Irish Major Winners

Clareman

Hi All,

First time posting here (amazing what PH's win does for the game of golf isn't it )

Anyway, I was talking to a few mates last night and they seemed to think that Fred Daly was the only other Irish Major winner, I stand by my stance that there has to have been more than that. There was then an arguement about when the majors became majors, etc.

Anyway, my question is, what other (if any) Irish Major winners has there been?

And, have the all only won the British Open?

slumped

Fred Daly (1947 at Hoylake) and Padraig Harrington (2007 at Carnoustie) are the only Irishmen to win a major

No Irishman has ever won the US majors.

S

Snickers Man

Clareman wrote:

Hi All,

First time posting here (amazing what PH's win does for the game of golf isn't it )

Anyway, I was talking to a few mates last night and they seemed to think that Fred Daly was the only other Irish Major winner, I stand by my stance that there has to have been more than that. There was then an arguement about when the majors became majors, etc.

Anyway, my question is, what other (if any) Irish Major winners has there been?

And, have the all only won the British Open?

That's it.

Daly and Harrington. Two wins at The Open. None in the US ever.

Don't feel too bad about it. It's as many as the Great White Shark Greg Norman won in his career. And he was supposedly the Tiger Woods of his day. Number one ranked for years. Only two Major wins, both at The Open.

philstar

ok so we only had two major winners...

But i hope & pray this doesn't mean we're gonna have poor ol' padraig paraded around on an open top bus..surely we've gone beyond that..yes

Gillie

philstar wrote:

ok so we only had two major winners...

But i hope & pray this doesn't mean we're gonna have poor ol' padraig paraded around on an open top bus..surely we've gone beyond that..yes

What does that matter?

philstar

Gillie wrote:

What does that matter?

its cringe-worthy!!

Trampas

Wont be an open top bus as they will need a roof with all the rain

O.P.H

Well I'd rather the cringe-worthy open top bus parade than just letting it slip by without any great recognition, we need to make a big deal about this in my opinion. And for the love of God if Harrington dosent get the sports personality of the year award this time round over someone like Henry friggin Sheflen its a disgrace.

Clareman

I don't have a problem with open top busses when people actually win something, in fact I think it's a great thing to recgonise victories, if 1 young lad gets something from it and continues to play sport it's good.

It's the open top busses for people that almost achieve things that's wrong, the Irish soccer team has had 3 now (I think) and the best they have ever done is qualify for the quarter finals

MisterAnarchy

Harry Bradshaw should have won the British Open.
He was the loser in The 1949 Open Championship following a playoff against Bobby Locke at Royal St.George's, after an extraordinary incident in the second round when his drive at the 5th hole came to rest against broken glass from a beer bottle on the fairway. Rather than taking a drop (to which he would probably have been entitled) Bradshaw elected to play the ball as it lay, but was only able to move it slightly forward, dropping the shot that (arguably) went on to cost him his victory.

Benedict XVI

Harrington is actually the only Irish winner.

Daly was from Portrush, in Northern Ireland, and as a result was actually British not Irish.

One Cold Hand

He's flippin well Irish!

Even the BBC yesterday were calling him Irish.

Benedict XVI

One Cold Hand wrote:

He's flippin well Irish!

Even the BBC yesterday were calling him Irish.

Yes,they called him Irish, but Irish in the British sense, not Irish in the Irish sense.

I am glad Harrington has won a major before British golfers like Clarke and McDowell, and I’m sure Britain will have many major winners in young Master McElroy (sp)

slumped

Benedict XVI wrote:

Harrington is actually the only Irish winner.

Daly was from Portrush, in Northern Ireland, and as a result was actually British not Irish.

How do you know he did not hold an Irish passport??

Daly was Irish.
Clarke is Irish.
McDowell is Irish
Harrington is Irish
McGinley is Irish
Bruen was Irish
McIlroy is Irish

They all played golf for Ireland. They all stood under the tri-colour. They all stood for the Irish national anthem. (Bruen and Daly aside as I'm not sure about these standing for the anthem)

slumped

Benedict XVI wrote:

sure Britain will have many major winners in young Master McElroy (sp)

yes because McIlroy has played golf for Britain.........He's Irish!

philstar

Benedict XVI wrote:

Harrington is actually the only Irish winner.

Daly was from Portrush, in Northern Ireland, and as a result was actually British not Irish.

jesus!!.........don't open that can of worms....please!!:rolleyes:

Clareman

can opening..... worms everywhere......

Clarke deems his home country as Northern Ireland, that makes him British unless there's been a major political change that I am not aware of. Infact, I remember reading somewhere that if he ever has to hold the tri-colour after a vistory (Ryder Cup) that he'll always hold the Orange part of the flag to ensure that there'll be no flack back home

Zzippy

Jeez lads, whatever about tricolours or national anthems (don't go there!) the fact is golf in Ireland is organised on an all-island basis. Whether you are Unionist or Nationalist, you're still Irish (born on the island of ireland). You can also be British, in the same way as Scots and Welsh can be British too.

Fred Daly was Irish, and might also have considered himself British.

Let's be happy in the fact that we can be proud of all the international golfers who have represented Ireland. The only downside is the BBC can also claim some of them as Brits :rolleyes:

philstar

Galwayguy99 wrote:

Jeez lads, whatever about tricolours or national anthems (don't go there!) the fact is golf in Ireland is organised on an all-island basis. Whether you are Unionist or Nationalist, you're still Irish (born on the island of ireland). You can also be British, in the same way as Scots and Welsh can be British too.

Fred Daly was Irish, and might also have considered himself British.

here here, well said......lets keep the politics for the political boards

now lets just hope there's no god-awful open bus parade:o

Benedict XVI

philstar wrote:

its cringe-worthy!!

Not a cringe-worthy as the 'fans' singling Ole Ole Ole after the presentation.

How ironic, Irish people singing Ole Ole Ole to an Irish player after beating a Spaniard.

When will it ever stop.