Bradley Dredge
Bradley Dredge (born 6 July 1973) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the tour, the 2003 Madeira Island Open and the 2006 Omega European Masters, both by 8 strokes. He also won the 2005 WGC-World Cup in partnership with Stephen Dodd.
| Bradley Dredge | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 July 1973 Tredegar, Wales |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Wales |
| Residence | Cardiff, Wales |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Highest ranking | 46 (16 September 2007)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 3 |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T44: 2007 |
| PGA Championship | T79: 2016 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2017 |
| The Open Championship | T27: 2010 |
Biography
Dredge was born in Tredegar. He turned professional in 1996.
Dredge attempted to gain his card on the European Tour via the qualifying school in 1995 and 1996, the second time doing sufficiently well to gain a place on the Challenge Tour for 1997. He finished 15th in the rankings, having won the Klassis Turkish Open during the season, and graduated directly to the European Tour for 1998. He failed to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his status, and returned to the Challenge Tour the following season. He was again successful with a win at the Is Molas Challenge and a second-place finish at the Challenge Tour Championship helping him to 8th on the money list, and graduation back to the European Tour.
Dredge finished 105th in the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and then established himself on the tour, finishing inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit every season from 2001 to 2011. His first win on the European Tour came at the 2003 Madeira Island Open,[2] and in 2006 he claimed his second title at the Omega European Masters.[3] He achieved a career best Order of Merit position of 16th in 2005, and in the post-season he won the WGC-World Cup for Wales in partnership with Stephen Dodd. Dredge featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings for short periods in 2006 and 2007. He was exactly 50th in the rankings at the end of 2006, giving him a place in the 2007 Masters Tournament.[4]
After a poor 2012 Dredge lost his full European Tour playing rights and failed to regain his card at qualifying school. However, he retained conditional status for 2013. Illness and injury forced him to miss most of the 2013 season, but he was granted a medical extension for 2014, during which season he played in nine tournaments on the European Tour. He recorded back-to-back second-place finishes, and regained his card for 2015 by finishing 81st in the Race to Dubai.
2016 was his best season since 2007, finishing 31st in the Order of Merit. He was runner-up in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open and the Made in Denmark tournament.
Amateur wins
- 1991 Welsh Boys Championship
- 1993 Welsh Amateur Championship
Professional wins (8)
European Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Mar 2003 | Madeira Island Open1 | −16 (69-72-60-71=272) | 8 strokes |  Fredrik Andersson,  Brian Davis, Andrew Marshall |
| 2 | 10 Sep 2006 | Omega European Masters | −17 (68-67-65-67=267) | 8 strokes |  Francesco Molinari,  Marcel Siem |
1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Irish Open |  Pádraig Harrington |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Aug 1997 | Klassis Turkish Open | −12 (65-72-65-70=272) | 1 stroke | Magnus Persson |
| 2 | 27 Jun 1999 | Is Molas Challenge | −18 (69-68-68-65=270) | 2 strokes |  Markus Brier |
| 3 | 23 Mar 2003 | Madeira Island Open1 | −16 (69-72-60-71=272) | 8 strokes | Fredrik Andersson, Brian Davis, Andrew Marshall |
1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 May 2003 | Sky Sports Trophy | −4 (69-72-68=209) | 3 strokes | Nick Ludwell |
European Pro Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Feb 2023 | Roda Open | −17 (67-66-66=199) | 2 strokes | Jake Hapgood |
Other wins (1)
| Legend |
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Other wins (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Nov 2005 | WGC-World Cup (with Stephen Dodd) |
−27 (61-67-61=189)* | 2 strokes | England − Luke Donald and David Howell, Sweden − Niclas Fasth and Henrik Stenson |
*Note: The 2005 WGC-World Cup was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
European Senior Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Aug 2023 | Legends Tour Trophy | −14 (67-69-66=202) | 2 strokes | Joakim Haeggman,  Greig Hutcheon |
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 | T44 | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T28 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T27 | |||||||
| PGA Championship | T79 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T18 | |||||||||||
| Match Play | R32 | R32 | ||||||||||
| Invitational | ||||||||||||
| Champions | T47 | |||||||||||
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Wales): 1991[5]
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Wales): 1993 (winners), 1995
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994 (winners)
Professional
References
- "Week 37 2007 Ending 16 Sep 2007" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Dredge claims Madeira title". BBC Sport. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- "Dredge powers to eight-shot win". BBC Sport. 10 September 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- "Dredge claims first Masters start". BBC Sport. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
- Bradley Dredge at the European Tour official site
- Bradley Dredge at the Official World Golf Ranking official site