Patrick Joseph Moore is an American

United States

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Professional golfer

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 golf

Golf

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Moore was born in Austin, Minnesota

Austin, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 23,314 people, 9,897 households, and 6,076 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,168.2 people per square mile . There were 10,261 housing units at an average density of 954.3 per square mile...

. He is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour

Nationwide Tour

The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...

. He has struggled with injuries for most of his career. He won three Nationwide Tour events in 2002 which gave him an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...

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Moore has struggled with back injuries since 2003 and has played in very few tournaments since 2004.

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

• 2002
  2002 Buy.com Tour
  The 2002 Buy.com Tour season ran from March 7 to November 2. The season consisted of 28 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United States. The top 15 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2003...
  
    Greater Richmond Open
  Henrico County Open
  The Henrico County Open was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 1993 to 2008. It was played at The Dominion Club in Richmond, Virginia, USA.The 2008 purse was $500,000, with $90,000 going to the winner.-Winners:Henrico County Open...
  
  , Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort, Buy.com Tour Championship.

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