Eamonn Darcy

Eamonn Christopher Darcy (born 7 August 1952) is an Irish professional golfer. He won four times on the European Tour and played in the Ryder Cup four times.

Professional career Darcy, with a handicap of 12, turned professional at the age of 16, becoming an assistant at Grange Golf Club in Dublin. The following year he moved to Erewash Valley Golf Club in Derbyshire, staying until 1979.

Darcy's tournament career coincided with the start of the European Tour in 1972. He first came to notice in 1974 when he was a joint runner-up in the Nigerian Open. In Europe he was tied for third place in the Portuguese Open and tied sixth in the Dunlop Masters, finishing 36th in the Order of Merit.

Darcy finished third on the Order of Merit in 1975 and made that year's Ryder Cup team, his first of four performances. The following year he was second on the Order of Merit, only behind Ballesteros. Despite a number of great performances, however, Darcy did not win either season. This became something of a trend as Darcy only posted four European Tour wins compared to 13 runner-ups. This was punctuated by his tough-luck playoff record of 0–4.

Darcy's first European Tour win was at the Greater Manchester Open in 1977, handily defeating a trio of British golfers by 8 shots.

Professional wins (16) European Tour wins (4)

European Tour playoff record (0–4)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

Safari Circuit wins (3)

Other wins (7) 1976 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with Christy O'Connor Jnr), Cacharel World Under-25 Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament 1978 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with Christy O'Connor Jnr) 1981 Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship 1988 Irish National PGA Championship 1992 Irish National PGA Championship

Playoff record Champions Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12003 Farmers Charity Classic Doug TewellLost to birdie on third extra hole

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–3)

Results in major championships Note: Darcy only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1975 and 1984 Open Championships) "T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland/Europe): 1975, 1977, 1981, 1987 (winners) Double Diamond International (representing Ireland): 1975, 1976, 1977 Datsun International (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976 Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976 (winners), (representing Ireland) 1984 (captain) Philip Morris International (representing Ireland): 1976 World Cup (representing Ireland): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991 Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Ireland): 1987, 1988 (winners), 1991