David Gilford
Summary
- Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 3-3-1 · 3.5 points (50.0%)
- Singles 1-0-1 · Foursomes 1-2-0 · Four-ball 1-1-0
Ryder Cup
2 Cups, 7 matches: 3 won, 3 lost, 1 halved, 3.5 points. Foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 1-0-1.
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
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Moments
- 1991 Ryder Cup Steve Pate was hurt in a car accident on the eve of the matches. He was withdrawn from singles, so his match with David Gilford (Europe's envelope player) was recorded as a half, which became decisive.
Results by championship
Best day
1995 Ryder Cup
Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points
Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1995.
Career line, 1991–1995
2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
David Gilford was born in 1965 in Crewe, Cheshire, England. Gilford played in 2 Ryder Cups for Europe (1991, 1995), winning 3, losing 3 and halving 1 of 7 matches for 3.5 points.
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The record
Ryder Cup
Gilford played 2 Ryder Cups for Europe: 7 matches, 3 won, 3 lost, 1 halved, 3.5 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 1-1-0, singles 1-0-1 (won-lost-halved).
- 1991 The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort Europe · USA won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
- 1995 Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Seve Ballesteros (2), Colin Montgomerie (1), Nick Faldo (1), Bernhard Langer (1).
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.