Patrick Joseph Skerritt (29 May 1926 – 21 November 2001) was an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 professional golf

Golf

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Skerritt born in Lahinch

Lahinch

Lahinch or Lehinch is a village on Liscannor Bay, on the northwest coast of County Clare, in northern Munster, Ireland. It lies on the N67 national secondary road....

, County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

. He won many tournaments during his career, most of them in his home country, with his biggest success being the 1970 Alcan International. He was also the club professional

Professional golfer

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 for over 30 years at St Anne's Golf Club, situated on Bull Island

Bull Island

Bull Island or more properly North Bull Island is an island located in Dublin Bay in Ireland, about 5 km long and 800 m wide, lying roughly parallel to the shore off Clontarf , Raheny, Kilbarrack, and facing Sutton...

 in Dublin Bay

Dublin Bay

Dublin Bay is a C-shaped inlet of the Irish Sea on the east coast of Ireland. The bay is about 10 kilometres wide along its north-south base, and 7 km in length to its apex at the centre of the city of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south...

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Tournament wins

• 1967 Southern Ireland Championship
• 1968 Southern Ireland Championship
• 1970 Southern Ireland Championship, Irish Matchplay, Alcan International
• 1973 Kerrygold Championship
• 1977 Irish PGA Championship
  Irish PGA Championship
  The Irish PGA Championship is a golf tournament played annually in Ireland since 1907. It is one of the oldest golf tournaments in the world, the oldest in the Emerald Isles, and has been played at many different golf courses in Ireland. It is the marquee event on the PGA Tour of Ireland's...
  
  
• 1978 PGA Seniors Championship
  PGA Seniors Championship
  The PGA Seniors Championship is a European Seniors Tour golf tournament for men aged fifty and above. It was founded in 1957, and became part of the European Seniors Tour on its founding in 1992. It was played at the Royal Dublin Golf Club in the Republic of Ireland that year, but since 1993 it has...
  
  
• 1980 PGA Seniors Championship
  PGA Seniors Championship
  The PGA Seniors Championship is a European Seniors Tour golf tournament for men aged fifty and above. It was founded in 1957, and became part of the European Seniors Tour on its founding in 1992. It was played at the Royal Dublin Golf Club in the Republic of Ireland that year, but since 1993 it has...
  
  

Results in major championships

Tournament	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978
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	T18	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

Note: The Open Championship was the only major that Skerritt played.

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1971)

"T" = tied

Yellow background for top-10.

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