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Nationality
  
Ireland

U.S. Open
  
DNP

Turned professional
  
1968

Name
  
Eamonn Darcy

Former tours
  

Other
  
11

Role
  
Golfer

European tour
  
4

Masters Tournament
  
DNP

Height
  
1.85 m

Professional wins
  
15

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Full name
  
Eamonn Christopher Darcy

Born
  
7 August 1952 (age 71) Delgany, County Wicklow (
1952-08-07
)

Residence
  
Enniskerry, Republic of Ireland

Current tours
  
European Senior Tour

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Eamonn Christopher Darcy (born 7 August 1952) is an Irish professional golfer.

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Darcy was born in Delgany, County Wicklow. He turned professional in 1968 and played on the European Tour from 1972, winning four European Tour tournaments. His best years were 1975, when he came third on the Order of Merit, and 1976, when he improved to second. While he did not fully live up to this early promise, and did not compete on a level with the "Big 5" of European golf who emerged around this time (Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam) he went on to enjoy a long career. He finished in the top 20 on the Order of Merit nine times in total and made the top 100 as late as 1999, when he was 47. In 2002 he joined the European Seniors Tour. He was a member of the GB & Ireland/European Ryder Cup team on four occasions, including the victorious team of 1987.

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He was noted for having one of golf's strangest swings.

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European Tour wins (4)

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European Tour playoff record (0–4)

Other wins (11)

  • 1976 Cacharel Under-25 Championship, Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with Christy O'Connor Jnr)
  • 1978 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with Christy O'Connor Jnr)
  • 1980 Air New Zealand Shell Open
  • 1981 CBA West Lakes Classic, Cock of the North (Zambia)
  • 1982 Benson & Hedges Kenya Open, Irish Professional Championship
  • 1984 Mufulira Open (Zambia)
  • 1988 Irish National PGA Championship
  • 1992 Irish National PGA Championship
  • Results in major championships

    Note: The Open Championship was the only major Darcy played.
    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1975 and 1984 Open Championships)
    "T" = tied
    Yellow background for top-10.

    Team appearances

  • Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1975, 1977, 1981, 1987 (winners)
  • Double Diamond International (representing Ireland): 1975, 1976, 1977
  • 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
  • References

    Eamonn Darcy Wikipedia