Howard Clark (golfer)

Howard Clark
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Howard K. Clark
Born	(1954-08-26) 26 August 1954 Leeds, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality	England
Residence	Knaresborough, England
Career
Turned professional	1973
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	13
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	11
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T37: 1987
U.S. Open	CUT: 1992
The Open Championship	T8: 1981
PGA Championship	T80: 1996

Howard K. Clark (born 26 August 1954) is an English professional golfer who played on the European Tour for many years and had his most successful period in the mid-1980s.

Clark was born in Leeds, England. He learned the game from his father, who was a scratch amateur. He won the 1971 Boys Amateur Championship and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1973 Walker Cup. He turned professional that year and joined the European Tour in 1974. His first professional tournament win came in the 1976 TPD Under-25s Championship and his first win on the European Tour was two years later at the 1978 Portuguese Open. Clark's final tally of European Tour wins was eleven, including pairs of wins in four consecutive seasons from 1984 to 1987. He also won the individual title at the World Cup of Golf in 1985. His best placing on the Order of Merit was third, which he achieved in both 1984 and 1986. His form fell away in the early 1990s, but revived for a time in the middle of that decade, and he made the top twenty of on the Order of Merit in 1994 and 1995. His last season on the tour was 1999 and he subsequently worked as an on course commentator for BBC Sport before moving to Sky Sports.

Clark played in the Ryder Cup six times and was on three winning European teams and also the 1989 team which tied the match and retained the Cup.

Amateur wins

1971 Boys Amateur Championship

Professional wins

European Tour wins (11)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Apr 1978	Portuguese Open	−1 (71-75-71-74=291)	1 stroke	Brian Barnes, Simon Hobday
2	29 Apr 1978	Madrid Open	−6 (70-70-72-70=282)	2 strokes	José Maria Cañizares
3	29 Apr 1984	Cepsa Madrid Open	−14 (66-68-69-71=274)	3 strokes	José Maria Cañizares
4	28 May 1984	Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship	−12 (64-69-71=204)	2 strokes	Gordon J. Brand, Bernhard Langer
5	16 Jun 1985	Jersey Open	−1 (71-69-71-68=279)	1 stroke	Warren Humphreys, Philip Parkin, Ian Woosnam
6	11 Aug 1985	Glasgow Open	−6 (71-65-70-68=274)	Playoff	Sandy Lyle
7	27 Apr 1986	Cepsa Madrid Open	−14 (70-68-67-69=274)	1 stroke	Seve Ballesteros
8	18 May 1986	Peugeot Spanish Open	−16 (68-71-66-67=272)	1 stroke	Ian Baker-Finch
9	22 Mar 1987	Moroccan Open	−8 (73-73-66-72=284)	3 strokes	Mark James
10	9 Aug 1987	PLM Open	−17 (68-73-67-73=271)	2 strokes	Ossie Moore
11	2 Oct 1988	English Open	−9 (72-71-67-69=279)	3 strokes	Peter Baker

Other wins (2)

1976 TPD Under-25s Championship
1985 World Cup (individual title)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T13	T44	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T37	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T32	T8	CUT	T26	T52	T47	CUT	T62	T28	T13
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T80	CUT	T21	CUT	CUT	69	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T80	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	1	1
U.S. Open	0	0	1	0
The Open Championship	1	4	23	13
PGA Championship	0	0	2	1
Totals	1	4	27	15

Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1987 Masters – 1989 Open Championship)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1973

Professional

Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1977, 1981, 1985 (winners), 1987 (winners), 1989, 1995 (winners)
Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1978 (winners), (representing England) 1984 (winners)
World Cup (representing England): 1978, 1984, 1985 (individual winner), 1987
Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1985, 1986, 1987 (winners), 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995
Nissan Cup (representing Europe): 1985, 1986

External links

Howard Clark at the European Tour official site

Howard Clark in the Ryder Cup

Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup team – 1977

Brian Barnes Ken Brown Howard Clark Neil Coles Eamonn Darcy Peter Dawson Nick Faldo Bernard Gallacher Tommy Horton Tony Jacklin Mark James Peter Oosterhuis Brian Huggett (non-playing captain)

Lost: 7.5 – 12.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1981

José Maria Cañizares Howard Clark Eamonn Darcy Nick Faldo Bernard Gallacher Mark James Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle Peter Oosterhuis Manuel Piñero Des Smyth Sam Torrance John Jacobs (non-playing captain)

Lost: 9.5 – 18.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1985

Seve Ballesteros Ken Brown José Maria Cañizares Howard Clark Nick Faldo Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle Manuel Piñero José Rivero Sam Torrance Paul Way Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Won: 16.5 – 11.5

European Ryder Cup team – 1987

Seve Ballesteros Gordon Brand, Jnr Ken Brown Howard Clark Eamonn Darcy Nick Faldo Bernhard Langer Sandy Lyle José María Olazábal José Rivero Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Won: 15 – 13

European Ryder Cup team – 1989

Seve Ballesteros Gordon Brand, Jnr José Maria Cañizares Howard Clark Nick Faldo Mark James Bernhard Langer Christy O'Connor Jnr José María Olazábal Ronan Rafferty Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Tony Jacklin (non-playing captain)

Tied: 14 – 14

European Ryder Cup team – 1995

Seve Ballesteros Howard Clark Nick Faldo David Gilford Mark James Per-Ulrik Johansson Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie Costantino Rocca Sam Torrance Philip Walton Ian Woosnam Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain)

Won: 14.5 – 13.5

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