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Colm Moriarty

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Colm Moriarty
Moriarty at the 2009 Telenet Trophy
Personal information
Full nameColm Moriarty
Born (1979-06-12) 12 June 1979 (age 45)
Dublin, Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality Ireland
ResidenceAthlone, Ireland
Career
Turned professional2003
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT37: 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

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Professional wins (2)

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Challenge Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 29 Jul 2007 Firstplus Wales Challenge −13 (68-65-70=203)* 3 strokes Chile Felipe Aguilar

*Note: The 2007 FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

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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 England Neil Walker

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2010
The Open Championship T37

Note: Moriarty only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ "GB & Ire retain Walker Cup". BBC Sport. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Moriarty back on track after maiden breakthrough". Irish Independent. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
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