| RUSSELL
CLAYDON | Country | England |
| Born | 19.11.65 | | Residence | Cambridge |
| Height/Weight | 6ft 2in / 16st (188cm
/ 101.6kgs) | | Family | Wife:
Jackie (m. 1995); Child: Alex (1997) | | Interests | Football,
horseracing, firlms | | Turned Pro | 1989
(plus 3) | | Qualifying School | 1989 |
| Current Status | European Tour |
| Exempt Status | Category 11: Top
117 Ranking (expires 31.12.98) | | Current Ranking | Volvo
Ranking 22 | | To Par | -26 |
| Number of Eagles | 5 |
| Number of Birdies | 236 |
| Stroke Average | 71.42 |
| Driving Distance | 265.4 |
| Driving Accuracy | 56.7 | Profile
& History As
an amateur, finished runner-up to Greg Norman in the 1989 Australian Masters and
since then has been an ever-present on the European Tour.
Has unorthodox cut down swing and three knuckle grip.
Learned his golf at Gog Magog, Cambridgeshire. European
Tour Career Record
| | | | |
Position | Stroke | Average |
Prize Money £ | | Year | Rank | Events
Played | In
Money | 1
| 2 | 3
| 4-10 | Average | Position |
Official | Special
Events | Total |
| 1989 | 128 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 72.90 | 62.67 |
16,281 | 1,055 |
17,336 | | 1990 | 28 | 28 | 18 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 71.84 | 49.39 |
113,968 | 80 |
114,048 | | 1991 | 47 | 27 | 21 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 72.51 | 50.96 |
90,467 | 2,036 |
92,503 | | 1992 | 58 | 30 | 18 | - | - | - | 2 | 71.99 | 56.73 |
93,319 | 13,392 |
106,711 | | 1993 | 79 | 30 | 19 | - | - | - | 1 | 72.65 | 56.13 |
60,272 | 1,080 |
61,352 | | 1994 | 28 | 30 | 24 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 71.50 | 39.30 |
167,329 | 15,250 |
182,579 | | 1995 | 39 | 27 | 21 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 72.19 | 47.74 |
133,649 | 6,889 |
140,538 | | 1996 | 35 | 28 | 18 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72.24 | 54.64 |
164,996 | 4,461 |
169,457 | | 1997 | 20 | 23 | 15 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 71.26 | 55.35 |
225,005 | 9,281 |
234,286 | | 1998 | 22 |
| | | |
| | 71.42 | |
239,913 | |
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