Colm Moriarty (born 12 June 1979) is an Irish

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er.

Early life and career

Moriarty was born in

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. He turned professional in 2003, after playing in the victorious Great Britain and Ireland

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team. Moriarty has competed mainly on the

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during his career, qualifying for his first full season on the second-tier tour in 2005. In 2007, he recorded wins on both the Challenge Tour, at the Firstplus Wales Challenge, and the third-tier PGA EuroPro Tour, at the Wensum Valley International Open. In July 2010, he led local final qualifying at

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to play in his first major; the

2010 Open Championship The 2010 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and was held from 15 to 18 July over the Old Course at St Andrews, Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was the 150th anniversary of the founding of The Open Championship, T ...

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, where he made the cut and finished tied 37th. In 2024, Moriarty was part of the GB&I

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team.

Amateur wins

*2003 New South Wales Medal,

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Professional wins (2)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 2007 Firstplus Wales Challenge was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.''

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Moriarty only played in The Open Championship.''
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958 Eisenhower Trophy, 1958, it is nam ...

(representing Ireland):

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

(winners) *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing Ireland):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Professional *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2024

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moriarty, Colm Irish male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Dublin (city) Sportspeople from County Westmeath Sportspeople from Athlone 1979 births Living people