Des Smyth

Des Smyth
Personal information
Full nameDesmond John Smyth
Born (1953-02-12) 12 February 1953 (age 71)
Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality Ireland
ResidenceDrogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Career
Turned professional1974
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Senior Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins26
Highest ranking48 (7 May 1989)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour8
PGA Tour Champions2
European Senior Tour5
Other9 (regular)
2 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT4: 1982

Desmond John Smyth (born 12 February 1953) is an Irish professional golfer. He won eight times on the European Tour between 1979 and 2001. He also had a successful senior career winning twice on the PGA Tour Champions and five times on the European Senior Tour between 2005 and 2012. He played in two Ryder Cup matches, 1979 and 1981.

  1. ^ "Week 18 1989 Ending 7 May 1989" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 7 October 2019.