David Griffiths (born 26 May 1980) is an English

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Career

Griffiths had a notable amateur career, winning the

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and captaining the England boys side before turning professional in 2001. Griffiths reached the final stage of

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qualifying school in 2002, enabling him to join the

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for 2003, where he would play nine events. For 2004 he returned to Europe, playing the Challenge Tour before successfully completing the European Tour's qualifying school that winter. He played on the European Tour from 2005 to 2008, where his best finishes were a pair of T3s, in the 2007

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and the 2006

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, which he had led after three rounds. He returned to the Challenge Tour for 2009 after a poor 2008 season, and only made one cut at that level in 2010. In the 2012 European Tour qualifying school he missed out by just one stroke but gained a place on the

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. However, he again had little success and dropped off the tour at the end of the season.

Amateur wins

*1997

Professional wins (1)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Griffiths only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing England): 1997 *

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1998 (winners) * European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 2000 (winners)

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