Gavin Moynihan | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
Dublin, Ireland |
17 September 1994
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Nationality | Ireland |
Career | |
College | University of Alabama |
Turned professional | 2015 |
Current tour(s) |
Challenge Tour PGA EuroPro Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Gavin Moynihan (born 17 September 1994) is an Irish professional golfer.
Moynihan had a successful amateur career winning the Irish Amateur Open Championship in 2012 and 2015 and twice playing in the Walker Cup. He attended the University of Alabama from 2013 but left during his sophomore year.
He turned professional immediately after the 2015 Walker Cup, making his professional debut in the 2015 Italian Open. During 2016 he made the cut in the Irish Open and tied for third in the Open La Pinetina on the Alps Tour. He had his first professional win in April 2017 when he won the Lookers Championship on the PGA EuroPro Tour. The next month he was runner-up in the Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9, on the Challenge Tour, losing 2&1 to Aaron Rai in the final.
Amateur