David Dixon (born 27 March 1977) is an English

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

Career

Dixon was born in

Bridgwater Bridgwater is a historic market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. The town had a population of 41,276 at the 2021 census. Bridgwater is at the edge of the Somerset Levels, in level and well-wooded country. The town lies along both sid ...

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

, England. He turned professional in 2001. Dixon had a glittering amateur career, the highlight of which was his performance at the

2001 Open Championship The 2001 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 130th Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. David Duval won his only major championship, three strokes ...

, where he earned the silver medal as the lowest finishing amateur. Dixon bounced between the

European Tour The European Tour, currently titled as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, and legally the PGA European Tour or the European Tour Group, is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European ...

and the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European To ...

between 2001 and 2007. However, in 2008 he secured his first ever professional win, and his status as a European Tour member, with victory at the Saint-Omer Open. He was never able to follow up his win and in 2019, he won the Matchroom Sport Championship on the PGA EuroPro Tour.

Amateur wins

*2000

Lytham Trophy The Lytham Trophy is an amateur golf tournament founded in 1965 by the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, where it has always been held. It is a 72-hole scratch stroke play competition, and is classified as a Category A event by the World Amateur ...

*2001 South African Amateur Championship

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (1)

¹Dual-ranking event with the

Challenge Tour wins (1)

¹Dual-ranking event with the

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (8)

Source:

Other wins (1)

*2018 PGA Play-offs

Results in major championships

''Note: Dixon only played in The Open Championship.''
LA = Low Amateur
"T" = tied

European Tour career summary

Team appearances

PGA Cup The PGA Cup is a men's golf competition for club professionals played between a Great Britain and Ireland team and a United States team. The winning team is presented with the Llandudno Trophy. The competition is run by the British PGA and the P ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2015 (winners), 2019

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, David English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Bridgwater 1977 births Living people