Bradley Dredge

Bradley Dredge
Bradley Dredge
Personal information
Born	6 July 1973 (age 51); 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	11
Highest ranking	46 (16 September 2007)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Challenge Tour	3
European Senior Tour	1
Other	6
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T44: 2007
PGA Championship	T79: 2016
U.S. Open	CUT: 2017
The Open Championship	T27: 2010

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.

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 (11)

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

Evolve Pro Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Feb 2014	Hacienda Riquelme	−8 (70-66=136)	2 strokes	Marcus Armitage
2	28 Feb 2014	El Valle 2	−2 (69-71=140)	5 strokes	Alex Belt, Marcus Armitage, Matt Haines, Aaron Kearney
3	7 Feb 2020	Lo Romero Classic	−10 (68-70-68=206)	2 strokes	Ahn Jee-hyun, José Buendía
4	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	2002	2003	2006	2007
Masters Tournament				T44
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T28	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship		CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2010	2016	2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship	T27
PGA Championship		T79

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament	2005	2007	2008	2016
Championship	T18
Match Play		R32	R32
Invitational
Champions				T47

Did not play

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

World Cup (representing Wales): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (winners), 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2018
Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)

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

[w200737-1] "Week 37 2007 Ending 16 Sep 2007" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

[2] "Dredge claims Madeira title". BBC Sport. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

[3] "Dredge powers to eight-shot win". BBC Sport. 10 September 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

[4] "Dredge claims first Masters start". BBC Sport. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

[5] "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.

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