Joe McDermott (golfer)

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Joe McDermott
Personal information
Born (1940-09-17) 17 September 1940 (age 83)
County Clare, Ireland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
Turned professional1968
Former tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 1982
U.S. Open CUT: 1967, 1968
The Open Championship DNP

Joe McDermott (born 17 September 1940) is an Irish-American professional golfer.

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Born and raised in County Clare, Ireland, McDermott moved to the United States in the 1960s. He won the Chicago City Amateur twice, the Cook County Amateur twice and the Midwest Amateur three times before turning pro in 1968.

McDermott also won the 1977 New Mexico Open as well as multiple PGA sectional events before qualifying for the European Seniors Tour at the Qualifying School in 1997. He may be best known for winning the 1998 AIB Irish Seniors Open at Woodbrook. During the tournament he shot a hole-in-one on the 13th hole during the final round. He also shot an ace at the 2001 Wales Seniors Open. [1]

Professional wins (1)

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
117 May 1998 AIB Irish Seniors Open −8 (70-72-66=208)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1998 AIB Irish Seniors Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noel Ratcliffe Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole

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