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Colm Moriarty
Moriarty at the 2009 Telenet TrophyPersonal information Full name Colm Moriarty Born 12 June 1979
Dublin, Republic of IrelandHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Nationality Ireland Residence Athlone, Republic of Ireland Career Turned professional 2003 Current tour(s) Challenge Tour Professional wins 2 Number of wins by tour Challenge Tour 1 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament DNP U.S. Open DNP The Open Championship T37: 2010 PGA Championship DNP Colm Moriarty (born 12 June 1979) is an Irish professional golfer.
Moriarty was born in Dublin. He turned professional in 2003, after playing in the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team.[1] He has competed mostly on lower level tours, qualifying for his first full season on the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005. In 2007 he recorded wins on both the Challenge Tour, at the FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge,[2] and the third tier PGA EuroPro Tour, at the Wensum Valley International Open. In July 2010, he led local final qualifying at Kingsbairn for his first major, the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he made the cut and finished tied 37th.
Contents
Amateur wins
- 2003 New South Wales Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (2)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner-up 1 29 Jul 2007 FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge -13 (68–65–70=203) 3 strokes Felipe Aguilar Other wins (1)
- 2007 Wensum Valley International Open (PGA EuroPro Tour)
Results in major championships
Tournament 2010 The Masters DNP U.S. Open DNP The Open Championship T37 PGA Championship DNP DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 2003 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy: 2002
References
- ^ "GB & Ire retain Walker Cup". BBC Sport. 7 September 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/3088116.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ^ "Moriarty back on track after maiden breakthrough". Irish Independent. 30 July 2007. http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/moriarty-back-on-track-after-maiden-breakthrough-1047458.html. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
External links
- Colm Moriarty at the European Tour official site
Categories:- Irish golfers
- European Tour golfers
- People from Dublin (city)
- People from Athlone
- 1979 births
- Living people
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