Eamonn Darcy
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Eamonn Darcy | |
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European Tour | |
Professional wins | 16 |
Highest ranking | 57 (4 August 1991)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 4 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
Other | 10 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T5: 1991 |
Eamonn Christopher Darcy (born 7 August 1952) is an
Professional career
Darcy, with a handicap of 12, turned professional at the age of 16, becoming an assistant at Grange Golf Club in Dublin. The following year he moved to Erewash Valley Golf Club in Derbyshire, staying until 1979.[2]
Darcy's tournament career coincided with the start of the
Darcy finished third on the Order of Merit in 1975 and made that year's Ryder Cup team, his first of four performances. The following year he was second on the Order of Merit, only behind Ballesteros. Despite a number of great performances, however, Darcy did not win either season. This became something of a trend as Darcy only posted four European Tour wins compared to 13 runner-ups.[4] This was punctuated by his tough-luck playoff record of 0–4.
Darcy's first
Darcy was a consistent performer on the European Tour in the 1980s, finishing in the top 30 of the Order of Merit eight times. He won the 1983
Darcy's career began to wind down in the 1990s. He recorded his final official victory at the 1990
Darcy was noted for having one of golf's strangest swings.[5]
Professional wins (16)
European Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 19 Jun 1977 | Greater Manchester Open | −11 (69-67-66-67=269) | 8 strokes | Brian Barnes, Ken Brown, John Morgan |
2 | 23 Oct 1983 | Benson & Hedges Spanish Open
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−11 (67-71-67-72=277) | 1 stroke | Manuel Piñero |
3 | 20 Jun 1987 | Volvo Belgian Open
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−13 (69-67-64=200)* | 1 stroke | Nick Faldo, Ronan Rafferty, Ian Woosnam |
4 | 25 Feb 1990 | Emirates Airlines Desert Classic
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−12 (64-68-75-69=276) | 4 strokes | David Feherty |
*Note: The 1987 Volvo Belgian Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
European Tour playoff record (0–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1976 | Penfold PGA Championship
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Neil Coles, Gary Player | Coles won with par on third extra hole Player eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 1982 | Jersey Open | Bernard Gallacher, Des Smyth | Gallacher won with par on fifth extra hole Darcy eliminated by birdie on second hole |
3 | 1983 | State Express Classic
|
Hugh Baiocchi, Mike Sullivan | Baiocchi won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 1991 | Murphy's Cup | Tony Johnstone | Lost to eagle on second extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30 Nov 1980 | Air New Zealand Shell Open | −12 (68-62-70-68=268) | 2 strokes | Lanny Wadkins |
2 | 25 Oct 1981 | CBA West Lakes Classic
|
−7 (68-71-72-74=285) | Playoff | Sam Torrance |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1981 | CBA West Lakes Classic
|
Sam Torrance | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Safari Circuit wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 Mar 1981 | Cock of the North
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−11 (72-68-73-68=281) | 1 stroke | Carl Mason |
2 | 14 Mar 1982 | Benson & Hedges Kenya Open
|
−10 (72-65-67-70=274) | 1 stroke | David Jagger |
3 | 18 Mar 1984 | Mufulira Open | −13 (68-69-70-72=279) | 1 stroke | Roger Chapman, Tommy Horton |
Other wins (7)
- 1976 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with Christy O'Connor Jnr), Cacharel World Under-25 Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament
- 1978 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with Christy O'Connor Jnr)
- 1981 Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship
- 1988 Irish National PGA Championship
- 1992 Irish National PGA Championship
Playoff record
Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2003 | Farmers Charity Classic | Doug Tewell | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2002 | Estoril Seniors Tour Championship
|
Denis Durnian | Lost after concession on first extra hole |
2 | 2005 | Nokia 9300 Italian Seniors Open
|
Géry Watine | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2009 | Son Gual Mallorca Senior Open
|
Mark James | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | T15 | T34 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Open Championship | T45 | T14 | T35 | T26 | CUT | T11 | T59 | T17 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Open Championship | T22 | T5 | T33 |
Note: Darcy only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1975 and 1984 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1975, 1977, 1981, 1987 (winners)
- Double Diamond International (representing Ireland): 1975, 1976, 1977
- Datsun International (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976[6]
- Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976 (winners), (representing Ireland) 1984 (captain)
- Philip Morris International (representing Ireland): 1976
- World Cup (representing Ireland): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Ireland): 1987, 1988 (winners), 1991
See also
- List of people on stamps of Ireland
References
- OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "I'd wanted to be a jockey... but golf came to the fore!". Irish Independent. 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Newton wins Nigerian Open". The Herald. Glasgow. 25 February 1974. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Eamonn Darcy". European Tour. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Mell, Randall (24 October 2012). "A history of golf's strange swings". Golf Channel. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
External links
- Eamonn Darcy at the European Tour official site
- Eamonn Darcy at the Official World Golf Ranking official site