David Creamer Explained

David Creamer
Birth Date:9 December 1942
Birth Place:Perivale, Middlesex, England
Height:5 ft 6 in
Yearpro:1966
Extour:European Seniors Tour
Prowins:1
Seneurowins:1
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:CUT: 1980
Pga:DNP

David Creamer (born 9 December 1942) is a former international table tennis player and professional golfer from England.[1]

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.[2] [3] He also won an English National title in 1964, in the doubles with Johnny Leach.[4]

Golf career

Creamer turned professional in 1966. Until he reached 50, Creamer played little top-level golf, although he qualified for the 1980 Open Championship at Muirfield where he missed the cut.[1] [5] He played regularly on the European Senior Tour from 1993 to 2007, competing in over 200 events.[5] He was twice in the top 10 of the money list, in 1997 and 2000.[5] 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.[5]

Professional wins (1)

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1)

Team appearances

1997 (winners)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seniors Tour: Creamer the man to catch. The Telegraph.
  2. Web site: Swaythling Cup results. tischtennis-infos.de. 11 May 2018. 5 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505034830/http://www.tischtennis-infos.de/content/download/ittf-turniere/. dead.
  3. Web site: 1963 Swaythling Cup results. Table Tennis England. 11 May 2018. 18 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170618230012/https://tabletennisengland.co.uk/etta_website/magazine-archive/1962-63/tt_issue175.pdf. dead.
  4. News: Johnny Leach obituary . The Guardian . Peter . Nichols . 8 June 2014 . 8 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Player Profile David Creamer . European Tour . 8 October 2020.