Dale Whitnell (born 9 August 1988) is an English professional
golf
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er who plays on the
European Tour
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. He won the 2023
Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed
The Scandinavian Masters is an annual golf tournament on the European Tour played in Sweden. In 2020 the tournament became co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and rebranded as the Scandinavian Mixed, in which both male and female golfers ...
.
Amateur career
Whitnell had a successful amateur career and he won the 2006
Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship
The Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship (ADJGC), in association with The Telegraph, is an international golf tournament for players under the age of 18 years.
Background
The tournament has its origins in the 1960s, when it was organised by The Da ...
. In 2008, he won the
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 195 ...
and played in the
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, it is named after Dwight D. Eise ...
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 Britai ...
and
Sam Hutsby. In 2009, he was tapped to play in the
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. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...
team. He was part of the English teams earning silver medals at the
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 bee ...
in
2008
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and
2009
File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
. 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
European Tour
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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 stro ...
and made the cut.
Through 2021, Whitnell had finished tied 4th on the European Tour three times, at the 2009
Alfred Dunhill Championship
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, the 2020
Betfred British Masters
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, and the 2021
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
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The Irish Open was first played in 1927 and was played annually, except for the war years, until 1950. ...
. Whitnell shared the lead heading into the weekend at the 2021
Cazoo Classic
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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 is an annual golf tournament on the European Tour played in Sweden. In 2020 the tournament became co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and rebranded as the Scandinavian Mixed, in which both male and female golfers ...
in Sweden. He recorded a 21-under par total of 267 to win by three shots ahead of
Sean Crocker
Sean Crocker (born August 31, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Early life and amateur career
Crocker was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. His father, Gary, was a test cricketer, who played for Zimbabwe from 1992 ...
.
Amateur wins
*2006
Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship
The Abu Dhabi Junior Golf Championship (ADJGC), in association with The Telegraph, is an international golf tournament for players under the age of 18 years.
Background
The tournament has its origins in the 1960s, when it was organised by The Da ...
*2009 Portuguese Amateur, Tillman Trophy
Professional wins (10)
European Tour wins (1)
1Mixed event with the
Ladies European Tour
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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.
...
(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 bee ...
(representing England):
2008
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,
2009
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*
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 195 ...
(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, it is named after Dwight D. Eise ...
(representing England):
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...
*
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. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...
(representing Great Britain & Ireland):
2009
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See also
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2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 28 players who earned 2020 European Tour cards through Q School in 2019.
2020 European Tour rookie
First-time member in 2020 but ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
2020 and 2021 results
Due to the effects ...
References
External links
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Colchester
1988 births
Living people