Gordon David Manson (born 19 May 1960) is a Scottish-born Austrian

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. Manson has had a successful career on the

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which he joined in 2011. Manson led the final stage of the 2010

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after three of the four rounds but had a last round of 75 to finish tied for seventh place, receiving a conditional card for the 2011 season. He has won twice; the 2015 Swiss Seniors Open and the 2016 Acorn Jersey Open. He has also been runner-up in the 2014

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, the 2015 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship and the 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open. He was fourth in the

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Order of Merit and ninth in 2016.

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Alps Tour wins (3)

Other wins (1)

*1993 Diners Club Championship

European Senior Tour wins (2)

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Manson only played in The Open Championship.''

Results in senior major championships

"T" = Tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: Manson only played in the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open Championship.''

Team appearances

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(representing Austria):

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manson, Gordon Scottish male golfers Austrian male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Golfers from St Andrews 1960 births Living people 20th-century Austrian sportsmen