David Lynn (golfer)

English professional golfer

David Lynn

Personal information
Full name| David Anthony Lynn
Born|  (1973-10-20) 20 October 1973 (age 51)
Billinge, Wigan, England
Height| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight| 178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st)
Sporting nationality|  England
Residence| Stoke-on-Trent, England
Career
Turned professional| 1995
Current tour(s)| European Tour
Former tour(s)| PGA Tour
Professional wins| 3
Highest ranking| 34 (13 October 2013)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour| 2
Challenge Tour| 1
Best results in major championships

Masters Tournament| T46: 2013
PGA Championship| 2nd: 2012
U.S. Open| DNP
The Open Championship| T53: 2003

David Anthony Lynn (born 20 October 1973) is an English professional golfer who played mainly on the European Tour, but took up full-time membership on the PGA Tour for the 2013 season.

He won the 1994 Greek Amateur Championship, where he finished eight shots ahead of David Howell. He turned professional in 1995. Lynn won three times in his professional career. His best European Tour Order of Merit finish was 18th in 2012, and he reached number 34 on the Official World Golf Ranking in 2013.

He notably finished second in the 2012 PGA Championship, eight strokes behind winner Rory McIlroy on five under par after consecutive rounds of 68 over the weekend. This was only his second appearance in a major championship and the result ensured a return to next year's PGA Championship, as well as a first ever visit to the Masters Tournament. He also moved up to a career high ranking of 40th.[2]

On the back of his runner-up finish at the 2012 PGA Championship and having earned enough money as a non-member, Lynn joined the PGA Tour full-time for the 2013 season.[3] Lynn came close to earning his first PGA Tour victory in May 2013 at the Wells Fargo Championship. He finished regulation play at eight-under-par, tied with American rookie Derek Ernst. However, Lynn lost on the first sudden-death playoff hole to an Ernst par, after hitting his second shot into a greenside bunker and was unable to get up-and-down for par.[4]

In October 2013, Lynn won the Portugal Masters, shooting a final-round of 63 to win his first European Tour title in nine years.[5] He retired after the 2014 season, suffering from tendonitis in his right elbow.[6]

## Amateur wins

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* 1994 Greek Amateur Open Championship

## Professional wins (3)

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### European Tour wins (2)

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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 8 Aug 2004 | KLM Open | −16 (63-70-65-66=264)  | 3 strokes  |  Richard Green,  Paul McGinley
2  | 13 Oct 2013 | Portugal Masters | −18 (65-65-73-63=266)  | 1 stroke  |  Justin Walters

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result

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1  | 2010 | Austrian Golf Open |  José Manuel Lara | Lost to par on first extra hole

### Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of
victory | Runner-up

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1  | 22 Jun 1997 | Team Erhverv Danish Open | −14 (70-66-69-69=274)  | 3 strokes  |  Robert-Jan Derksen

## Playoff record

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PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result

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1  | 2013 | Wells Fargo Championship |  Derek Ernst | Lost to par on first extra hole

## Results in major championships

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Tournament  | 2003  | 2004  | 2005  | 2006  | 2007  | 2008  | 2009  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014

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Masters Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | T46  | CUT
The Open Championship | T53  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CUT  |
PGA Championship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | T22  |

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Lynn never played in the U.S. Open.

## Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament  | 2013

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The Players Championship | T26

"T" indicates a tie for a place

## Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014

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Match Play |  | R64  | R64
Championship |  | T39  |
Invitational |  | T53  | T69
Champions | T69  | T39  |

Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

## Team appearances

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Amateur

* European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1994[7]

Professional

* Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2013

## References

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1. ^ "Week 41 2013 Ending 13 Oct 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
2. ^ "David Lynn finishes second at 2012 PGA Championship". Metro. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
3. ^ "Five internationals join Tour for 2013". PGA Tour. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
4. ^ "David Lynn loses playoff to Derek Ernst on PGA Tour". Sky Sports. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
5. ^ "Portugal Masters: David Lynn claims second European Tour title". BBC Sport. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
6. ^ "David Lynn was the shooting star among the game's giants at Kiawah Island". 8 March 2016.
7. ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

## External links

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* David Lynn at the European Tour official site
* David Lynn at the PGA Tour official site
* David Lynn at the Official World Golf Ranking official site