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Paddy Skerritt

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Paddy Skerritt
Personal information
Full namePatrick Joseph Skerritt
Born(1926-05-29)29 May 1926
Lahinch, County Clare
Died21 November 2001(2001-11-21) (aged 75)
Sporting nationality Ireland
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins9
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT18: 1968

Patrick Joseph Skerritt (29 May 1926 – 21 November 2001) was an Irish professional golfer.[1][2]

Skerritt was born in Lahinch, County Clare. He won many tournaments during his career, most of them in his home country, with his biggest success being the 1970 Alcan International.[3] He was also the club professional for over 30 years at St. Anne's Golf Club, situated on Bull Island in Dublin Bay.[4]

Tournament wins

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
The Open Championship CUT T18 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Skerritt only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "Death of Paddy Skerritt". The Irish Times. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Skerritt dies at 71". RTÉ. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 294. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  4. ^ "Paddy Skerritt (1927 - 2001)". St Anne's Golf Club. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
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