David John Llewellyn (born 18 November 1951) is a

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er. Llewellyn played on the

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in the 1970s after being named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1971. He achieved a personal best ranking of 39th on the Order or Merit in 1974, but did not win any tournaments in this period. After a spell as a club professional at Craythorne Golf Centre (1975–78),

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(1978–81) and Thirsk and Northallerton Golf Club (1982–84), he returned to tournament golf in 1984, and collected several tournament victories during the following years. His sole win on the main European Tour was the 1988

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, when he set a tour record four round total of 258. The scoring record was tied by Llewellyn's countryman

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and not beaten until more than 32 years later, when Andy Sullivan scored 257 at the

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. Llewellyn also won the 1987 Vernon's tournament in

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, on the informal European satellite tour which existed before the official

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was founded, and the 1991 Ivory Coast Open, which was a Challenge Tour event. However the highlight of his career was perhaps winning the World Cup of Golf for Wales alongside

in 1987. Llewellyn left the tour for a second time in the early 1990s to return to being a club professional. He later became National Coach to the

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between 2002 and 2007.

Professional wins (13)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Safari Circuit wins (2)

Other wins (8)

*1969 Warwickshire Assistants Championship, Warwickshire Assistants Matchplay *1970 Midland Professional Championship *1972

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*1985 Welsh Professional Championship *1987 Vernons Open,

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(with

) *1994 Cheshire and North Wales Open

Results in major championships

''Note: Llewellyn only played in The Open Championship.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

(representing Wales):

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(winners), 1988 *

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(representing Wales): 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 *

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(representing Wales): 1975 * Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Wales): 1984 *

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(representing Wales):

, 1988,

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(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2000 (non-playing captain)

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