Russell Claydon
| Russell Claydon | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Russell Claydon |
| Born | 19 November 1965 Cambridge, England |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Nationality |  England |
| Residence | Fulbourn, Cambs., England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T11: 1994 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
1990 |
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.
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[edit] Amateur wins (5)
- 1988 English Amateur, Berkshire Trophy, Lagonda Trophy
- 1989 St Andrews Links Trophy, Lake Macquarie Amateur
[edit] European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Aug 1998 | BMW International Open | -18 (66-72-64-68=270) | 1 stroke | Jamie Spence |
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T69 LA | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 | T55 | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1971)
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Team appearances
[edit] Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1989 (winners)
[edit] Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1997
[edit] External links
- Russell Claydon at the European Tour official site
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