Ashley Chesters
| Ashley Chesters | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Ashley John Warburton Chesters |
| Born | 25 August 1989 Shrewsbury, England |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2015 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T12: 2015 |
Ashley John Warburton Chesters (born 25 August 1989) is an English professional golfer.
Amateur career[]
Chesters won the European Amateur in 2014 and 2015, the first golfer to win it twice.[1] These wins qualified him for the 2014 and 2015 Open Championships. In 2014 he scored 70 and 77 to miss the cut by one stroke. In 2015 Chesters scored 71 and 72 to make the cut and then scored 67 and 69 to finished tied for 12th place.[2]
In 2014 Chesters played in the Bonallack Trophy, the St Andrews Trophy and the Eisenhower Trophy. He played in the 2015 Walker Cup at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, scoring 3½ points in a Great Britain and Ireland team that won 16½–9½.
Professional career[]
Chesters turned professional after the 2015 Walker Cup. In 2016 he played on the Challenge Tour. He finished tied for 16th place in the 2016 European Tour Qualifying School to earn his place on the 2017 European Tour.
Since joining the European Tour in 2017 his best finish has been 4th place in the 2018 Andalucia Valderrama Masters.
Amateur wins[]
- 2011 Lee Westwood Trophy
- 2013 European Amateur
- 2014 European Amateur
Source:[3]
Results in major championships[]
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T12 |
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2014, 2015
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2014 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2014 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2014
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2015 (winners)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Ashley Chesters so close to a dream round". Shropshire Star. 17 July 2015.
- ^ McCabe, Jim (19 July 2015). "Tiger Woods in lowly company after missing British Open cut". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Ashley Chesters". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links[]
- Ashley Chesters at the European Tour official site
- Ashley Chesters at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- English male golfers
- European Tour golfers
- Sportspeople from Shrewsbury
- 1989 births
- Living people