Denis Durnian

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Denis Durnian
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Personal information
Full nameDenis Durnian
Born (1950-06-30) 30 June 1950 (age 73)
Wigan, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Chorley, England
Career
Turned professional1969
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 90 (28 May 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour3
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T8: 1983

Denis Durnian (born 30 June 1950) is an English professional golfer.

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Early life

Durnian was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Professional career

In 1969, Durnian turned professional. He played on the European Tour from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. He never won a European Tour event, but he finished second four occasions, with one being a defeat in a matchplay final, and twice losing out in a playoff. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was 20th in 1988. In 1985 he won the PLM Open on the Swedish Golf Tour. The tournament became a European Tour event the following season, and he was twice the British Club Professional Champion.

Durnian played in The Open Championship every year from 1982 to 1990, only making the 36-hole cut on one occasion, in 1983 at Royal Birkdale, when he went on to finish tied for 8th place. During the second round he set the record for the lowest nine-hole total in the Open, with 28 on the front nine. [2]

After turning fifty Durnian joined the European Seniors Tour. He has won three tournaments at that level and was second on the end of season Order of Merit in both 2001 and 2002.

Professional wins (7)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
17 Jul 1985 PLM Open −14 (69-68-64-73=274)8 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Arne Brostedt, Flag of Sweden.svg Ove Sellberg

Other wins (3)

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
110 Jun 2001 Wales Seniors Open +1 (74-65-69=208)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Horton
222 Sep 2002 Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open −10 (67-68-71=206)6 strokes Flag of England.svg Neil Coles, Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Gray,
Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton, Flag of the United States.svg Alan Tapie
327 Oct 2002 Estoril Seniors Tour Championship −5 (68-68-72=208)Playoff Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2001 Microlease Jersey Seniors Masters Flag of Jamaica.svg Delroy Cambridge, Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ebihara Ebihara won with birdie on third extra hole
Cambridge eliminated by par on first hole
2 2002 Estoril Seniors Tour Championship Flag of Ireland.svg Eamonn Darcy Won after concession on first extra hole
3 2004 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Carbonetti Lost to par on first extra hole

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1978 Greater Manchester Open Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Barnes, Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles,
Flag of England.svg Nick Job
Barnes won with birdie on first extra hole
2 1989 Jersey European Airways Open Flag of Ireland.svg Christy O'Connor Jnr Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament1978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTT8CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT

Note: Durnian only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1978 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

  1. "Week 21 1989 Ending 28 May 1989" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Denis Durnian makes comeback". The Independent . London. 8 July 1996. Retrieved 9 June 2009.