Russell Claydon
Russell Claydon | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | (1965-11-19) 19 November 1965 (age 58) Cambridge, England | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Sporting nationality | England | ||
Residence | Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1989 | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||
Professional wins | 2 | ||
Highest ranking | 90 (2 May 1999)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 1 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | T11: 1994 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Russell Claydon (born 19 November 1965) is an English professional golfer.
Claydon was born in Cambridge, England. He won the English Amateur in 1988 and turned professional in 1989. He played on the European Tour from 1989 to 2004. He was in the top one hundred on the Order of Merit every year from 1990 to 1999, with a best placing of twentieth in 1997. He had six second place tournament finishes on the tour before picking up his first and only win at the 1998 BMW International Open.
Claydon struggled for form in the new Millennium and by 2005 he was playing few tournaments. However, he remained involved with the European Tour as a member of its board of directors. He was also a member of England's three man team in the 1997 Alfred Dunhill Cup.
Amateur wins
- 1988 English Amateur, Berkshire Trophy, Lagonda Trophy
- 1989 St Andrews Links Trophy, Lake Macquarie Amateur
Professional wins (2)
European Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 30 Aug 1998 | BMW International Open | −18 (66-72-64-68=270) | 1 stroke | Jamie Spence |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1996 | Volvo Scandinavian Masters | Paul Broadhurst, Lee Westwood | Westwood won with birdie on second extra hole Broadhurst eliminated by par on first hole |
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | 8 Sep 2006 | Peugeot International Open | −13 (65-71-64=200) | 3 strokes | Warren Bennett, Euan Little, Simon Robinson, Michael Searle |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
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The Open Championship | T69LA | T11 | T55 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Claydon only played in The Open Championship.
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1989 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1989
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1997
References
External links
- Russell Claydon at the European Tour official site
- Russell Claydon at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- v
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- 1960 Tommy Goodwin
- 1961 Alex Caygill
- 1962 No award
- 1963 Tony Jacklin
- 1964 No award
- 1965 No award
- 1966 Robin Liddle
- 1967 No award
- 1968 Bernard Gallacher
- 1969 Peter Oosterhuis
- 1970 Stuart Brown
- 1971 David Llewellyn
- 1972 Sam Torrance
- 1973 Pip Elson
- 1974 Carl Mason
- 1975 No award
- 1976 Mark James
- 1977 Nick Faldo
- 1978 Sandy Lyle
- 1979 Mike Miller
- 1980 Paul Hoad
- 1981 Jeremy Bennett
- 1982 Gordon Brand Jnr
- 1983 Grant Turner
- 1984 Philip Parkin
- 1985 Paul Thomas
- 1986 José María Olazábal
- 1987 Peter Baker
- 1988 Colin Montgomerie
- 1989 Paul Broadhurst
- 1990 Russell Claydon
- 1991 Per-Ulrik Johansson
- 1992 Jim Payne
- 1993 Gary Orr
- 1994 Jonathan Lomas
- 1995 Jarmo Sandelin
- 1996 Thomas Bjørn
- 1997 Scott Henderson
- 1998 Olivier Edmond
- 1999 Sergio García
- 2000 Ian Poulter
- 2001 Paul Casey
- 2002 Nick Dougherty
- 2003 Peter Lawrie
- 2004 Scott Drummond
- 2005 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
- 2006 Marc Warren
- 2007 Martin Kaymer
- 2008 Pablo Larrazábal
- 2009 Chris Wood
- 2010 Matteo Manassero
- 2011 Tom Lewis
- 2012 Ricardo Santos
- 2013 Peter Uihlein
- 2014 Brooks Koepka
- 2015 An Byeong-hun
- 2016 Wang Jeung-hun
- 2017 Jon Rahm
- 2018 Shubhankar Sharma
- 2019 Robert MacIntyre
- 2020 Sami Välimäki
- 2021 Matti Schmid
- 2022 Thriston Lawrence
- 2023 Ryo Hisatsune