Denis Durnian
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Denis Durnian is an English
professional golf
er.
Durnian was born in Wigan
, Greater Manchester
. He turned professional in 1969 and played on the European Tour
from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. He never won a European Tour event, but he finished second four occasions, with one being a defeat in a matchplay final, and twice losing out in a playoff. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was twentieth in 1988. In 1985 he won the PLM Open
, which became a European Tour event the following season, and he was twice the British Club Professional Champion.
Durnian played in The Open Championship
every year from 1982 to 1990, only making the 36 hole cut on one occasion, in 1983 at Royal Birkdale
, when he went on to finish tied for 8th place. During the second round he set the record for the lowest nine hole total in the Open with 28 on the front nine.
After turning fifty Durnian joined the European Seniors Tour
. He has won three tournaments at that level and was second on the end of season Order of Merit in both 2001 and 2002.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981)
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Durnian was born in Wigan
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. He turned professional in 1969 and played on the European Tour
PGA European Tour
The PGA European Tour is an organization which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England...
from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. He never won a European Tour event, but he finished second four occasions, with one being a defeat in a matchplay final, and twice losing out in a playoff. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was twentieth in 1988. In 1985 he won the PLM Open
PLM Open
The PLM Open was a golf tournament that was played in Sweden until 1990. Founded in 1983, it was a European Tour event from 1986, and in its final year it had a prize fund of £356,930, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at that time...
, which became a European Tour event the following season, and he was twice the British Club Professional Champion.
Durnian played in The Open Championship
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
every year from 1982 to 1990, only making the 36 hole cut on one occasion, in 1983 at Royal Birkdale
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the town of Southport, England, and is one of the clubs in the Open Championship rotation for both men and women. The club has hosted the men's championship nine times since 1954, most recently in July 2008, and has hosted the women's tournament five...
, when he went on to finish tied for 8th place. During the second round he set the record for the lowest nine hole total in the Open with 28 on the front nine.
After turning fifty Durnian joined the European Seniors Tour
European Seniors Tour
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...
. He has won three tournaments at that level and was second on the end of season Order of Merit in both 2001 and 2002.
Regular career wins (4)
- 1982 British Club Professional Championship
- 1984 British Club Professional Championship, PGA Fourball Championship (with Derrick CooperDerrick CooperDerrick Cooper is an English golfer. He turned professional in 1972. It took him some time to establish himself on the European Tour, but he held a tour card for sixteen consecutive seasons from 1984 and made the top one hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit a total of fifteen times, with a...
, tied with Philip Posnett & Peter Hanna) - 1985 PLM OpenPLM OpenThe PLM Open was a golf tournament that was played in Sweden until 1990. Founded in 1983, it was a European Tour event from 1986, and in its final year it had a prize fund of £356,930, which was mid-range for a European Tour event at that time...
(Sweden)
European Seniors Tour wins (3)
- 2001 Wales Seniors OpenWales Seniors OpenThe Wales Seniors Open is the third richest official money event on men's golf's European Seniors Tour after the two senior majors that are official money events on the European Seniors Tour, namely the Senior British Open, and the Senior PGA Championship, with a prize fund of £500,000 in 2007...
- 2002 Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open, Estoril Seniors Tour Championship
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters The Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters , is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
CUT | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981)
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.