Garth Mulroy

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Garth Mulroy
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Mulroy at 2014 U.S. Open
Personal information
Full nameGarth David Mulroy
Born (1978-07-08) 8 July 1978 (age 45) [1]
Durban, South Africa
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
SpouseCatherine Mulroy
Children2
Career
College North Carolina State University
Turned professional2002
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Web.com Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour4
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T40: 2014
The Open Championship T64: 2012
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2011

Garth David Mulroy (born 8 July 1978) is a South African professional golfer.

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Amateur career

Mulroy was born in Durban. He attended college in the United States at North Carolina State University, where he was an NCAA Division I All-American. He turned professional in 2002.

Professional career

Mulroy has predominantly tried to make his way as a professional in the United States, and has collected several victories on various mini-tours. He finished tied for 64th at the PGA Tour qualifying school at the end of 2006, earning a place on the Nationwide Tour for 2007. He has played on the second tier United States based tour since then, winning for the first time in April 2009 when he secured a one stroke victory over Chris Tidland at the South Georgia Classic. In 2009, he finished 14th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card.

Mulroy has also competed on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour. After winning his place on the tour at the 2007 qualifying school, he tied for 3rd in the South African Airways Open at the end of the year. He maintained that form into the 2008 season, as he won two minor tournaments and missed out in a playoff for the Joburg Open, one of the richer European Tour co-sanctioned events. He ended the year in second place on the Order of Merit behind Richard Sterne, who won all three European Tour co-sanctioned events.

A shaky 2010 season cost Mulroy his PGA Tour card, as he made six cuts in 19 events. He won the Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am in 2011. After struggling to maintain his Tour status stateside, Mulroy focused mainly on the Sunshine Tour and European Tour.

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
120 Nov 2011 Alfred Dunhill Championship 1−19 (69-68-64-68=269)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg George Murray

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2008 Joburg Open Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus A. Carlsson, Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne Sterne won with birdie on second extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
129 Aug 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella−6 (69-72-69=210)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne
227 Nov 2008 Coca-Cola Charity Championship −19 (66-66-65=197)7 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg James Kamte, Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams
320 Nov 2011 Alfred Dunhill Championship 1−19 (69-68-64-68=269)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg George Murray
420 Oct 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Parys−10 (67-69-70=206)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Chris Cannon, Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik From

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2008 Joburg Open Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus A. Carlsson, Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne Sterne won with birdie on second extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
126 Apr 2009 South Georgia Classic −13 (69-66-71-69=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Chris Tidland
212 Jun 2011 BMW Charity Pro-Am −18 (65-66-70-67=268)Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Sung-hoon

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 BMW Charity Pro-Am Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Sung-hoon Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament2012201320142015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T40CUT
The Open Championship T64
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2009201020112012
Match Play
Championship T46T29
Invitational
Champions T40T56
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

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References

  1. ↑ "European Tour - Players" . Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Avarice Open". Sports Illustrated. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
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