Exempt status
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PGA TOUR: Tournament winner (thru 2022-23)
JOINED TOUR
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Korn Ferry Tour: 2015
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PGA TOUR: 2017
PGA TOUR Victories (1)
2020-21 Season
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1)
2016 Season
- United Leasing & Finance Championship
PLAYOFF RECORD
PGA TOUR (1-0)
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2020-21 Defeated J.T. Poston, Barbasol Championship
National Teams
Personal
- Says if he weren't a professional golfer he'd be an accountant. "I've always been good with numbers. Math, chemistry and physics were always my strongest subjects."
- Grew up playing junior golf tournaments with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry.
- Is a three-time Irish Youths champion.
- Was top-10 in the world in racquetball at age 11-12. Played in the World Racquetball Championship.
- Watching Tiger Woods win the 1997 Masters significantly influenced his interest in the game.
- Favorite teams are Liverpool, Notre Dame and the New England Patriots. Tom Brady is one of his favorite athletes to watch.
- Favorite group is U2.
- Is a big reader of history books.
- Speaks Gaeilge, or Irish Gaelic, the national and first official language of Ireland.
Special Interests
- Reading, sports, concerts and music
CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
- AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Held a five-stroke lead after the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am before finishing T9. At 16-under 128, became the first player in tournament history with a 36-hole score of 128 or better.
- Sony Open in Hawaii: Finished T3 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, his second career top-three result on TOUR and first since winning the 2021 Barbasol Championship. Co-led the field in Par-4 Scoring Average (3.75).
Career Highlights
2022 Season
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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Held a five-stroke lead after the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am before finishing T9. At 16-under 128, became the first player in tournament history with a 36-hole score of 128 or better.
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Sony Open in Hawaii: Finished T3 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, his second career top-three result on TOUR and first since winning the 2021 Barbasol Championship. Co-led the field in Par-4 Scoring Average (3.75).
2021 Season
Earned his first PGA TOUR title at the Barbasol Championship and qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the second time in his career, finishing the season No. 72 in the FedExCup standings. Marked his first result in the top 100 in the final standings. Recorded four top-10s and made 12 cuts in 17 starts.
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Barbasol Championship: Defeated J.T. Poston in a six-hole playoff to win the Barbasol Championship, earning his first PGA TOUR title in his 106th start at the age of 34 years, 4 months, 14 days. Entered the final round trailing Poston by three strokes before closing with a 5-under 67 to earn a spot in the playoff, the first of his career. Holed a chip from off the green on the first playoff hole before winning with a par-4 on the sixth extra hole (No. 18). Led the field in Par-4 Scoring Average (3.75).
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MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute: Finished T9 at 8-under at the MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute.
2019 Season
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Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Posted 20-under to finish T5 at Zurich Classic of New Orleans while partnering with Canada’s David Hearn. Team shot a pair of 68s in the Foursomes format at TPC Louisiana, bettered only by the winning team of Jon Rahm/Ryan Palmer (65-69).
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RBC Heritage: Entering the week with 11 missed cuts in 15 starts on the season, shot a final-round 4-under 67 at the RBC Heritage for a T6, his best result since finishing T5 at the 2018 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship.
2018 Season
On the strength of six top-25 finishes in 28 starts, including two top-10s, advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the first time in his second season on TOUR.
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THE NORTHERN TRUST: Following a T34 showing at the first FedExCup Playoffs event, THE NORTHERN TRUST, ended his season ranked 114th in the FedExCup.
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Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship: Recorded his first career top-five on the PGA TOUR with a T5 at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. Recorded four under-par scores on the week highlighted by a second-round 67.
2017 Season
Rookie season on the PGA TOUR included 19 made cuts in 25 starts, with his lone top-10 finish coming at the RBC Canadian Open (T10). Finished the season No. 130 in the FedExCup standings. Finished the Korn Ferry Tour season with four starts, two top-25s and four cuts made. Was 50th in the final priority-ranking order. Secured his PGA TOUR card for the 2017-18 season with a 25th-place finish on the 2017 Korn Ferry Tour Finals money list (excluding the 25).
