David Park (golfer)

David Park
Personal information
Full name	David Park
Born	25 June 1974 (1974-06-25) (age 37) London, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality	Wales
Residence	Monmouth, Wales
Career
College	Augusta State University
Turned professional	1997
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Challenge Tour	2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	79th: 2002
PGA Championship	DNP

David Park (born 25 June 1974) is a Welsh professional golfer.

Park was born in London to Welsh parents and represents Wales. In 1997, he won the 1997 Brabazon Trophy and was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team before turning professional late in the year.

Park was a rookie on the European Tour in 1999, and made a flying start to his tour career. His first event was the Moroccan Open, where he led from the beginning, before losing a playoff to Miguel Ángel Martín at the sixth sudden-death hole. His second event was the Compaq European Grand Prix, and he won it. However, he has not lived up to this early promise, and through 2008 he has not bettered his rookie season Order of Merit ranking of 40th.

Amateur wins

• 1997 Brabazon Trophy

Professional wins

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	27 Jun 1999	Compaq European Grand Prix	-14 (67-65-70-72=274)	1 stroke	David Carter, Retief Goosen

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	19 Jul 1998	Rolex Trophy (unofficial money)	-12 (69-65-74-68=276)	Playoff	Per Nyman
2	27 Mar 1999	OKI Telepizza Challenge	-11 (66-69-72-70=277)	1 stroke	Ola Eliasson

Results in major championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	79
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

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

Team appearances

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 (winners)
• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1997

Professional

• WGC-World Cup (representing Wales): 1999
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Wales): 2000

External links

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

Persondata
Name	Park, David
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	25 June 1974
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death
Place of death