Richard Henry Mansell (born 24 April 1995) is an English
professional golfer
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who plays on the
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fif ...
.
Amateur career
Mansell attended
Nova Southeastern University
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from 2014 to 2017, having previously spent one season at
Newberry College
Newberry College is a private Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina. It has 1,250 students.
Accreditation
Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award ba ...
.
Professional career
Mansell turned professional in 2017 and began 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 ...
. He claimed his first professional win in July 2019 at the Cobra Puma Championship. He 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 ...
in 2019 and 2020, finishing fourth on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, gaining status on the
European Tour
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for the
2021 season. The highlight of 2020 being runner-up finishes at the
Andalucía Challenge de España
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and the dual-ranking
Euram Bank Open
The Euram Bank Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour. It was first played in July 2018 at Golf Club Adamstal in Ramsau, Austria. Adamstal hosted the MAN NÖ Open on the Challenge Tour from 2006 to 2008.
In 2020, the tournament was a d ...
. Mansell qualified for the
2021 Open Championship via final qualifying at Holinwell.
In October 2022, Mansell held the 54-hole lead at the
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is one of the richest golf tournaments on the European Tour. It is played in September, on three different links courses, centred on the "home of golf", St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
The tournament is a pr ...
. He had a four shot lead going into Sunday, but a final-round 76 saw him drop to tied-for-seventh place.
Amateur wins
*2017 Armstrong Pirate Invite
Source:
Professional wins (1)
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
*
Arnold Palmer Cup
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(representing Europe):
2017
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Professional
*
Hero Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2023
References
External links
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Nova Southeastern Sharks men's golfers
Newberry Wolves athletes
1995 births
Living people