Gavan Neil Levenson (born 18 December 1953) is a South African professional golfer. Levenson was born in Johannesburg. He represented South Africa in the 1976 Eisenhower Trophy and won several major amateur tournaments including the French and Rhodesian Open Amateur Championships in 1978. He turned professional later that year and joined the European Tour the following year, winning the Belgian Open and finishing in 29th place on the Order of Merit in his rookie season. After two seasons in Europe, Levenson qualified for the United States-based PGA Tour. He spent four largely unsuccessful years on the tour, only recording one top ten finish when he tied for 4th place at the 1982 Greater Hartford Open. He returned to Europe in 1985, and although he consistently finished inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit, he did not win again on the European Tour until the 1991 Open de Baleares. Levenson also played on the Southern Africa Tour (now the Sunshine Tour) during the northern hemisphere winters. He won five titles in South Africa, including one South African Open Championship and one South African PGA Championship, and topped the Order of Merit in 1983/84. Since turning fifty, Levenson has played on the European Seniors Tour, where he has one victory, achieved in just his second tournament, the 2004 DGM Barbados Open. Amateur wins (3) 1975 South African Amateur Stroke-Play Championship 1978 French Amateur Open Championship, Rhodesian Amateur Open Championship Professional wins (8) European Tour wins (2) Sunshine Tour wins (5) European Senior Tour wins (1) Results in major championships Note: Levenson never played in the Masters Tournament. CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Team appearances Amateur Commonwealth Tournament (representing South Africa): 1975 Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1976 See also Spring 1981 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1983 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates External links South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Johannesburg 1953 births Living people 20th-century South African people