Stuart Davis (born 24 August 1973) is an
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professional golfer
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.
Davis turned professional unusually late in life, in 2001. He soon earned a place on the second-tier
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 Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
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, where he played for several years with some success, including three runner-up finishes. In 2008, he was runner-up at the
Kazakhstan Open
The Kazakhstan Open was a men's professional golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, the official developmental tour of the European Tour. First played in 2005, it was held at the Nurtau Golf Club in Almaty, Kazakhstan for the first four editions b ...
; this ultimately earned Davis a place on the
European Tour
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for 2009 as he took the 20th and final place in the standings, thanks to a missed putt by rival
Marco Ruiz.
Riches could be on the cards as Davis joins European Tour
/ref> However, his debut season was unsuccessful and he returned to the lower tier.
Playoff record
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)
See also
*2008 Challenge Tour graduates __NOTOC__
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* European Tour rookie in 2009
T = Tied
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Golfers from Derby
Sportspeople from Derbyshire
People from Heanor
1973 births
Living people