Daniel Stephen Gaunt (born 14 November 1978) is an Australian professional

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er. Gaunt was born in

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near

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. His brother

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is also a professional golfer. He lives in New Malden, England, with his wife, Caroline, and four children. He tied with Terry Pilkadaris for the Australian Medal in 1997 and turned professional in 1999. Gaunt qualified for the

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via

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at the end of 2003. He was unable to retain his card, and has played predominantly on lower level tours since 2005. He has won several events on those tours including four victories on the third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour. In July 2010 Gaunt won the English Challenge on Europe's second tier

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which gave him a year's exemption on that tour. He ended the season in 7th place on the Challenge Tour Rankings to earn his card on the top level

for 2011.

Amateur wins

*1997 Australian Medal (tied with Terry Pilkadaris)

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (4)

MENA Tour wins (1)

Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Gaunt only played in The Open Championship.''

Team appearances

Amateur * Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Victoria): 1996, 1997, 1998

References

External links

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Daniel Gaunt
at the PGA EuroPro Tour official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaunt, Daniel Australian male golfers European Tour golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Golfers from Melbourne People from Lancefield, Victoria 1978 births Living people Sportsmen from Victoria (state)