David Frost (golfer)

David Laurence Frost (born 11 September 1959) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has previously played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and Sunshine Tour. Frost has thirty professional tournament wins to his name, spread across four continents.

David Frost
Personal information
Full nameDavid Laurence Frost
NicknameFrosty
Born (1959-09-11) 11 September 1959
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14.5 st)
Nationality South Africa
ResidencePaarl, South Africa
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
ChildrenSean, Noelle
Career
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Sunshine Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins29
Highest ranking6 (20 November 1988)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour10
European Tour2
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour5
PGA Tour Champions6
European Senior Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT5: 1995
PGA ChampionshipT10: 1987
U.S. OpenT15: 1986
The Open Championship6th: 1987
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner		1998/99
Byron Nelson Award1987

Early life and career

Frost was born in Cape Town, South Africa and matriculated at Paarl Boys' High School in 1977. He turned professional in 1981. He used to be a cigarette salesman. He scored his first professional win in his home country in 1983 and has continued to play in South Africa in the northern winter, but like other leading South African golfers he has spent far more time playing internationally. In line with many other Commonwealth golfers his first move abroad was to the European Tour and he played that tour from 1982 to 1984.

From 1985 he was primarily on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, where he went on to win ten tournaments, the most prestigious of which was the 1989 NEC World Series of Golf which he won by defeating Ben Crenshaw at the second playoff hole. He made the top ten on the PGA Tour money list twice, placing 9th in 1988 and 5th in 1993 and was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks between 1988 and 1994.[2] By his forties, he was no longer a regular contender on the tour, but in 2005 he set the all time PGA Tour 72-hole putting record with 92 putts at the MCI Heritage while finishing only tied 38th.

Since 2007 Frost has re-established his career on the European Tour.

In June 2013, Frost won his maiden senior major championship at the 2013 Regions Tradition. He won by a single stroke over Fred Couples to claim his first major title in his 17th attempt. It was also his fifth career victory on the Champions Tour. In March 2015, Frost won his sixth Champions Tour title at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic by a single stroke over Tom Lehman and Kevin Sutherland.

Frost won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit in 1998/99. He was a member of the International Team in the first staging of the Presidents Cup in 1994, and took part again in 1996. In 1997 and 1998 he captained South Africa to victory in the Alfred Dunhill Cup in Scotland. His teammates were Ernie Els and Retief Goosen.

The son of a vintner himself, Frost owns a winery in the Western Cape which produces vintages named after golf legends such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.

Professional wins (29)

PGA Tour wins (10)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 2 Oct 1988 Southern Open −10 (70-68-65-67=270) Playoff Bob Tway
2 6 Nov 1988 Northern Telecom Tucson Open −22 (66-66-67-67=266) 5 strokes Mark Calcavecchia, Mark O'Meara
3 27 Aug 1989 NEC World Series of Golf −4 (70-68-69-69=276) Playoff Ben Crenshaw
4 29 Apr 1990 USF&G Classic −12 (71-70-66-69=276) 1 stroke Greg Norman
5 28 Jun 1992 Buick Classic −16 (67-68-67-66=268) 8 strokes Duffy Waldorf
6 20 Sep 1992 Hardee's Golf Classic −14 (62-68-64-72=266) 3 strokes Tom Lehman, Loren Roberts
7 12 Sep 1993 Canadian Open −9 (72-70-69-68=279) 1 stroke Fred Couples
8 19 Sep 1993 Hardee's Golf Classic (2) −21 (68-63-64-64=259) 7 strokes Payne Stewart, D. A. Weibring
9 26 Jun 1994 Canon Greater Hartford Open −12 (65-68-66-69=268) 1 stroke Greg Norman
10 25 May 1997 MasterCard Colonial −15 (66-63-69-67=265) 2 strokes Brad Faxon, David Ogrin

PGA Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1986 Western Open Fred Couples, Tom Kite,
Nick Price		 Kite won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1988 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic Seve Ballesteros, Ken Green,
Greg Norman		 Ballesteros won with birdie on first extra hole
3 1988 Southern Open Bob Tway Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1989 NEC World Series of Golf Ben Crenshaw Won with par on second extra hole
5 1995 MCI Classic Nolan Henke, Bob Tway Tway won with par on second extra hole
Frost eliminated with par on first hole

European Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 21 Oct 1984 Compagnie de Chauffe Cannes Open −8 (72-72-68-68=280) 2 strokes Gordon Brand Jnr, John Morgan
2 24 Jan 1999 Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open1 −5 (69-69-73-68=279) 1 stroke Scott Dunlap, Jeev Milkha Singh

