Damien McGrane

Damien McGrane
McGrane in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1971-04-13) 13 April 1971 (age 54) Kells, County Meath, Ireland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality	Ireland
Residence	Kells, County Meath, Ireland
Career
Turned professional	1991
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	1
Other	7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 2008, 2009

Damien McGrane (born 13 April 1971) is an Irish professional golfer.

Career

McGrane was born in Kells, County Meath, Ireland. He turned professional in 1991.

McGrane has had full status on the European Tour since 2003, and has earned over €5m in prize-money. He clinched his first European Tour Title on 20 April 2008 at the Volvo China Open, winning by nine strokes, and ended the 2008 season ranked in the top thirty of the Order of Merit for the first time.

He retired from the European Tour in 2015 after losing his card. ^[1]

McGrane now plays regularly on the Irish PGA Regional tour. He won the Irish PGA Championship in 2016, 2019 and 2022. ^{[2] [3]}

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	20 Apr 2008	Volvo China Open 1	−10 (68-69-68-73=278)	9 strokes	Simon Griffiths, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Oliver Wilson

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2014	M2M Russian Open	David Horsey	Lost to par on first extra hole

PGA MasterCard Tour wins (1)

• 1999 Wynyard Hall

Other wins (6)

• 1993 Irish PGA Assistants Championship
• 1994 Irish PGA Assistants Championship
• 1999 Irish PGA Southern Championship
• 2016 Irish PGA Championship
• 2019 Irish PGA Championship
• 2022 Irish PGA Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	2008	2009
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT

Note: McGrane only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

• PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2000, 2017 (winners)

References

1. Keogh, Brian (16 October 2015). "McGrane makes peace with retirement as young guns step forward". Irish Golf Desk.
2. "106th PGA Irish Championship – Results". pgaireland.bluegolf.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. "McGrane bags second irish PGA Championship crown". pga.info. 22 August 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Damien McGrane at the European Tour official site
• Damien McGrane at the Official World Golf Ranking official site