Graeme Storm

Graeme Storm (born 13 March 1978) is an English golfer on the European Tour.

Storm was born in Hartlepool. He learnt his trade at Hartlepool Golf Club, and still holds the course record of 62. He won The Amateur Championship in 1999 and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup. He turned professional in 2000. For his first few seasons he had difficulty establishing himself on the European Tour, and he worked in a cream cake factory in the off season to finance his early years as a professional. He picked up two wins at Challenge Tour level in 2004. In 2005 he made a major advance by finishing 31st on the European Tour Order of Merit, an improvement of 90 places on his previous best.

In 2007 he won his first European Tour event, with a single shot victory at the Open de France. He commented, "It's unbelievable, to be honest. It's an amazing feeling.... Over the last six or seven months I've been thinking that it might never happen. I've been putting too much pressure on myself but hopefully now I can go on to better things." Storm finished the 2007 season ranked 16th on the Order of Merit.

He also works with Today's Golfer, writing tips and reviews.

Amateur wins (5)

*1994 English Boys Under 16 Championship
*1995 Fleetwood Junior Open
*1996 English Boys Stroke Play Championship, European Junior Championship
*1999 The Amateur Championship

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

*2007 Open de France

Challenge Tour wins (2)

*2004 Ryder Cup Wales Challenge, Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

Amateur

*Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1999 (winners)
*Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1996

Professional

*Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 (winners)

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=30226 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.graemestorm.co.uk Graeme Storm's Official site]