Denis O'Sullivan (golfer)

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Denis O'Sullivan
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Personal information
Born (1948-03-11) 11 March 1948 (age 75)
Cork, Ireland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour6

Denis O'Sullivan (born 11 March 1948) is a retired professional Irish golfer. He won the 1985 Irish Amateur Close and the 1990 Irish Amateur Stroke Play, but did not turn professional until 1997, when he decided to try to qualify for the European Seniors Tour. He came through the European Seniors Tour Qualifying School at his first attempt and became one of the tour's most consistent players. He has won six seniors events and finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit several times, with a best ranking of third in 2000.

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Professional wins (6)

European Seniors Tour wins (6)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
122 Oct 2000 Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions −11 (70-69-66=205)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Maurice Bembridge, Flag of England.svg Nick Job,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Metherell
228 Oct 2000 Abu Dhabi European Seniors Tour Championship −14 (66-71-65=202)1 stroke Flag of Brazil.svg Priscillo Diniz
324 Jun 2001 Palmerston Trophy Berlin −4 (71-72-69=212)4 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Ebihara, Ulster Banner.svg Eddie Polland
415 Jul 2001 STC Scandinavian International −8 (73-67-65=205)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Maurice Bembridge
519 Oct 2002 Tunisian Seniors Open −14 (68-66-68=202)2 strokes Flag of England.svg John Morgan
64 Mar 2005 DGM Barbados Open −10 (68-68-70=206)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Grace

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2002 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Flag of Japan.svg Dragon Taki Lost to par on third extra hole

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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