Daniel Thomas Gavins (born 20 March 1991) is an English
professional golfer
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who currently plays on the
European Tour
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. He won his first European Tour event at the 2021
ISPS Handa World Invitational
The ISPS Handa World Invitational was a professional golf tournament that featured on the European Tour, the Challenge Tour, the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
History
The event was created in 2019 and involved separate events for both ...
.
Professional career
Gavins turned professional in 2012. He started his career playing on the
PGA EuroPro Tour
The PGA EuroPro Tour was a men's developmental professional golf tour. It was created in 2002 by the merger of two development tours, the EuroPro Tour and the PGA MasterCard Tour, as the Professional Golfers' Association and Barry Hearn's Match ...
, winning once in 2013. He also finished 7th on the Order of Merit in 2015. He also played on the
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.
History ...
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In August 2021, Gavins won the
ISPS Handa World Invitational
The ISPS Handa World Invitational was a professional golf tournament that featured on the European Tour, the Challenge Tour, the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
History
The event was created in 2019 and involved separate events for both ...
by shooting a final-round 65 to beat
David Horsey
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by one shot. He started the final round seven shots behind the leader.
In February 2023, Gavins won the
Ras Al Khaimah Championship
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The event is played at the same venue which hosted the Ras ...
to claim his second European Tour victory. On the final hole, his ball found the water twice, but he managed to salvage a double-bogey by holing a 25-foot putt. He won by one shot ahead of
Alexander Björk
Alexander Karl Mikael Björk (born 7 June 1990) is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2018 Volvo China Open.
Professional career
Björk turned professional in 2009 and played on the Swedish Golf Tour and the ...
and
Zander Lombard
Zander Lombard (born 18 January 1995) is a South African professional golfer.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Lombard won several events in Africa and represented South Africa in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2012 and 2014. In 2014, he was runner-up a ...
.
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (2)
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
See also
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2015 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 27 players who earned 2016 European Tour professional golf cards through Q School in 2015.
2016 European Tour rookie
2016 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2016
T = Tied
The player retained his European Tour ca ...
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2018 European Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 27 players who earned 2019 European Tour cards through Q School in 2018.
2019 European Tour rookie
First-time member ineligible for Rookie of the Year award
2019 Results
* European Tour rookie in 2019
† Firs ...
References
External links
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Leeds
Golfers from Yorkshire
1991 births
Living people