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1997 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship Nick Price Lost to par on first extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 22 Nov 1992 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament −11 (72-69-69-67=277) Playoff Kiyoshi Murota

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Kiyoshi Murota Won with par on second extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (5)
Legend
South African Opens (2)
Other Sunshine Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 16 Jan 1983 Gordon's Gin Classic −8 (280)
2 9 Feb 1986 Southern Suns South African Open −13 (72-70-66-67=275) 3 strokes Tony Johnstone
3 13 Dec 1987 Safmarine South African Masters −15 (273)
4 16 Jan 1994 Lexington PGA Championship −21 (64-67-65-63=259) 7 strokes Nick Price
5 24 Jan 1999 Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open1 (2) −5 (69-69-73-68=279) 1 stroke Scott Dunlap, Jeev Milkha Singh

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1997 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship Nick Price Lost to par on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 27 Feb 1994 Hong Kong Open −10 (69-69-69-67=274) Playoff Craig McClellan

Other wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 10 Dec 1989 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge −12 (67-66-75-68=276) 3 strokes Scott Hoch
2 9 Dec 1990 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (2) −4 (71-71-71-71=284) 1 stroke José María Olazábal
3 6 Dec 1992 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge (3) −12 (70-69-68-69=276) 4 strokes John Cook

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2000 Fred Meyer Challenge
(with Jim Furyk)		 John Cook and Mark O'Meara Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Champions Tour wins (6)
Legend
Champions Tour major championships (1)
Other Champions Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 8 Aug 2010 3M Championship −25 (64-66-61=191) 7 strokes Mark Calcavecchia
2 22 Apr 2012 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
(with Michael Allen)		 −29 (62-63-62=187) 1 stroke John Cook and Joey Sindelar
3 28 Oct 2012 AT&T Championship −8 (71-71-66=208) Playoff Bernhard Langer
4 17 Mar 2013 Toshiba Classic −19 (63-66-65=194) 5 strokes Fred Couples
5 9 Jun 2013 Regions Tradition −16 (68-70-66-68=272) 1 stroke Fred Couples
6 29 Mar 2015 Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic −10 (68-70-68=206) 1 stroke Tom Lehman, Kevin Sutherland

Champions Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2010 Senior PGA Championship Fred Couples, Tom Lehman Lehman won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2012 AT&T Championship Bernhard Langer Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 2013 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai John Cook Lost to birdie on second extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 12 Dec 2010
(2011 season)		 Mauritius Commercial Bank Open −13 (70-64-69=203) Playoff Roger Chapman
2 9 Dec 2012 MCB Tour Championship (2) −11 (64-67-74=205) 1 stroke Peter Fowler, Barry Lane

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2010 Senior PGA Championship Fred Couples, Tom Lehman Lehman won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2010 Mauritius Commercial Bank Open Roger Chapman Won with par on second extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament T45 8 T18
U.S. Open T23 T15 T17 CUT T18
The Open Championship CUT T47 T25 CUT 6 T7 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T21 T10 CUT T27
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT T32 CUT T35 T5 T10 37 T26
U.S. Open T33 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT T24 T51 T31 T41 CUT T44 T7
PGA Championship T31 T48 T73 CUT T25 T67 CUT CUT T56 T21
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship T55 CUT T15 CUT T51
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament000134119
U.S. Open000004145
The Open Championship0000352113
PGA Championship0000141510
Totals00017176137
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1986 PGA – 1988 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1987 Open Championship – 1988 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
The Players Championship T48 T15 T3 T8 CUT T41 CUT CUT CUT T37 T17 WD T42 T52 T57 75 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament1999
Match Play
Championship T59
Invitational
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Senior major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2013Regions Tradition1 shot lead−16 (68-70-66-68=272)1 stroke Fred Couples

Senior results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2017.

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
The Tradition – T21 11 T18 1 T25 T34 T17 T34 67 T22 NT
Senior PGA Championship – T2 T22 T4 T5 T58 T7 CUT T18 T12 NT
U.S. Senior Open – 62 DQ WD T20 T3 T33 T9 T18 T24 NT
Senior Players Championship T24 T25 T55 T28 T27 T15 T59 T13 T35 T59 T54 T62
Senior British Open Championship – T14 6 T15 T3 T21 T67 T14 13 T64 T7 NT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. "Week 47 1988 Ending 20 Nov 1988" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
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