David Gilford (born 14 September 1965) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
In 1965, Gilford was born in Crewe. In 1981, aged just 15, he won the Carris Trophy, English Boys Under-18 Open Amateur Stroke-Play Championship, at Moor Park. In 1984, he won the English Amateur.
Professional career
In 1986, Gilford turned professional. His best finish came in just his second event, in June 2016, when he finished third in the SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open after a final round 64.
Personal life
Gilford is married to Donna. They have two children.
Amateur wins
- 1981 Carris Trophy
- 1984 English Amateur
- 1986 Lagonda Trophy, British Youths Open Amateur Championship
Professional wins (6)
European Tour wins (6)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|18 Aug 1991
|NM English Open
|−10 (70-71-67-70=278)
|2 strokes
| Roger Chapman
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|19 Apr 1992
|Moroccan Open
|−1 (76-73-68-70=287)
|Playoff
| Robert Karlsson
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|21 Feb 1993
|Moroccan Open (2)
|−9 (68-70-70-71=279)
|1 stroke
| Stephen Ames, Jamie Spence
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|21 Mar 1993
|Portuguese Open
|−13 (65-66-70-74=275)
|Playoff
| Jorge Berendt
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|13 Feb 1994
|Turespaña Open De Tenerife
|−10 (72-70-66-70=278)
|2 strokes
| Andrew Murray, Juan Quirós,<br> Wayne Riley
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|11 Sep 1994
|European Open
|−13 (70-68-70-67=275)
|5 strokes
| José María Olazábal, Costantino Rocca
|}
European Tour playoff record (2–1)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|1992
|Moroccan Open
| Robert Karlsson
|Won with birdie on third extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|1993
|Portuguese Open
| Jorge Berendt
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|2002
|Algarve Open de Portugal
| Carl Pettersson
|Lost to par on first extra hole
|}
Results in major championships
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!Tournament
!1983
!1984
!1985
!1986
!1987
!1988
!1989
!1990
!1991
!1992
!1993
!1994
!1995
!1996
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|align=left|Masters Tournament
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|T24
|CUT
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|align=left|U.S. Open
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|CUT
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|CUT
|T60
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|align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT
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|CUT
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|CUT
|CUT
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|T80
|CUT
|CUT
|T38
|T58
|T33
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship
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|CUT
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|T44
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|}
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1985 Open Championship)<br>
"T" = tied
Summary
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|Masters Tournament || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1
|-
|align=left|U.S. Open || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1
|-
|align=left|The Open Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 4
|-
|align=left|PGA Championship || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1
|-
!Totals !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 1 !! 17 !! 7
|}
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (1994 Open Championship – 1995 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1982 (winners)
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1984
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1984
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1985
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1985
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1991, 1995 (winners)
- Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1992 (winners)
- World Cup (representing England): 1992, 1993