Paddy McGuirk

Paddy McGuirk (born 23 June 1950)[1] is an Irish former golfer.[2] He won the professional Carroll's International tournament at the 1973 European Tour.[1] McGuirk also won the professional Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship tournament at the 1969 and 1982 Southern Ireland Championship.[3]

Paddy McGuirk
Personal information
Born (1950-06-23) 23 June 1950
Ireland
Sporting nationality Ireland
Career
Turned professional1966
Retired2021
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP

McGuirk began golfing with his father, Michael McGuirk, at the age of 15.[3] He was a professional golfer since 1966.[1] McGurik won the Aer Lingus Irish Professional Championship at the Irish PGA Championship in 1976.[3] He retired his professional golfing in 2021.[4]

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 24 Jun 1973 Carroll's International −19 (67-72-72-66=277) 2 strokes Hugh Baiocchi

Other wins (3)

References
  1. "Paddy McGuirk". European Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. Finnan, Peter (3 October 2021). "The Paddy McGuirk Pro-Am turned into a family affair at Co. Louth". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. Keogh, Brian (26 August 2021). "Time of changes as Baltray great hangs up his clubs". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. Cavaroli, Marcus (21 August 2021). "True professional Paddy to retire". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. "McGuirk Collects Carrols Title". The Glasgow Herald. 29 September 1969. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via Google Books.
  6. "Drew slips – third". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Island. 8 May 1976. p. 15. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  7. Magowan, Jack (24 December 1976). "New money for Irish title golf". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Northern Island. p. 13. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
  8. "McGuirk's title". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 25 October 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 23 April 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)
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