Daniel Gaunt (golfer)
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Daniel Stephen Gaunt is an Australia
n professional golf
er.
Gaunt was born in Lancefield, Victoria
near Melbourne
. His brother Chris is also a professional golfer. He lives in New Malden, England with his wife, Caroline, and two children. He tied with Terry Pilkadaris
for the Australian Medal in 1997 and turned professional in 1999.
Gaunt qualified for the European Tour via qualifying school
at the end of 2003. He was unable to retain his card, and has played predominantly on lower level tours since 2005. He has won several events on those tours including 4 victories on the third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour
.
In July 2010 Gaunt won the English Challenge
on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour
which gave him a year's exemption on that tour. He ended the season in 7th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his card on the top level European Tour for 2011.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Gaunt was born in Lancefield, Victoria
Lancefield, Victoria
Lancefield is a town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges Local government area in Victoria, Australia. The town is located north of the state capital, Melbourne and had a population of 1,184 at the 2006 census.-History:...
near Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. His brother Chris is also a professional golfer. He lives in New Malden, England with his wife, Caroline, and two children. He tied with Terry Pilkadaris
Terry Pilkadaris
Terry Peter Pilkadaris is an Australian professional golfer.Pilkadaris was born in Perth, Western Australia. He turned professional in 1998, joining the PGA Tour of Australasia. Since 2002 he has played on the Asian Tour where he has won three tournaments. He was fifth on the Asian Tour Order of...
for the Australian Medal in 1997 and turned professional in 1999.
Gaunt qualified for the European Tour via qualifying school
Qualifying school
In professional golf the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the tour for the following season, otherwise known as a...
at the end of 2003. He was unable to retain his card, and has played predominantly on lower level tours since 2005. He has won several events on those tours including 4 victories on the third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
The PGA EuroPro Tour is a men's developmental professional golf tour. It was created in 2002 by the merger of two older development tours, the EuroPro Tour and the PGA Mastercard Tour. It is based mainly in the United Kingdom, with a few events in other countries...
.
In July 2010 Gaunt won the English Challenge
English Challenge
The English Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in England. It was held for the first time in 1993 and after the following edition there was a nine year break before it made a one-off return in 2004....
on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
which gave him a year's exemption on that tour. He ended the season in 7th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his card on the top level European Tour for 2011.
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Jul 2010 | English Challenge English Challenge The English Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, played in England. It was held for the first time in 1993 and after the following edition there was a nine year break before it made a one-off return in 2004.... |
1 stroke |  Tommy FleetwoodTommy Fleetwood Tommy Fleetwood is an English professional golfer.Fleetwood was born in Southport, Merseyside, near Liverpool. He had a distinguished amateur career with included wins in the 2009 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the 2010 English Amateur, and runner-up finishes in the 2008 Amateur... ,  Craig LeeCraig Lee Craig Lee is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.-Career:Lee had a successful amateur career in his home country, culminating with a win in the national Boys Stroke Play event in 1995. He turned professional the following year, but struggled to replicate his success,... |
Other wins (>4)
- Multiple wins on the Midas Tour, the Jamega Tour and the 66 Pro Tour.
- 2006 Peugeot International (PGA EuroPro Tour)
- 2007 Kronenburg Open (PGA EuroPro Tour)
- 2008 Party Poker Championship (PGA EuroPro Tour)
- 2010 The Motocaddy Masters (PGA EuroPro Tour)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2009 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
73 |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
External links
- Daniel Gaunt at the PGA EuroPro TourPGA EuroPro TourThe PGA EuroPro Tour is a men's developmental professional golf tour. It was created in 2002 by the merger of two older development tours, the EuroPro Tour and the PGA Mastercard Tour. It is based mainly in the United Kingdom, with a few events in other countries...
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