Damien McGrane

Damien McGrane (born 13 April 1971) is an Irish golfer.

Damien McGrane
Personal information
Full nameDamien McGrane
Born (1971-04-13) 13 April 1971
Kells, County Meath, Ireland
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality Ireland
ResidenceKells, County Meath, Ireland
Career
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Asian Tour1
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2008, 2009

McGrane was born in Kells, County Meath, Ireland. He turned professional in 1991.

McGrane has had full status on the European Tour since 2003, and has earned over €3.5m in prize-money. He clinched his first European Tour Title on 20 April 2008 at the Volvo China Open, winning by nine strokes, and ended the 2008 season ranked in the top thirty of the Order of Merit for the first time.

He retired from the European Tour in 2015 after losing his card.[1]

McGrane now plays regularly on the Irish PGA Regional tour. He won the Irish PGA Championship in 2016 and 2019.[2][3]

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 20 Apr 2008 Volvo China Open1 −10 (68-69-68-73=278) 9 strokes Simon Griffiths, Mike Lorenzo-Vera,
Oliver Wilson

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2014 M2M Russian Open David Horsey Lost to par on first extra hole

PGA MasterCard Tour wins (1)
  • 1999 Wynyard Hall

Other wins (5)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2008 2009
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: McGrane only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances
  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2000, 2017 (winners)

References
  1. Keogh, Brian (16 October 2015). "McGrane makes peace with retirement as young guns step forward". Irish Golf Desk.
  2. "106th PGA Irish Championship – Results". pgaireland.bluegolf.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. "McGrane bags second irish PGA Championship crown". pga.info. 22 August 2019.


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