For the Ohio politician, see David S. Creamer.
| David Creamer | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1942-12-09) 9 December 1942 (age 82) Perivale, Middlesex, England |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1966 |
| Former tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1980 |
David Creamer (born 9 December 1942) is a former international table tennis player and professional golfer from England.
Table tennis career
Creamer represented England at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Chester Barnes, Ian Harrison and Bryan Merrett. He also won an English National title in 1964, in the doubles with Johnny Leach.
Golf career
Creamer turned professional in 1966. Until he reached 50, Creamer played little top-level golf. However, he qualified for the 1980 Open Championship at Muirfield where he missed the cut. He played regularly on the European Senior Tour from 1993 to 2007, competing in over 200 events. He was twice in the top 10 of the money list, in 1997 and 2000. Creamer won once, the Energis Senior Masters at Wentworth in 2000. He was a runner-up 6 times, including the PGA Seniors Championship in 1994 and the Lawrence Batley Seniors in 2002, where he lost in a playoff.
Professional wins (1)
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Aug 2000 | Energis Senior Masters | −8 (66-70-72=208) | 1 stroke |  Ian Stanley
|
European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Lawrence Batley Seniors | Neil Coles,  Steve Stull
|
Coles won with par on third extra hole Stull eliminated by par on second hole |
Team appearances
- Diamondhead Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1974
- Praia d'El Rey European Cup: 1997 (winners)
See also
References
- ^ "Seniors Tour: Creamer the man to catch". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "1963 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- Nichols, Peter (8 June 2014). "Johnny Leach obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Player Profile David Creamer". European Tour. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
External links
- David Creamer at the European Tour official site
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