Graeme Storm

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Graeme Storm
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Storm at the 2013 Alstom Open de France
Personal information
Full nameGraeme Raymond Storm
Born (1978-03-13) 13 March 1978 (age 46)
Hartlepool, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg; 12.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
ResidenceHartlepool, England
SpouseSara
Children1
Career
Turned professional2000
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2000
PGA Championship T62: 2007
U.S. Open CUT: 2006, 2014
The Open Championship T39: 2008

Graeme Raymond Storm (born 13 March 1978) is an English professional golfer.

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Career

Storm was born in Hartlepool. He learnt his trade at Hartlepool Golf Club, where he still holds the course record of 62. He won The Amateur Championship in 1999 and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup, before turning professional in 2000.

Storm initially had difficulty establishing himself on the European Tour, and took a job in a local cake factory in the off season to help finance his early years as a professional. [1] In 2004 he recorded two wins on the second tier Challenge Tour on his way to fourth in the end of season rankings, and automatic graduation back to the European Tour for 2005. That season he made a major advance by finishing 31st on the European Tour Order of Merit, an improvement of 90 places on his previous best.

In 2007, Storm won his first European Tour event, with a single shot victory at the Open de France ALSTOM. He commented, "It's unbelievable, to be honest. It's an amazing feeling.... Over the last six or seven months I've been thinking that it might never happen. I've been putting too much pressure on myself but hopefully now I can go on to better things." [2] He went on to finish the 2007 season ranked 16th on the Order of Merit.

At the 2007 PGA Championship, Storm led after the first round after shooting a 5-under par 65 at Southern Hills Country Club. [1] However he could not maintain that form and finished in a tie for 62nd. [3]

In June 2009, Storm secured a place in the 2009 Open after two rounds of final qualifying at Sunningdale, he shot a record eight-under 62 on the new course in the morning and ended 10-under. [4]

In 2016, Storm finished 112th in the European Tour standings, one spot and 100 Euros short of regaining his Tour card. Storm regained his Tour card for the twelfth consecutive year after Patrick Reed lost his European Tour privileges for failing to make enough starts at regular (non-majors or WGC) events. It was the second consecutive year a golfer took advantage of another losing his privileges in such a manner, after Ben Evans was awarded a European Tour card for 2016 after Brooks Koepka lost his membership.

84 days after almost losing his card, Storm won the South African Open, beating World Number 2, Rory McIlroy, in a playoff for his 2nd European Tour victory

Storm also works with Today's Golfer magazine, writing tips and reviews.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
11 Jul 2007 Open de France Alstom −7 (66-74-71-66=277)1 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Hansen
215 Jan 2017 BMW SA Open 1−18 (69-63-67-71=270)Playoff Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 Omega European Masters Flag of the United States.svg David Lipsky Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2017 BMW SA Open Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy Won with par on third extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
18 Aug 2004 Ryder Cup Wales Challenge −26 (68-63-64-67=262)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Matthew King
210 Oct 2004 Attijari Wafa - Tikida Beach Moroccan Classic −16 (64-67-68-65=264)4 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Abbate

Results in major championships

Tournament1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTT78CUTT39T52CUT
PGA Championship T62
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Championship T6
Match Play
Invitational T69
Champions T71
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. 1 2 "Storm surges to shock USPGA lead". BBC Sport . 9 August 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Storm surges to French Open win". BBC Sport . 1 July 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  3. ↑ Dixon, Peter (24 March 2008). "Graeme Storm rockets into contention for title". The Times . London. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Storm triumphs in Open qualifying". BBC Sport . 8 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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