Paddy McGuirk
| Paddy McGuirk | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 June 1950 Ireland |
| Sporting nationality |  Ireland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1966 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T32: 1976 |
Paddy McGuirk (born 23 June 1950)[1] is an Irish former golfer.[2] He won the professional Carroll's International tournament at the 1973 European Tour.[1] McGuirk also won the professional Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship tournament at the 1969 and 1982 Southern Ireland Championship.[3]
McGuirk began golfing with his father, Michael McGuirk, at the age of 15.[3] He was a professional golfer since 1966.[1] McGuirk won the Aer Lingus Irish Professional Championship at the Irish PGA Championship in 1976.[3] He retired his professional golfing in 2021.[4]
Professional wins (4)
[edit]European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jun 1973 | Carroll's International | −19 (67-72-72-66=277) | 2 strokes |  Hugh Baiocchi
|
Other wins (3)
[edit]- 1969 Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship[5]
- 1976 Aer Lingus Irish Professional Championship[6][7]
- 1982 Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Paddy McGuirk". European Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Finnan, Peter (3 October 2021). "The Paddy McGuirk Pro-Am turned into a family affair at Co. Louth". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Keogh, Brian (26 August 2021). "Time of changes as Baltray great hangs up his clubs". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Cavaroli, Marcus (21 August 2021). "True professional Paddy to retire". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "McGuirk Collects Carrols Title". The Glasgow Herald. 29 September 1969. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Drew slips – third". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Island. 8 May 1976. p. 15. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
- ^ Magowan, Jack (24 December 1976). "New money for Irish title golf". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Island. p. 13. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
- ^ "McGuirk's title". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 25 October 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Paddy McGuirk at the European Tour official site
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