David Stuart Drysdale (born 19 March 1975) is a Scottish

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Career

Drysdale was born in

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. He turned professional in 1995. He married his childhood sweetheart Victoria in 2004. Drysdale currently competes on the

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, having graduated through

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for the fourth time at the end of 2008. He had previously qualified for the elite tour in 2001, 2006 and 2007 through q-school, in addition to graduating directly from the

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in 2004, when he finished 12th on the end of season rankings, largely thanks to a sudden death playoff victory over

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at the Bouygues Telecom Grand Final. Prior to 2009, Drysdale's best finish on the European Tour had been as runner-up at the 2006

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. In March 2009, he equalled that when he finished second in the

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. That result in

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followed a third place in the

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earlier in the season, allowed Drysdale to qualify for the season ending

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. He finished the season inside the top 50 on the

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, to comfortably retain his card for the 2010 season. In October 2009, he briefly became the highest ranked Scottish golfer in the

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. In the 2012 season on the European Tour, Drysdale's best finishes were a 3rd place in the

, 7th at the Irish Open, and 10th at the

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. He was well inside the top 60 of the European Tour Race to Dubai finishing 48th. The 2013 season saw Drysdale finish 6th at the

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, and 10th at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. His final position on the Race to Dubai of 80th was more than good enough to retain his playing rights for the 2014 season. In 2014, a back injury at the start of the season caused Drysdale to pull out of the

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. He finished 8th at The Championship at Laguna National in May, his first top-10 of the season. At the

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in October, he had to finish in the top 7 to retain his European Tour card for 2015. On the last putt on the 18th green, Drysdale holed a 30-foot putt to finish 4th place and secure his card for the following season finishing 102 on the 2014 Race to Dubai.

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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(representing Scotland):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drysdale, David Scottish male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Edinburgh People from Berwickshire 1975 births Living people