turned professional in 1999.

Gaunt qualified for the European Tour via qualifying school at the end of 2003. He was unable to retain his card, and has played predominantly on lower level tours since 2005. He has won several events on those tours including 4 victories on the third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour.

In July 2010 Gaunt won the English Challenge on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour which gave him a year's exemption on that tour.^[1] He ended the season in 7th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his card on the top level European Tour for 2011.

Amateur wins

• 1997 Australian Medal (tied with Terry Pilkadaris)

Professional wins (>5)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	25 Jul 2010	English Challenge	−17 (64–69–70–68=271)	1 stroke	Tommy Fleetwood, Craig Lee

Other wins (>4)

• Multiple wins on the Midas Tour, the Jamega Tour and the 66 Pro Tour.
• 2006 Peugeot International (PGA EuroPro Tour)
• 2007 Kronenburg Open (PGA EuroPro Tour)
• 2008 Party Poker Championship (PGA EuroPro Tour)
• 2010 The Motocaddy Masters (PGA EuroPro Tour)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2009
The Masters	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	73
PGA Championship	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

• 2010 Challenge Tour graduates

References

1. ^ "Australian Gaunt wins English Challenge in Suffolk". BBC Sport. 26 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/8853953.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-26. 

External links

• Daniel Gaunt at the European Tour official site
• Daniel Gaunt at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Daniel Gaunt at the PGA EuroPro Tour official site
• Daniel Gaunt at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Gaunt, Daniel
Alternative names	Gaunt, Daniel Stephen
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	14 November 1978
Place of birth	Lancefield, Victoria, Australia
Date of death
Place of death