Paul Dunne (golfer)

Paul Dunne
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Paul Colum Dunne
Born (1992-11-26) 26 November 1992
Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality  Ireland
Residence Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland
Career
College University of Alabama at Birmingham
Turned professional 2015
Current tour(s) European Tour
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T30: 2015
PGA Championship DNP

Paul Colum Dunne (born 26 November 1992) is an Irish professional golfer from Greystones in County Wicklow. He first came to prominence at the 2015 Open Championship where, playing as an amateur, he was tied for the lead after three rounds.

Amateur career

Dunne attended Blackrock College, a secondary school for boys. He won the 2010 Irish Youths Amateur title; the following year, he finished third.[1]

Dunne played college golf at University of Alabama at Birmingham, which Graeme McDowell also attended. As a junior, he was named the 2014 Conference USA Golfer of the Year. As a senior, Dunne finished fifth in the individual competition at the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.[2] As a senior in college he was the Blazers' top golfer with a scoring average of 71.9.[3]

Dunne qualified for the 2014 Open Championship through final qualifying at Woburn. He scored 75 and 73 and missed the cut by two shots. He also played in the 2014 Palmer Cup.[4]

Dunne finished his amateur career after representing Great Britain and Ireland in their 16.5 to 9.5 victory over the United States at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in the Walker Cup.[5] He contributed 1.5 out of a possible 4 points over the two day tournament.[6]

2015 Open Championship

Dunne qualified for the 2015 Open Championship by winning the Final Qualifier at Woburn; it was the second straight year he had won it.[7] Scoring 69 in each of the first two rounds at St Andrews, he made the cut and was the leading amateur at that stage.[8] In the third round, he scored 66 to become joint leader at 12-under-par. He was the first amateur since 1927 to lead the Open Championship after 54 holes, and he also set a tournament record for lowest 54-hole score by an amateur. On the final day he was in the last pairing with Louis Oosthuizen.[2] He shot a 78 in the final round to drop to a tie for 30th place.[9][10]

Professional career

Dunne turned professional later in 2015. His first event as a professional golfer was the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.[11] In November 2015, he gained a Catagory 17 European Tour membership by finishing 16th at the European Tour Qualifying School.[12] He then went on to finish in 106th position, in the 2016 Race to Dubai series and earn Category 11 European Tour membership for the European Tour in 2017.[13]

Personal life

Dunne was born in Dublin, Ireland, to Colum and Michelle Dunne. He has two older siblings.[1]

Dunne graduated with a degree in business finance from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.[8]

Amateur wins

Source:[14]

Results in major championships

Tournament 201420152016
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT T30 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP

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

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Dunne". UAB Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Who is Paul Dunne? Amateur golfer from Ireland played collegiately at UAB". AL.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Zak, Sean (19 July 2015). "5 Things to Know About Leading Amateur Paul Dunne". Golf.com.
  4. ↑ "Irish amateur Paul Dunne qualifies for British Open". The Irish Times. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup Team is announced". R&A. 24 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Walker Cup 2015 Scoring". USGA. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "10 things to know about Paul Dunne". PGA European Tour. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 Slover, Ray (19 July 2015). "Paul Dunne, Irishman and UAB grad, stunning success at British Open". Sporting News. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Corrigan, James (20 July 2015). "The Open 2015: Zach Johnson holds nerve against Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen to win first Claret Jug". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Lewis, Simon (21 July 2015). "Disappointing end for Paul Dunne as Open dream a bridge too far". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Paul Dunne makes ace start to pro career at Dunhill Links". The Irish Times. 1 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Paul Dunne – Results". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Race to Dubai – 2016". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Paul Dunne". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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