Bradley Dredge (born 6 July 1973) is a Welsh professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He has won twice on the tour, the 2003 Madeira Island Open and the 2006 Omega European Masters, both by 8 strokes. He also won the 2005 WGC-World Cup in partnership with Stephen Dodd.
Career Dredge was born in Tredegar. In 1996, Dredge turned professional. He attempted to gain his card on the European Tour via the qualifying school in 1995 and 1996, the second time doing sufficiently well to gain a place on the Challenge Tour for 1997. He finished 15th in the rankings, having won the Klassis Turkish Open during the season, and graduated directly to the European Tour for 1998. He failed to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his status, and returned to the Challenge Tour the following season. He was again successful with a win at the Is Molas Challenge and a second-place finish at the Challenge Tour Championship helping him to 8th on the money list, and graduation back to the European Tour.
Dredge finished 105th in the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and then established himself on the tour, finishing inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit every season from 2001 to 2011. His first win on the European Tour came at the 2003 Madeira Island Open, and in 2006 he claimed his second title at the Omega European Masters. He achieved a career best Order of Merit position of 16th in 2005, and in the post-season he won the WGC-World Cup for Wales in partnership with Stephen Dodd. Dredge featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings for short periods in 2006 and 2007. He was exactly 50th in the rankings at the end of 2006, giving him a place in the 2007 Masters Tournament.
After a poor 2012 Dredge lost his full European Tour playing rights and failed to regain his card at qualifying school. However, he retained conditional status for 2013. Illness and injury forced him to miss most of the 2013 season, but he was granted a medical extension for 2014, during which season he played in nine tournaments on the European Tour. He recorded back-to-back second-place finishes, and regained his card for 2015 by finishing 81st in the Race to Dubai.
2016 was his best season since 2007, finishing 31st in the Order of Merit. He was runner-up in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open and the Made in Denmark tournament.
Amateur wins 1991 Welsh Boys Championship 1993 Welsh Amateur Championship
Professional wins (11) European Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up123 Mar 2003Madeira Island Open1−16 (69-72-60-71=272)8 strokes Fredrik Andersson, Brian Davis, Andrew Marshall210 Sep 2006Omega European Masters−17 (68-67-65-67=267)8 strokes Francesco Molinari, Marcel Siem 1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007Irish Open Pádraig HarringtonLost to par on first extra hole
Challenge Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up13 Aug 1997Klassis Turkish Open−12 (65-72-65-70=272)1 stroke Magnus Persson227 Jun 1999Is Molas Challenge−18 (69-68-68-65=270)2 strokes Markus Brier323 Mar 2003Madeira Island Open1−16 (69-72-60-71=272)8 strokes Fredrik Andersson, Brian Davis, Andrew Marshall 1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up13 May 2003Sky Sports Trophy−4 (69-72-68=209)3 strokes Nick Ludwell
Evolve Pro Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up120 Feb 2014Hacienda Riquelme−8 (70-66=136)2 strokes Marcus Armitage228 Feb 2014El Valle 2−2 (69-71=140)5 strokes Alex Belt, Marcus Armitage, Matt Haines, Aaron Kearney37 Feb 2020Lo Romero Classic−10 (68-70-68=206)2 strokes Ahn Jee-hyun, José Buendía43 Feb 2023Roda Open−17 (67-66-66=199)2 strokes Jake Hapgood
Other wins (1) Legend World Golf Championships (1) Other wins (0) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up120 Nov 2005WGC-World Cup(with Stephen Dodd)−27 (61-67-61=189)2 strokes − Luke Donald and David Howell, − Niclas Fasth and Henrik Stenson
European Senior Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up114 Aug 2023Legends Tour Trophy−14 (67-69-66=202)2 strokes Joakim Haeggman, Greig Hutcheon
Results in major championships Tournament19981999Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentT44U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT28CUTCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipT27PGA ChampionshipT79
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016ChampionshipT18Match PlayR32R32InvitationalChampionsT47
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing Wales): 1991 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1992 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Wales): 1993 (winners), 1995 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993 St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1994 (winners)
Professional World Cup (representing Wales): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (winners), 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2018 Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners)
See also 2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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