- David Jagger (golfer)
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David Jagger Personal information Full name David Jagger Born 9 June 1949
Sheffield, EnglandHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st) Nationality England Career Turned professional 1966 Former tour(s) European Tour Professional wins 12 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament DNP U.S. Open DNP The Open Championship T28: 1974 PGA Championship DNP David Jagger (born 9 June 1949) is an English professional golfer.
Jagger was born in Sheffield. He played on the European Tour for many years, where he was renowned as a joker,[1] but had most of his success playing on the Safari Tour in Africa during the European winters in the 1970s and 1980s. He won several tournaments on that circuit, including the Nigerian Open three times, and topped the money list in 1982. He also recorded a round of 59 during the pro-am prior to the 1973 Nigerian Open. His best placing on the European Order of Merit was 26th in 1976.[2]
Jagger played in several Open Championships, making the final round on four occasions with a best finish of tied for 28th place behind Gary Player at Royal Lytham in 1974. In addition to playing tournament golf, he also worked as a club professional at Selby Golf Club between 1978 and 1988. Since 1988 he has been at Hull Golf Club.[3]
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Professional wins (12)
- 4 Yorkshire Open wins
- 2 Northern PGA Championship wins
- 1974 Kenya Open
- 1975 Nigerian Open
- 1977 Nigerian Open
- 1980 British Club Professionals' Championship
- 1982 Nigerian Open, Kalahari Classic
Results in major championships
Note: Jagger only played in The Open Championship.
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 The Open Championship CUT DNP CUT T51 T28 CUT T38 DNP CUT CUT T60 CUT CUT DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10Team appearances
Professional
- Hennessey Cup: 1976
- PGA Cup: 1980
References
- ^ "Rich pickings". Sky Sports. 4 December 2007. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12065_2943717,00.html. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "David Jagger CV". Hull Golf Club. http://www.hullgolf.com/david_jagger-cv.asp. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
External links
- David Jagger at the European Tour official site
Categories:- English golfers
- European Tour golfers
- People from Sheffield
- 1949 births
- Living people
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