Denis Durnian

Denis Durnian
Personal information
Full name	Denis Durnian
Born	30 June 1950 (1950-06-30) (age 61) Wigan, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality	England
Residence	Chorley, England
Career
Turned professional	1969
Current tour(s)	European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
European Seniors Tour	3
Other	4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T8: 1983
PGA Championship	DNP

Denis Durnian (born 30 June 1950) is an English professional golfer.

Durnian was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester. He turned professional in 1969 and played on the European Tour from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. He never won a European Tour event, but he finished second four occasions, with one being a defeat in a matchplay final, and twice losing out in a playoff. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was twentieth in 1988. In 1985 he won the PLM Open, which became a European Tour event the following season, and he was twice the British Club Professional Champion.

Durnian played in The Open Championship every year from 1982 to 1990, only making the 36 hole cut on one occasion, in 1983 at Royal Birkdale, when he went on to finish tied for 8th place. During the second round he set the record for the lowest nine hole total in the Open with 28 on the front nine.^[1]

After turning fifty Durnian joined the European Seniors Tour. He has won three tournaments at that level and was second on the end of season Order of Merit in both 2001 and 2002.

Professional wins (7)

Regular career wins (4)

• 1982 British Club Professional Championship
• 1984 British Club Professional Championship, PGA Fourball Championship (with Derrick Cooper, tied with Philip Posnett & Peter Hanna)
• 1985 PLM Open (Sweden)

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

• 2001 Wales Seniors Open
• 2002 Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open, Estoril Seniors Tour Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T8	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981)
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

1. ^ "Denis Durnian makes comeback". The Independent. 8 July 1996. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/denis-durnian-makes--comeback-1327765.html. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 

External links

• Denis Durnian at the European Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Durnian, Denis
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	30 June 1950
Place of birth	Wigan, England
Date of death
Place of death