Charlie Ford (golfer)

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Charlie Ford
Personal information
Full name	Charles Philip Ford
Born	(1985-05-01) 1 May 1985 (age 36) Leicester, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Leicester, England
Career
College	University of Tennessee
Turned professional	2009
Retired	2021
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Former tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok Individual

Charles Philip Ford (born 1 May 1985) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour.

Ford attended the University of Tennessee in the United States before turning professional in 2009. He qualified for the second tier Challenge Tour for the 2010 season by reaching the final stage of qualifying school at the end of 2009. He quickly made an impact by winning in his second appearance on the tour, at the Turkish Airlines Challenge, edging out Oscar Florén in a playoff.^[1] Ford played on the Challenge Tour from 2010 to 2017. 2017 was his most successful since 2010 and he finished 28th in the Order of Merit. He finished tied for second place at the 2017 European Tour qualifying school to earn his place on the 2018 European Tour.

Professional wins (1)[]

Challenge Tour wins (1)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	2 May 2010	Turkish Airlines Challenge	−11 (73-68-66-70=277)	Playoff	Oscar Florén

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2010	Turkish Airlines Challenge	Oscar Florén	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Team appearances[]

Amateur

• Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2008 (winners)
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2008, 2009

Professional

• European Championships (representing Great Britain): 2018

See also[]

• 2017 European Tour Qualifying School graduates

References[]

External links[]

• Charlie Ford at the European Tour official site
• Charlie Ford at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Charlie Ford at the University of Tennessee Athletics official site