Damien McGrane

Damien McGrane
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Damien McGrane
Born (1971-04-13) 13 April 1971
Kells, County Meath, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality  Ireland
Residence Kells, County Meath, Ireland
Career
Turned professional 1991
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 6
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2008, 2009
PGA Championship DNP

Damien McGrane (born 13 April 1971) is an Irish golfer.

McGrane was born in Kells, County Meath, Ireland. He turned professional in 1991.

McGrane has had full status on the European Tour since 2003, and has earned over 3.5m in prize-money. He clinched his first European Tour Title on 20 April 2008 at the Volvo China Open, winning by nine strokes, and ended the 2008 season ranked in the top thirty of the Order of Merit for the first time.

He retired from the European Tour in 2015 after losing his card.[1]

McGrane now plays regularly on the Irish PGA Regional tour. In 2016, he won the Irish PGA Championship.[2]

Professional wins

European Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 20 April 2008 Volvo China Open –10 (68-69-68-73=278) 9 strokes England Simon Griffiths, France Michael Lorenzo-Vera,
England Oliver Wilson

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 M2M Russian Open England David Horsey Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins

Results in major championships

Damien McGrane
Tournament 2008 2009
Masters Tournament DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

References

  1. Keogh, Brian (16 October 2015). "McGrane makes peace with retirement as young guns step forward". Irish Golf Desk.
  2. "106th PGA Irish Championship – Results". pgaireland.bluegolf.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.


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