Richard Bland (golfer)

Richard Bland (born 3 February 1973) is an English professional golfer.

Richard Bland
Personal information
Full nameRichard Bland
Born (1973-02-03) 3 February 1973
Burton upon Trent, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality England
ResidenceSouthampton, England
Career
Turned professional1996
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2009
The Open ChampionshipT22: 2017

Bland was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. He turned professional in 1996 and reached the final stage of the European Tour's qualifying school in 1997 to gain his card on Europe's second tier Challenge Tour for 1998. In 2001 he won for the first time, at the season ending Challenge Tour Grand Final. The win catapulted him up the rankings and onto the European Tour for 2002.[1]

Bland had moderate success during his rookie season on the European Tour, ending the year in 73rd place on the Order of Merit with a best tournament finish of tied for 2nd place behind Søren Hansen at the Murphy's Irish Open after a playoff. He has failed to win enough money to maintain his card on the European Tour several times but has quickly regained his playing status each time, via the Challenge Tour rankings in 2004 and 2008 and via qualifying school in 2007 and 2011. In 2012 he was the last player to secure his playing rights for the 2013 season via the Order of Merit by a margin of less than a thousand euros.

Amateur wins (1)
  • 1994 European Under 21 Championship

Professional wins (1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)
Legend
Grand Finals (1)
Other Challenge Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 4 Nov 2001 Challenge Tour Grand Final −18 (69-68-66-63=266) 5 strokes Philip Golding

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2002 Murphy's Irish Open Niclas Fasth, Darren Fichardt,
Søren Hansen		 Hansen won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Bland eliminated by birdie on second hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T22
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2016
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T30
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

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See also

References
  1. Graham, Tim (4 November 2001). "Italian Open: Roe secures final fling". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
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