Background
Rafferty was born in Newry, Northern Ireland.
Rafferty was born in Newry, Northern Ireland.
He tied for first place with Peter McEvoy in the 1980 English Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy. He came close to breaking the then record for consecutive cuts made on the European Tour in the early 1990s, before struggling for form amid injuries later in the decade. He failed to finish inside the top 100 on the between 1998 and 2004.
In total he has seven wins on the tour, all of which came between 1989 and 1993.
Rafferty now plays few tournaments, and is involved in broadcasting, where he works as a commentator and analyst, and golf course design. He regularly appeared on Setanta Golf"s coverage of the Professional Golf Association Tour.
1979 Boys Amateur Championship European Tour wins (7) Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia wins (5) Other wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut World Development = Withdrew "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1988 Open Championship – 1990 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1981 Professional World Cup: (representing Ireland): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Dunhill Cup (representing Ireland): 1986, 1987, 1988 (winners), 1989, 1990 (winners), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 Four Tours World Championship: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 (winners) Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1989 Record: 3 matches, 1 point (33% point percentage) All formats (West–L–H): 1–2–0 = 1 pt Singles: 1–0–0 = 1pt Foursomes: 0–2–0 = 0pts Fourballs: 0–0–0 = 0pts.