David Jagger (golfer)

David Jagger (born 9 June 1949) is an English professional golfer.

David Jagger
Personal information
Full nameDavid Jagger
Born (1949-06-09) 9 June 1949
Sheffield, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st)
Nationality England
ResidenceWalkington, England
Career
Turned professional1966
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins12
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT28: 1974

Jagger was born in Sheffield. He played on the European Tour for many years, where he was renowned as a joker,[1] but had most of his success playing on the Safari Circuit in Africa during the European winters in the 1970s and 1980s. He won several tournaments on that circuit, including the Nigerian Open three times, and topped the money list in 1982.[2] He also recorded a round of 59 during the pro-am prior to the 1973 Nigerian Open. His best placing on the European Order of Merit was 26th in 1976.[3]

Jagger played in several Open Championships, making the final round on four occasions with a best finish of tied for 28th place behind Gary Player at Royal Lytham in 1974. In addition to playing tournament golf, he also worked as a club professional at Selby Golf Club between 1978 and 1988. Since 1988 he has been at Hull Golf Club.[4]

Professional wins (12)

Safari Circuit wins (2)

Other wins (8)
  • 4 Yorkshire Open wins
  • 2 Northern PGA Championship wins
  • 1974 Kenya Open
  • 1975 Nigerian Open
  • 1980 British Club Professionals' Championship
  • 1982 Kalahari Diamond Classic (Botswana)[2]

Results in major championships
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
The Open Championship CUT CUT T51 T28 CUT T38 CUT CUT T60 CUT CUT

Note: Jagger only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 and 1981 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Professional

References
  1. "Rich pickings". Sky Sports. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  2. "Champion MacGregor". The Glasgow Herald. 5 April 1982. p. 15.
  3. Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  4. "David Jagger CV". Hull Golf Club. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
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