Background
Darcy was born in Delgany, County Wicklow.
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Eamonn Darcy
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He turned professional in 1968 and played on the European Tour from 1972, winning four European Tour tournaments. While he did not fully live up to this early promise, and did not compete on a level with the "Big 5" of European golf who emerged around this time (Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam) he went on to enjoy a long career. He finished in the top 20 on the nine times in total and made the top 100 as late as 1999, when he was 47.
In 2002 he joined the European Seniors Tour.
He was noted for having one of golf"s strangest swings. European Tour wins (4) Other wins (11) 1976 Cacharel Under-25 Championship, Sumrie Better-Ball (with Christy O"Connor Jnr).
Achievements
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1976 Cacharel Under-25 Championship, Sumrie Better-Ball (with Christy O"Connor Jnr) 1978 Sumrie Bournemouth BetterBall (with Christy O"Connor Jnr) 1980 Air New Zealand Open 1981 Westlakes Classic (Australia), Cock of the North (Zambia) 1982 Benson & Hedges Kenya Open, Irish Professional Championship 1984 Mufulira Open (Zambia) 1988 Irish National Professional Golf Association Championship 1992 Irish National Professional Golf Association Championship.
Membership
He was a member of the Great Britain & Ireland/European Ryder Cup team on four occasions, including the victorious team of 1987.
