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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Irish professional golfer (born 1953)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Height</b></th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Weight</b></th><td class="infobox-data">168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Sporting nationality</b></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Residence</b></th><td class="infobox-data">Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ace1af">Career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Turned professional</b></th><td class="infobox-data">1974</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Former tour(s)</b></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/European_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="European Tour">European Tour</a><br /><a href="/wiki/European_Senior_Tour" title="European Senior Tour">European Senior Tour</a><br /><a href="/wiki/PGA_Tour_Champions" title="PGA Tour Champions">PGA Tour Champions</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Professional wins</b></th><td class="infobox-data">26</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Highest <a href="/wiki/Official_World_Golf_Ranking" title="Official World Golf Ranking">ranking</a></b></th><td class="infobox-data">48 (7 May 1989)<sup id="cite_ref-w198918_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-w198918-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ace1af">Number of wins by tour</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;">European Tour</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;">PGA Tour Champions</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;">European Senior Tour</th><td class="infobox-data">5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;">Other</th><td class="infobox-data">9 (regular)<br /> 2 (senior)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ace1af">Best results in major championships<br /></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Masters_Tournament" title="Masters Tournament">Masters Tournament</a></th><td class="infobox-data">DNP</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/PGA_Championship" title="PGA Championship">PGA Championship</a></th><td class="infobox-data">DNP</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_(golf)" title="U.S. Open (golf)">U.S. Open</a></th><td class="infobox-data">DNP</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a></th><td class="infobox-data">T4: <a href="/wiki/1982_Open_Championship" title="1982 Open Championship">1982</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Desmond John Smyth</b> (born 12 February 1953) is an Irish <a href="/wiki/Professional_golfer" title="Professional golfer">professional golfer</a>. He won eight times on the <a href="/wiki/European_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="European Tour">European Tour</a> between 1979 and 2001. He also had a successful senior career winning twice on the <a href="/wiki/PGA_Tour_Champions" title="PGA Tour Champions">PGA Tour Champions</a> and five times on the <a href="/wiki/European_Senior_Tour" title="European Senior Tour">European Senior Tour</a> between 2005 and 2012. He played in two <a href="/wiki/Ryder_Cup" title="Ryder Cup">Ryder Cup</a> matches, 1979 and 1981. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smyth turned professional in 1974 and was a member of the <a href="/wiki/European_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="European Tour">European Tour</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Neil_Coles" title="Neil Coles">Neil Coles</a>' record as the oldest man to win a European Tour event when he claimed the 2001 <a href="/wiki/Madeira_Island_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Madeira Island Open">Madeira Island Open</a> at the age of 48 years and 34 days. This record was broken by <a href="/wiki/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Miguel Ángel Jiménez">Miguel Ángel Jiménez</a> (48 years, 11 months, 13 days) at the 2012 <a href="/wiki/UBS_Hong_Kong_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="UBS Hong Kong Open">UBS Hong Kong Open</a>. </p><p>Smyth represented Europe in the <a href="/wiki/Ryder_Cup" title="Ryder Cup">Ryder Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/1979_Ryder_Cup" title="1979 Ryder Cup">1979</a> and <a href="/wiki/1981_Ryder_Cup" title="1981 Ryder Cup">1981</a>, losing on both occasions to the United States. Smyth also represented his country in the <a href="/wiki/World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="World Cup (men's golf)">World Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Dunhill_Cup" title="Alfred Dunhill Cup">Alfred Dunhill Cup</a> many times and was a member of the Irish team (alongside <a href="/wiki/Eamonn_Darcy" title="Eamonn Darcy">Eamonn Darcy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ronan_Rafferty" title="Ronan Rafferty">Ronan Rafferty</a>) which won the latter in 1988. At the <a href="/wiki/2006_Ryder_Cup" title="2006 Ryder Cup">2006 Ryder Cup</a>, he was one of <a href="/wiki/Ian_Woosnam" title="Ian Woosnam">Ian Woosnam</a>'s vice-captains.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After turning fifty in 2003, Smyth had a successful career in senior golf, winning tournaments on both the <a href="/wiki/Champions_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Champions Tour">Champions Tour</a> and the <a href="/wiki/European_Senior_Tour" title="European Senior Tour">European Senior Tour</a>. </p><p>Smyth is the only golfer to win European Tour events in 4 different decades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smyth has a son, Greg, a horticultural student at <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Technology,_Blanchardstown" title="Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown">IT</a> <a href="/wiki/Blanchardstown" title="Blanchardstown">Blanchardstown</a>. Greg won Ireland's eighth largest <a href="/wiki/National_Lottery_(Ireland)" title="National Lottery (Ireland)">lottery</a> jackpot of €9,426,636 on 13 August 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Amateur_wins">Amateur wins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Amateur wins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1973 West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_wins_(26)"><span id="Professional_wins_.2826.29"></span>Professional wins (26)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Professional wins (26)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_Tour_wins_(8)"><span id="European_Tour_wins_.288.29"></span>European Tour wins (8)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: European Tour wins (8)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Tournament </th> <th>Winning score </th> <th>Margin of<br />victory </th> <th>Runner(s)-up </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="right">5 Aug <a href="/wiki/1979_European_Tour" title="1979 European Tour">1979</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Alliance_Match_Play_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Alliance Match Play Championship">Sun Alliance Match Play Championship</a> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center">1 up </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe"><img alt="Zimbabwe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/23px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/46px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Price" title="Nick Price">Nick Price</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="right">8 