| Intro | Professional golfer |
| Is |
Athlete Golfer |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 August 1975, Worksop, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 45 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
Mark Barry Foster (born 1 August 1975) is an English professional golfer.
Foster was born in Worksop. He won the English Amateur twice before turning professional in 1995. For the first few years as a professional he was troubled by back problems, but in 2001 he won twice on the Challenge Tour and topped the money list. He won for the first time on the European Tour at the 2003 Dunhill Championship in South Africa. In 2011 he had his career best finish on the Order of Merit in 32nd position.
Amateur wins
- 1992 Carris Trophy
- 1994 English Amateur
- 1995 English Amateur, Brabazon Trophy (tie with Colin Edwards)
Professional wins (4)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Jan 2003 | Dunhill Championship | −15 (70-66-69-68=273) | Playoff |
Anders Hansen, Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie, Doug McGuigan, Bradford Vaughan |
Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Dunhill Championship |
Anders Hansen, Trevor Immelman, Paul Lawrie, Doug McGuigan, Bradford Vaughan |
Won with eagle on second extra hole Hansen and McGuigan eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2011 | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles |
Thomas Bjørn, George Coetzee, Pablo Larrazábal, Bernd Wiesberger |
Bjørn won with birdie on fifth extra hole Foster eliminated by par on fourth hole Larrázabal eliminated by par on second hole Wiesberger eliminated by par on first hole |
Challenge Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Jul 1997 | Interlaken Open | −5 (65)* | Playoff |
Anders Haglund, Lee S. James, Hans Karlsson |
| 2 | 11 Mar 2001 | Stanbic Zambia Open | −14 (70-70-70-68=278) | 1 stroke | Stuart Little, Jaco Oliver |
| 3 | 29 Jul 2001 | Charles Church European Challenge Tour Championship | −11 (67-70-71-69=277) | 2 strokes | Sébastien Delagrange, Philip Golding |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T28 | T63 | T35 | ||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
“T” = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994 (winners)
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011 (winners)