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Garth Mulroy

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Garth Mulroy
Mulroy at 2014 U.S. Open
Personal information
Full nameGarth David Mulroy
Born (1978-07-08) 8 July 1978 (age 46)[1]
Durban, South Africa
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
SpouseCatherine Mulroy
Children2
Career
CollegeNorth Carolina State University
Turned professional2002
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Web.com Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour4
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT40: 2014
The Open ChampionshipT64: 2012
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit winner
2011

Garth David Mulroy (born 8 July 1978) is a South African professional golfer.

Amateur career

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Mulroy was born in Durban. He attended college in the United States at North Carolina State University, where he was an NCAA Division I All-American. He turned professional in 2002.

Professional career

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Mulroy has predominantly tried to make his way as a professional in the United States, and has collected several victories on various mini-tours. He finished tied for 64th at the PGA Tour qualifying school at the end of 2006, earning a place on the Nationwide Tour for 2007. He has played on the second tier United States based tour since then, winning for the first time in April 2009 when he secured a one stroke victory over Chris Tidland at the South Georgia Classic. In 2009, he finished 14th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card.

Mulroy has also competed on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour. After winning his place on the tour at the 2007 qualifying school, he tied for 3rd in the South African Airways Open at the end of the year. He maintained that form into the 2008 season, as he won two minor tournaments and missed out in a playoff for the Joburg Open, one of the richer European Tour co-sanctioned events. He ended the year in second place on the Order of Merit behind Richard Sterne, who won all three European Tour co-sanctioned events.

A shaky 2010 season cost Mulroy his PGA Tour card, as he made six cuts in 19 events. He won the Nationwide Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am in 2011. After struggling to maintain his Tour status stateside, Mulroy focused mainly on the Sunshine Tour and European Tour.

Professional wins (8)

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European Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 20 Nov 2011 Alfred Dunhill Championship1 −19 (69-68-64-68=269) 2 strokes Scotland George Murray

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2008 Joburg Open Sweden Magnus A. Carlsson, South Africa Richard Sterne Sterne won with birdie on second extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 29 Aug 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella −6 (69-72-69=210) 4 strokes South Africa Richard Sterne
2 27 Nov 2008 Coca-Cola Charity Championship −19 (66-66-65=197) 7 strokes South Africa James Kamte, South Africa Chris Williams
3 20 Nov 2011 Alfred Dunhill Championship1 −19 (69-68-64-68=269) 2 strokes Scotland George Murray
4 20 Oct 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Parys −10 (67-69-70=206) 1 stroke England Chris Cannon, Sweden Fredrik From

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2008 Joburg Open Sweden Magnus A. Carlsson, South Africa Richard Sterne Sterne won with birdie on second extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 26 Apr 2009 South Georgia Classic −13 (69-66-71-69=275) 1 stroke United States Chris Tidland
2 12 Jun 2011 BMW Charity Pro-Am −18 (65-66-70-67=268) Playoff South Korea Kang Sung-hoon

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 BMW Charity Pro-Am South Korea Kang Sung-hoon Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T40 CUT
The Open Championship T64
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012
Match Play
Championship T46 T29
Invitational
Champions T40 T56
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "European Tour - Players". Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Avarice Open". Sports Illustrated. 23 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
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