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Dale Whitnell (born 9 August 1988) is an English professional
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er who plays on the
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. He won the 2023
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.


Amateur career

Whitnell had a successful amateur career and he won the 2006 Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship. In 2008, he won the
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and played in the
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with
Luke Goddard Luke Goddard (born 17 April 1988) is an English professional golfer. Goddard was born in London. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 2008 Argentine Amateur Open Championship and the 2009 English Amateur, and representing Great Brita ...
and
Sam Hutsby Samuel Michael Thomas Hutsby (born 29 October 1988) is an English professional golfer. Amateur career Hutsby had a successful amateur career, working under the tutelage of golf coach Sam Torrance until they broke up in June 2008. In 2009 he lost ...
. In 2009, he was tapped to play in the
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team. He was part of the English teams earning silver medals at the
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in
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and
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
. Whitnell was ranked Number One amateur in England in 2009 and won the English Golf Union Order of Merit convincingly.


Professional career

It took him 11 years to earn a full
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card after turning professional in 2009. He came through local qualifying to play in the
2012 Open Championship The 2012 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 141st Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. Ernie Els won his second Claret Jug, one str ...
and made the cut. Through 2021, Whitnell had finished tied 4th on the European Tour three times, at the 2009
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, the 2020
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, and the 2021
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. Whitnell shared the lead heading into the weekend at the 2021 Cazoo Classic after two opening rounds of 68, but two final rounds of 72 saw him finish in a tie for 13th. In June 2023, Whitnell won his first European Tour title at the
Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed The Scandinavian Masters was an annual golf tournament on the European Tour played in Sweden. In 2020, the tournament became co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and was rebranded as the Scandinavian Mixed, in which both male and female go ...
in Sweden. He recorded a 21-under par total of 267 to win by three shots ahead of
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.


Amateur wins

*2006 Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship *2009 Portuguese Amateur, Tillman Trophy


Professional wins (10)


European Tour wins (1)

1Mixed event with the
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Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)


Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (8)


Results in major championships

"T" = Tied
''Note: Whitnell only played in The Open Championship.''


Team appearances

Amateur *
European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. S ...
(representing England): 2006 *
European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...
(representing England):
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
,
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
*
St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 19 ...
(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2008 *
Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958 Eisenhower Trophy, 1958, it is nam ...
(representing England):
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
*
Walker Cup The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland featuring players from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup ...
(representing Great Britain & Ireland):
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...


See also

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2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates The 2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates were determined following the conclusion of the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage which was played 15–20 November at Lumine Golf Club in Tarragona, Spain. It was the 44th edition ...


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitnell, Dale English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Colchester 1988 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen