Ross Drummond

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Scottish professional golfer

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name	Ross Drummond
image	Senior Open 2010 Ross Drummond.JPG
fullname	Ross Drummond
birth_date
birth_place	Paisley, Scotland
height
nationality
residence	Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
spouse	Claire (married 1981)
children	Lauren (1999)
yearpro	1975
tour	European Senior Tour
Champions Tour
extour	European Tour
prowins	9
champwins
otherwins
majorwins
masters	DNP
usopen	DNP
open	T31: 1984, 1995
pga	DNP
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Ross Drummond (born 29 November 1956) is a Scottish professional golfer from Paisley whose most successful year on the PGA European Tour was chronicled by The Guardian's golf correspondent, Lawrence Donegan, in the book Four Iron in the Soul. Drummond did not win a tournament on the European Tour despite a long career, although he did finish as a runner-up at the 1996 Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge. Having retired from the European Tour at the end of 2004, Drummond now plays regularly on the European Senior Tour.

Career

Drummond played for 24 years on the PGA European Tour and has frequently been described as a "journeyman" professional. Since 2007, he has been playing on the European Senior Tour.

European Tour

Drummond turned pro in 1975. He won the Tooting Bec Cup for the lowest single-round score posted by a British or Irish player at the 1987 Open Championship at Muirfield, carding a 66 in his second round. In 1996, he finished runner-up to Retief Goosen in the inaugural Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge and third behind Jesper Parnevik and Colin Montgomerie at the Trophée Lancôme, and finished in 42nd place on that year's European Tour Order of Merit. Drummond's 1996 season, which proved to be his most successful on the European Tour, was the subject of the book Four Iron in the Soul, written by The Guardian's golf correspondent, Lawrence Donegan, who caddied for him that year. Donegan had first met Drummond while researching an article on journeymen professionals, and writes in his book that this is "a description that might have been invented for him", noting that "I don't mean that derisively".

Despite his success in 1996, Drummond subsequently lost his card in 1997, ending a 20-year run on the tour. After failing to regain his tour card at the 1997 European Tour Qualifying School, having unsuccessfully participated in the Qualifying School in 1999 and 2000.

Reflecting on his career at the Senior PGA Championship in May 2009, he stated: "I would say that I've just squeaked by. I've never been supported by sponsors. In the mid-1980s I had a sponsorship for a couple of years but it really wasn't a lot of money. I've never had any endorsements that paid big money. And, I basically funded [my career] myself". By 2000, he was describing himself as "semi-retired" because he only had a small number of invitations to play in European PGA events, though he won the Tartan Tour Order of Merit that season and came tied second in the Madeira Island Open. He played his last tournaments on the European Tour in 2004.

European Senior Tour

In February 2007, Drummond played his first tournament on the European Senior Tour at the DGM Barbados Open at Royal Westmoreland, finishing joint 6th.

Drummond subsequently stated that he felt he had the ability to win a tournament on the 2008 circuit. His best result of the season was tied second place at the Jersey Seniors Classic in June. In 2008, he won prize money amounting to €106,343 and was ranked 17th. and third outright at the Benahavis Senior Masters. He won a total of €97,920, finishing 11th on the tour. In 2010, he finished 16th on the tour, with winnings of €122,013; his best result of the year was second in the Handa Irish Senior Open.

Professional wins (9)

1980 Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament
1983 Skol Tournament, Carnoustie Challenge
1986 Scottish Professional Championship
1987 Scottish Professional Championship
1989 Scottish Professional Championship
1990 Scottish Professional Championship
2002 Sunderland of Scotland Masters
2005 Scottish Matchplay Championship

Playoff record

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2015	Travis Perkins Masters	SCO Colin Montgomerie	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
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Results in major championships

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Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT		CUT	T31		T72	T35
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Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
The Open Championship	CUT			T63		T31	CUT		CUT
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Note: Drummond only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Europcar Cup (representing Scotland): 1988

References

Lowe, Douglas. (1 October 2007). "Drummond still chasing that elusive first victory". [[The Herald (Glasgow).
Glover, Tim. (15 July 1996). "Golf: Last chance for Lytham hopefuls". [[The Independent]].
Graham Otway. (12 July 1998). "Ross Drummond – the nearly man who struggles on". Golf Today.
(23 May 2009). "Drummond is shock leader". Sky Sports.
"Ross Drummond: Biography". PGA European Tour.
"PGA Honour Rolls: Tooting Bec Cup". Professional Golfers' Association.
"Previous Opens: Muirfield — 1987 Results". The Royal and Ancient Golf Club.
(17 June 1996). "Golf". The Independent.
(16 September 1996). "Impressive Swede in repeat victory after Montgomerie wilts Parnevik weathers early birdie storm". The Herald.
"Ross Drummond: Career record details". PGA European Tour.
Donegan, Lawrence. (27 July 2002). "I was the first to jump on guru Jos's magic bus". [[The Scotsman]].
Donegan, Lawrence. (1997). "Four Iron in the Soul". Viking.
Kane, Desmond. (4 February 2001). "Drummond yet to lose his drive". [[Scotland on Sunday]].
Rogers, Tim. (22 May 2009). "Senior surprise: Scotland's little-known Drummond grabs two-shot lead at Senior PGA". [[The Plain Dealer]].
(20 March 2000). "'Semi-retired' Drummond has surprised even himself". The Herald.
(27 December 2007). "Ross sure he'll top it all in 2008". [[Daily Record (Scotland).
"Ross Drummond: Results – 2008". PGA European Tour.
(21 June 2009). "Smit beats Woosnam to Seniors win". BBC Sport.
(19 October 2009). "Gordon Brand Jnr loses in play-off at Benahavis Senior Masters". The Scotsman.
"Ross Drummond: Results – 2009". PGA European Tour.
Gardner, John. (10 October 2005). "Agony and ecstacy for Sam". Daily Record.

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