Mark Foster (golfer)
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| Mark Foster | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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At KLM Open, 2009
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mark B. Foster |
| Born | 1 August 1975 Worksop, Notts., England |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Nationality |  England |
| Residence | Worksop, Notts., England |
| Spouse | Sophie |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T28: 2003 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Challenge Tour Rankings winner |
2001 |
Mark B. Foster (born 1 August 1975) is an English professional golfer.
Foster was born in Worksop. He won the English Amateur twice before turning professional in 1995. For the first few years as a professional he was troubled by back problems, but in 2001 he won twice on the Challenge Tour and topped the money list. He won for the first time on the European Tour at the 2003 Dunhill Championship in South Africa. In 2011 he had his career best finish on the Order of Merit in 32nd position.
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Amateur wins (4)
- 1992 English Boys Stroke Play Championship
- 1994 English Amateur
- 1995 English Amateur, Brabazon Trophy (tie with Colin Edwards)
Professional wins (4)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jan 2003 | Dunhill Championship | -15 (70-66-69-68=273) | Playoff |  Anders Hansen,  Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie, Doug McGuigan, Bradford Vaughan |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Dunhill Championship | Anders Hansen, Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie, Doug McGuigan, Bradford Vaughan |
Won with eagle on second extra hole Hansen and McGuigan eliminated with birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2011 | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Thomas Bjørn, George Coetzee, Pablo Larrazábal,  Bernd Wiesberger |
Bjorn won with birdie on fifth extra hole Foster eliminated with par on fourth hole Larrázabal eliminated with par on second hole Wiesberger eliminated with par on first hole |
Challenge Tour wins (3)
Results in major championships
File:Mark Foster.jpg
Mark Foster
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T28 | T63 | DNP | DNP | T35 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994 (winners)
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011 (winners)
External links
- Mark Foster at the European Tour official site
- Mark Foster at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Mark Foster at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
