Des Smyth
| Des Smyth | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Desmond John Smyth |
| Born |
12 February 1953 Drogheda, County Louth |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st) |
| Nationality |
 Ireland
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| Residence | Drogheda, County Louth |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1974 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Senior Tour Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 25 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 8 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 2 |
| European Senior Tour | 5 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T4: 1982 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Desmond John Smyth (born 12 February 1953) is an Irish professional golfer.
Smyth was born in Drogheda, County Louth. He turned professional in 1974 and was a member of the European Tour for over a quarter of a century. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit was seventh in 1988. He won eight tournaments on the tour across four different decades, breaking Neil Coles' record as the oldest man to win a European Tour event when he claimed the 2001 Madeira Island Open at the age of 48 years and 34 days. This record was broken by Miguel Ángel Jiménez (48 years, 11 months, 13 days) at the 2012 UBS Hong Kong Open.
Smyth represented Europe in the Ryder Cup in 1979 and 1981, losing on both occasions to the United States. Smyth also represented his country in the World Cup and the Alfred Dunhill Cup many times and was a member of the Irish team (alongside Eamonn Darcy and Ronan Rafferty) which won the latter in 1988. At the 2006 Ryder Cup, he was one of Ian Woosnam's vice-captains.
Since turning fifty in 2003, Smyth has had a successful career in senior golf, winning tournaments on both the Champions Tour and the European Senior Tour.
Smyth has a son, Greg, a horticultural student at IT Blanchardstown. Greg won Ireland's eighth largest lottery jackpot of €9,426,636 on 13 August 2008.
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