} Gavin Moynihan (born 17 September 1994) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the

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. Partnered with Paul Dunne, they won the 2018 GolfSixes.

Amateur career

Moynihan had a successful amateur career winning the Irish Amateur Open Championship in 2012 and 2015 and twice playing in the

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. He attended the

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from 2013 but left during his sophomore year.

Professional career

Moynihan turned professional immediately after the 2015 Walker Cup, making his professional debut in the 2015 Italian Open. During 2016 he made the cut in the

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and tied for third in the Open La Pinetina on the Alps Tour. He had his first professional win in April 2017 when he won the Lookers Championship on the PGA EuroPro Tour. The next month he was runner-up in the Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9, on the

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, losing 2&1 to

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in the final. He finished the season in 18th place in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit and then earned a

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card through Q School after finishing tied for 25th place in the 6-round final stage. Moynihan had a poor start to 2018, although, partnered with Paul Dunne, they won the GolfSixes in early May. It was not until the SSE Scottish Hydro Challenge, towards the end of June, that he made the cut in an individual event. He had a number of better finishes towards the end of the year, including a tie for 8th place in the

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, and the season ended successfully when he earned a

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card through Q School after finishing tied for 20th place in the 6-round final stage. He qualified by one stroke for a second year running by sinking a five foot putt on the 18th hole at Lumine Golf Club in Tarragona. Moynihan started his 2019 European Tour schedule at the

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and had a solid 11th place finish. On 3 March 2019, Moynihan finished in a tied 12th position at the

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Amateur wins

*2012 Peter McEvoy Trophy, Irish Amateur Open Championship *2013 Carrick Neill Scottish Open Championship *2015 Irish Amateur Open Championship

Professional wins (2)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Ireland): 2011, 2012 *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011 (winners), 2012 (captain) *

Junior Ryder Cup The Junior Ryder Cup is a team golf competition between Europe and the United States for junior golfers aged 18 and under. It is based on the men's Ryder Cup and is run by the same organisations, the PGA of America and Ryder Cup Europe. The 2018 ...

(representing Europe): 2012 *

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(representing Ireland):

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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(representing Ireland):

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

(winners) *

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(representing Europe): 2014 (winners)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moynihan, Gavin Irish male golfers Alabama Crimson Tide men's golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Dublin (city) 1994 births Living people 21st-century Irish sportsmen