Delroy Cambridge
| Delroy Cambridge | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 November 1949 Mandeville, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Jamaica |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Former tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Senior Tour | 5 |
| Other | 2 |
Delroy Cambridge (born 12 November 1949) is a Jamaican professional golfer.
Professional career
Cambridge turned professional in 1971. He has spent many years in the United States, where he worked as an assistant professional at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, New York and played in local and regional events in the New York region.
He is more notable for his achievements in senior (over 50) golf. In 2000, he became the first Jamaican to qualify to play on the European Seniors Tour and he made the top-25 on that tour's Order of Merit every year from 2001 to 2006, with a best ranking of third in 2002. He has won five European Senior Tour tournaments.
In November 2010, he nearly won a senior event in Australia. He held the lead entering the final round of the Fiducian Legends Australian PGA Championship. He led by three shots entering the 16th hole of the final round. However he finished triple bogey-par-bogey to finish runner-up to Australian golfer Lyndsay Stephen.[1]
Professional wins (7)
Regular career wins (2)
This list is probably incomplete
- 1994 Westchester Open
- 1998 Jamaica Open
European Senior Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Oct 2001 | Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions | −8 (69-67-69=205) | 1 stroke |  Jerry Bruner
|
| 2 | 16 Jun 2002 | Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters | −11 (70-68-67=205) | 2 strokes |  Tommy Horton, Ian Mosey
|
| 3 | 15 Sep 2002 | Bovis Lend Lease European Senior Masters | −9 (69-70-68=207) | 2 strokes |  Eamonn Darcy,  Seiji Ebihara
|
| 4 | 12 Oct 2002 | The Daily Telegraph Sodexho Seniors Match Play Championship |
1 up |  Eddie Polland
| |
| 5 | 14 Jun 2009 | Jersey Seniors Classic (2) | −9 (69-70-68=207) | Playoff |  Mike Clayton
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European Senior Tour playoff record (1–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters | Denis Durnian, Seiji Ebihara
|
Ebihara won with birdie on third extra hole Cambridge eliminated by par on first hole |
| 2 | 2006 | Bendinat London Seniors Masters |  Giuseppe Calì
|
Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
| 3 | 2009 | Jersey Seniors Classic | Mike Clayton
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Won with par on third extra hole |
Jamaica national team appearances
References
- ^ O'Hare, Brian. "Lyndsay Stephen snatches dramatic 2010 Legends PGA victory". Australian Senior Golfer. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
External links
- Delroy Cambridge at the European Tour official site
- Trinidad Guardian article
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