Howard Clark (golfer)
Howard Clark | |
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![]() Clark in 1976 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Howard Keith Clark |
Born | (1954-08-26) 26 August 1954 (age 70) Leeds, England |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Knaresborough, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1973 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 14 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 11 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T35: 1987 |
PGA Championship | T80: 1996 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 1992 |
The Open Championship | T8: 1981 |
Howard Keith Clark (born 26 August 1954) is an English professional golfer who played on the European Tour for many years and had his most successful period in the mid-1980s.
Early life and amateur career
Clark was born in Leeds, England. He learned the game from his father, who was a scratch amateur. He won the 1971 Boys Amateur Championship and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1973 Walker Cup.
Professional career
Clark turned professional in 1973 and joined the European Tour in 1974. His first professional tournament win came in the 1975 Greater Manchester Open.[1] In 1976 he won the T.P.D. Under-25 Championship and his first win on the European Tour was two years later at the 1978 Portuguese Open. Clark's final tally of European Tour wins was eleven, including pairs of wins in four consecutive seasons from 1984 to 1987. He also won the individual title at the World Cup of Golf in 1985. His best placing on the Order of Merit was third, which he achieved in both 1984 and 1986. His form fell away in the early 1990s but revived for a time in the middle of that decade, and he made the top twenty on the Order of Merit in 1994 and 1995. His last season on the tour was 1999 and he subsequently worked as an on-course commentator for BBC Sport before moving to Sky Sports.
Clark played in the Ryder Cup six times and was on three winning European teams and also the 1989 team which tied the match and retained the Cup.
Amateur wins
- 1971 Boys Amateur Championship
Professional wins (14)
European Tour wins (11)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 15 Apr 1978 | Portuguese Open | −1 (71-75-71-74=291) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 29 Apr 1978 | Madrid Open | −6 (70-70-72-70=282) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 29 Apr 1984 | Cepsa Madrid Open (2) | −14 (66-68-69-71=274) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
4 | 28 May 1984 | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | −12 (64-69-71=204)* | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
5 | 16 Jun 1985 | Jersey Open | −1 (71-69-71-68=279) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 | 11 Aug 1985 | Glasgow Open | −6 (71-65-70-68=274) | Playoff | ![]() |
7 | 27 Apr 1986 | Cepsa Madrid Open (3) | −14 (70-68-67-69=274) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
8 | 18 May 1986 | Peugeot Spanish Open | −16 (68-71-66-67=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
9 | 22 Mar 1987 | Moroccan Open | −8 (73-73-66-72=284) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
10 | 9 Aug 1987 | PLM Open | −17 (68-73-67-63=271) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
11 | 2 Oct 1988 | English Open | −9 (72-71-67-69=279) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
*Note: The 1984 Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1985 | Glasgow Open | ![]() | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 1995 | Murphy's Irish Open | ![]() ![]() | Torrance won with eagle on second extra hole Cage eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (3)
- 1975 Greater Manchester Open
- 1976 T.P.D. Under-25 Championship
- 1985 World Cup (individual title)
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T13 | T44 | CUT | |||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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Masters Tournament | T35 | |||||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | T32 | T8 | CUT | T26 | T52 | T47 | CUT | T62 | T28 | T13 |
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T80 | CUT | T21 | CUT | CUT | 70 | CUT | |
PGA Championship | T80 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1987 Masters – 1989 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1973
Professional
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1977, 1981, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989 (tied, cup retained), 1995 (winners)
- Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1978 (winners), (representing England) 1984 (winners)
- World Cup (representing England): 1978, 1984, 1985 (individual winner), 1987
- Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1985, 1986, 1987 (winners), 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995
- Nissan Cup (representing Europe): 1985, 1986
See also
References
- ^ "Howard Clark, the former Walker Cup player..." The Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1976. p. 22.
External links
- Howard Clark at the European Tour official site
- Howard Clark at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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