Colm Moriarty

Colm Moriarty
Moriarty at the 2009 Telenet Trophy
Personal information
Born	(1979-06-12) 12 June 1979 (age 46) 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 PGA EuroPro 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.

Career

In 1979, Moriarty was born in Dublin, Ireland. In 2003, he turned professional in 2003 after playing in the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team. ^[1]

Moriarty has competed mainly on the Challenge Tour during his career and qualifyed for his first full season on the second-tier 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. ^[3] In July 2010, he led local final qualifying at Kingsbarns ^[4] to play in his first major; the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he made the cut and finished tied 37th. ^[5] In 2024, Moriarty was part of the GB&I PGA Cup team. ^[6]

Amateur wins

• 2003 New South Wales Medal, New South Wales Amateur Championship

Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

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)

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

Tournament	2010
The Open Championship	T37

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

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Ireland): 2002
• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2003 (winners)
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 2005

Professional

• PGA Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2024

References

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.
3. Keogh, Brian (3 May 2007). "Moriarty in the pink". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
4. "Scotland leads the Qualifying charge". European Tour. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
5. "139th Open Championship - Results". European Tour. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
6. McGowan, Mark (5 July 2024). "Moriarty on board as PGA Cup 2024 team announced". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

External links

• Colm Moriarty at the European Tour official site