Colm Moriarty
| Colm Moriarty | |
|---|---|
 Moriarty at the 2009 Telenet Trophy | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Colm Moriarty |
| Born | 12 June 1979 Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Ireland |
| Residence | Athlone, Ireland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2003 |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T37: 2010 |
Colm Moriarty (born 12 June 1979) is an Irish professional golfer.
Moriarty was born in Dublin. He turned professional in 2003, after playing in the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team.[1] He has competed mostly on lower level tours, qualifying for his first full season on the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005. In 2007 he recorded wins on both the Challenge Tour, at the FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge,[2] and the third tier PGA EuroPro Tour, at the Wensum Valley International Open. In July 2010, he led local final qualifying at Kingsbairn for his first major, the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he made the cut and finished tied 37th.
Amateur wins
[edit]Professional wins (2)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jul 2007 | Firstplus Wales Challenge | −13 (68-65-70=203)* | 3 strokes |  Felipe Aguilar
|
*Note: The 2007 FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 May 2007 | Wensum Valley International Open | −6 (68-70-72=210) | 2 strokes |  Neil Walker
|
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2010 |
|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T37 |
Note: Moriarty only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Ireland): 2002
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2003 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 2005
References
[edit]- ^ "GB & Ire retain Walker Cup". BBC Sport. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Moriarty back on track after maiden breakthrough". Irish Independent. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
External links
[edit]- Colm Moriarty at the European Tour official site