Gordon Manson

Gordon Manson
Gordon Manson
Personal information
Full name	Gordon David Manson
Born	19 May 1960 (age 64); St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb; 15.1 st)
Sporting nationality	Scotland; Austria
Career
Turned professional	1977
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Alps Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
European Senior Tour	2
Other	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1981

Gordon David Manson (born 19 May 1960) is a Scottish-born Austrian professional golfer.

Manson has had a successful career on the European Senior Tour which he joined in 2011. Manson led the final stage of the 2010 Qualifying school after three of the four rounds but had a last round of 75 to finish tied for seventh place, receiving a conditional card for the 2011 season.^[1]^[2] He has won twice; the 2015 Swiss Seniors Open and the 2016 Acorn Jersey Open. He has also been runner-up in the 2014 Travis Perkins Masters, the 2015 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship and the 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open. He was fourth in the 2015 European Senior Tour Order of Merit and ninth in 2016.

Professional wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Feb 1993	Nigerian Open	−10 (65-68-70-71=274)	2 strokes	Frédéric Regard

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	17 Jun 2001	Gösser Open	−15 (67-70-69-67=273)	7 strokes	Martin Wiegele
2	7 Oct 2001	Intercontinental Open	−13 (69-64-70=204)	1 stroke	Claude Grenier
3	4 May 2003	Gösser Open (2)	−11 (68-73-64=205)	2 strokes	Matteo Verardo

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	5 Jul 2015	Swiss Seniors Open	−14 (66-64-66=196)	2 strokes	Philip Golding
2	11 Jun 2016	Acorn Jersey Open	−10 (69-67-70=206)	Playoff	Gary Wolstenholme, Ian Woosnam

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2015	Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open	Paul Broadhurst	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2	2016	Acorn Jersey Open	Gary Wolstenholme, Ian Woosnam	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Tournament	1981
The Open Championship	CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Manson only played in The Open Championship.

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Senior PGA Championship						CUT	T74
Senior British Open Championship	CUT			CUT	CUT	T41

Did not play

"T" = Tied
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Manson only played in the Senior PGA Championship and the Senior British Open Championship.