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Denis O'Sullivan (golfer)

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Denis O'Sullivan
Personal information
Born (1948-03-11) 11 March 1948 (age 76)
Cork, Ireland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationality Ireland
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)European Seniors Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour6
Achievements and awards
European Seniors Tour
Rookie of the Year
1998

Denis O'Sullivan (born 11 March 1948) is an Irish former professional golfer.

Career

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O'Sullivan won the 1985 Irish Amateur Close and the 1990 Irish Amateur Stroke Play, but did not turn professional until 1997, when he decided to try to qualify for the European Seniors Tour. He came through the European Seniors Tour Qualifying School at his first attempt and became one of the tour's most consistent players. He has won six seniors events and finished in the top ten on the Order of Merit several times, with a best ranking of third in 2000.

Amateur wins

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  • 1985 Irish Amateur Close
  • 1990 Irish Amateur Stroke Play

Professional wins (6)

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European Seniors Tour wins (6)

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Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (5)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 22 Oct 2000 Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions −11 (70-69-66=205) 1 stroke England Maurice Bembridge, England Nick Job,
Australia Ross Metherell
2 28 Oct 2000 Abu Dhabi European Seniors Tour Championship −14 (66-71-65=202) 1 stroke Brazil Priscillo Diniz
3 24 Jun 2001 Palmerston Trophy Berlin −4 (71-72-69=212) 4 strokes Japan Seiji Ebihara, Northern Ireland Eddie Polland
4 15 Jul 2001 STC Scandinavian International −8 (73-67-65=205) 1 stroke England Maurice Bembridge
5 19 Oct 2002 Tunisian Seniors Open −14 (68-66-68=202) 2 strokes England John Morgan
6 4 Mar 2005 DGM Barbados Open −10 (68-68-70=206) 3 strokes United States John Grace

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2002 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Japan Dragon Taki Lost to par on third extra hole

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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