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RBC Canadian Open: Notched only top-10 of his rookie season with a final-round 6-under 66 at the RBC Canadian Open to finish T10.
2016 Season
Among eight top-25 finishes in 21 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour was a victory and two additional top-10 showings. As a result, finished ninth on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season money list to earn one of the first 25 PGA TOUR cards. Finished 22nd in the final priority-ranking order after two top-25 finishes in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. Posted back-to-back top-10 finishes for the first time in his Korn Ferry Tour career in June at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship (T7) and the Rust-Oleum Championship (T9).
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Olympic Men's Golf Competition: Represented Ireland when golf returned to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Finished T15 in the 60-player field.
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United Leasing & Finance Championship: Became the first Irish winner in Korn Ferry Tour history, winning the United Leasing & Finance Championship. Carded a 67 on Sunday to post the clubhouse lead at 12-under and watched from the driving range as the final groups failed to match his 72-hole score. His 12-under-par total set a tournament record at host Victoria National Golf Club. Played the final two holes in 1-under par, thanks to an up-and-down from 40 yards on the par-4 18th for par en route to his closing 67. Entered the tournament 47th on the Korn Ferry Tour money list but moved up to seventh with the win.
2015 Season
Finished the Korn Ferry Tour season with 24 starts, two top-10s, eight top-25s and 14 cuts made. Was 72nd on the combined final money list. An up-and-down Regular Season began with four straight missed cuts. Over the next 11 tournaments, from March into July, only missed one cut and recorded seven top-25s. Finished between T14 and T24 at five tournaments in a row in early June into July. His Kansas City success was bookended by missed cuts in the two tournaments that both preceded and followed, placing him 60th on the Regular Season money list but safely into the Finals. In the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, made the cut in the first three events (T44, T72, T47) before missing at the Web.com Tour Championship to close the season.
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Digital Ally Open: Picked up his second top-10 of the year at the Digital Ally Open in August. Posted 67-67-65-66 to finish T9 at 19-under.
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Rex Hospital Open: In Raleigh made history when he eagled the final hole of the first round of the Rex Hospital Open for a course- and tournament-record 61 at TPC Wakefield Plantation. Failed to break par though over the final three days, carding rounds of 72-71-73 for a T51.
2014 Season
Was the leading money winner on the eGolf Tour for much of the season, winning twice, finishing runner-up once, third twice, fourth three times, fifth, sixth and seventh in 16 starts. Did not finish outside the top six in his first nine events. Had a stretch of 20 consecutive rounds in the 60s. Missed only one cut. Was overtaken for the top spot at the season-ending Tour Championship. Finished second in earnings, with $80,910.
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Web.com Tour Q-School: Finished T5 at Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying Tournament in December, shooting 68-70-71-68.
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Rex Hospital Open: Played in one Korn Ferry Tour event, posting a T54 at The Rex Hospital Open.
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BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by SYNNEX Corporation: During the 11-event stretch, took home a new BMW X4 sedan when he made a hole-in-one on the par-3 17th hole Sunday at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in May. Used a 7-iron from 189 yards that landed 15 feet short of the hole and rolled in. The ace contributed to a final-round 68 and a T10.
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PTLA Qualifying Tournament-North America: Was medalist at second stage Qualifying Tournament at Plantation, Fla.
2013 Season
Finished fourth on eGolf Tour money list.
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Irish Open: In first professional start on European Tour, finished T63 at the Irish Open.
2012 Season
Won twice on eGolf Tour and finished seventh in earnings.
2011 Season
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The Rex Hospital Open: In first Korn Ferry Tour event, The Rex Hospital Open posted a T50. Opened 69-69 and finished 71-72.
Amateur Highlights
- Played college golf at East Tennessee State University, where he won five events, including two Southern Conference titles as a freshman and a senior.
- Was a two-time Atlantic Sun Conference champion.