Derrick Cooper (born 5 May 1955) is an English professional golfer. He turned professional in 1972. It took him some time to establish himself on the European Tour, but he held a tour card for sixteen consecutive seasons from 1984 and made the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit a total of 15 times, with a best ranking of 19th in 1989. He won his sole European Tour title at the 1988 Cepsa Madrid Open. He was a member of the PGA European Tour organisation's Board of Directors for seven years from 1998 and became a European Seniors Tour tournament referee in 2000.

Derrick Cooper
Personal information
Full nameDerrick Cooper
Born (1955-05-05) 5 May 1955 (age 69)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceWarrington, Cheshire, England
Career
Turned professional1972
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking95 (31 December 1989)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT19: 1989

Professional wins (3)

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European Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 24 Apr 1988 Cepsa Madrid Open −13 (70-68-69-68=275) 1 stroke   Miguel Ángel Martín,   Manuel Piñero

Other wins (2)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Open Championship T51 CUT T21 T40 CUT T19
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship T39 T58 CUT T72

Note: Cooper only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 52 1989 Ending 31 Dec 1989" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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