Richard Bland (golfer)
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| Richard Bland | |
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.JPG) | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Richard Bland |
| Born | 3 February 1973 Burton upon Trent, England |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Southampton, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 48 (3 April 2022)[1] (as of 3 November 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2009 |
| The Open Championship | T22: 2017 |
Richard Bland (born 3 February 1973) is an English professional golfer.
Bland was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. He turned professional in 1996 and reached the final stage of the European Tour's qualifying school in 1997 to gain his card on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour for 1998. In 2001 he won for the first time, at the season ending Challenge Tour Grand Final. The win catapulted him up the rankings and onto the European Tour for 2002.[2]
Bland had moderate success during his rookie season on the European Tour, ending the year in 73rd place on the Order of Merit with a best tournament finish of tied for 2nd place behind Søren Hansen at the Murphy's Irish Open after a playoff. He has failed to win enough money to maintain his card on the European Tour several times but has quickly regained his playing status each time, via the Challenge Tour rankings in 2004 and 2008 and via qualifying school in 2007 and 2011. In 2012 he was the last player to secure his playing rights for the 2013 season via the Order of Merit by a margin of less than a thousand euros.
Amateur wins (1)
- 1994 European Under 21 Championship
Professional wins (1)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Nov 2001 | Challenge Tour Grand Final | −18 (69-68-66-63=266) | 5 strokes | Philip Golding
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Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Murphy's Irish Open |  Niclas Fasth,  Darren Fichardt, Søren Hansen
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Hansen won with birdie on fourth extra hole Bland eliminated by birdie on second hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T22 | |||||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
- 2007 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2008 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2011 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
- ^ "Week 14 2022 Ending 3 Apr 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Graham, Tim (4 November 2001). "Italian Open: Roe secures final fling". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
External links
- Richard Bland at the European Tour official site
- Richard Bland at the Official World Golf Ranking official site