PGA Championship CUT: 1982 Weight 77 kg Professional wins 2 The Open Championship DNP Height 1.75 m European seniors tour 1 | U.S. Open CUT: 1967, 1968 Role Golfer Masters Tournament DNP Name Joe McDermott Turned professional 1968 | |
Born September 17, 1940 (age 83)
County Clare, Ireland ( 1940-09-17 ) | ||
Nationality Ireland
United States Former tours European Seniors Tour | ||
Joe McDermott (born September 17, 1940) is an Irish-American professional golfer.
Born and raised in County Clare, Ireland, McDermott moved to the United States in the 1960s. He won the Chicago City Amateur twice, the Cook County Amateur twice and the Midwest Amateur three times before turning pro in 1968.
McDermott also won the 1977 New Mexico Open as well as multiple PGA sectional events before qualifying for the European Seniors Tour at the Qualifying School in 1997. He may be best known for winning the 1998 AIB Irish Seniors Open at Woodbrook. During the tournament he shot a hole-in-one on the 13th hole during the final round. He also shot an ace at the 2001 Wales Seniors Open.
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