Jun <a href="/wiki/1980_European_Tour" title="1980 European Tour">1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Brown_%22900%22_Open" title="Newcastle Brown "900" Open">Newcastle Brown "900" Open</a> </td> <td>−12 (67-70-70-69=276) </td> <td>1 stroke </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Graham_Burroughs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Graham Burroughs (page does not exist)">Graham Burroughs</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Neil_Coles" title="Neil Coles">Neil Coles</a>,<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Norman" title="Greg Norman">Greg Norman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="right">22 Jun 1980 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cold_Shield_Greater_Manchester_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open">Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open</a> </td> <td>−7 (67-71-69-66=273) </td> <td>Playoff </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Waites" title="Brian Waites">Brian Waites</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="right">28 Jun <a href="/wiki/1981_European_Tour" title="1981 European Tour">1981</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coral_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="Coral Classic">Coral Classic</a> </td> <td>−6 (67-72-70-73=282) </td> <td>2 strokes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Michael_King_(golfer)" title="Michael King (golfer)">Michael King</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany"><img alt="West Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bernhard_Langer" title="Bernhard Langer">Bernhard Langer</a>,<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_O%27Leary_(golfer)" title="John O'Leary (golfer)">John O'Leary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="right">30 Oct <a href="/wiki/1983_European_Tour" title="1983 European Tour">1983</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanyo_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanyo Open">Sanyo Open</a> </td> <td>−9 (72-66-70-71=279) </td> <td>1 stroke </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Baiocchi" title="Hugh Baiocchi">Hugh Baiocchi</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_James_(golfer)" title="Mark James (golfer)">Mark James</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="right">23 Oct <a href="/wiki/1988_European_Tour" title="1988 European Tour">1988</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Open" title="Jersey Open">BNP Jersey Open</a> </td> <td>−15 (69-68-69-67=273) </td> <td>Playoff </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Chapman_(golfer)" title="Roger Chapman (golfer)">Roger Chapman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="right">31 Oct <a href="/wiki/1993_European_Tour" title="1993 European Tour">1993</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madrid_Open_(golf)" title="Madrid Open (golf)">Madrid Open</a> </td> <td>−16 (65-68-68-71=272) </td> <td>3 strokes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Domingo_Hospital" title="Domingo Hospital">Domingo Hospital</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rivero" title="José Rivero">José Rivero</a>,<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Roe" title="Mark Roe">Mark Roe</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa_%281928-1982%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Westner" title="Wayne Westner">Wayne Westner</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="right">18 Mar <a href="/wiki/2001_European_Tour" title="2001 European Tour">2001</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madeira_Island_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Madeira Island Open">Madeira Island Open</a> </td> <td>−18 (66-70-68-66=270) </td> <td>2 strokes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Bickerton" title="John Bickerton">John Bickerton</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>European Tour playoff record (2–3)</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Tournament</th> <th>Opponent(s)</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr style="background:#D0F0C0;"> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1980_European_Tour" title="1980 European Tour">1980</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cold_Shield_Greater_Manchester_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open">Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Waites" title="Brian Waites">Brian Waites</a> </td> <td>Won with birdie on sixth extra hole </td></tr> <tr style="background:#F2C1D1;"> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_European_Tour" title="1982 European Tour">1982</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Open" title="Jersey Open">Jersey Open</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Eamonn_Darcy" title="Eamonn Darcy">Eamonn Darcy</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Gallacher" title="Bernard Gallacher">Bernard Gallacher</a> </td> <td>Gallacher won with par on fifth extra hole<br />Darcy eliminated by birdie on second hole </td></tr> <tr style="background:#F2C1D1;"> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Tour" title="1984 European Tour">1984</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanyo_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanyo Open">Sanyo Open</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Torrance" title="Sam Torrance">Sam Torrance</a> </td> <td>Lost to par on first extra hole </td></tr> <tr style="background:#F2C1D1;"> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_European_Tour" title="1986 European Tour">1986</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whyte_%26_Mackay_PGA_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship">Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rodger_Davis" title="Rodger Davis">Rodger Davis</a> </td> <td>Lost to bogey on third extra hole </td></tr> <tr style="background:#D0F0C0;"> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1988_European_Tour" title="1988 European Tour">1988</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Open" title="Jersey Open">BNP Jersey Open</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Chapman_(golfer)" title="Roger Chapman (golfer)">Roger Chapman</a> </td> <td>Won with birdie on fifth extra hole </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_wins_(9)"><span id="Other_wins_.289.29"></span>Other wins (9)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other wins (9)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1979 <a href="/wiki/Irish_PGA_Championship" title="Irish PGA Championship">Irish National PGA Championship</a></li> <li>1980 <a href="/wiki/Irish_Dunlop_Tournament" title="Irish Dunlop Tournament">Irish Dunlop Tournament</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carroll%27s_Irish_Match_Play_Championship" title="Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship">Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship</a></li> <li>1985 <a href="/wiki/Irish_PGA_Championship" title="Irish PGA Championship">Irish National PGA Championship</a></li> <li>1986 <a href="/wiki/Irish_PGA_Championship" title="Irish PGA Championship">Irish National PGA Championship</a></li> <li>1990 <a href="/wiki/Irish_PGA_Championship" title="Irish PGA Championship">Irish National PGA Championship</a></li> <li>1995 Glen Dimplex Irish International Match Play Championship<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1996 <a href="/wiki/Irish_PGA_Championship" title="Irish PGA Championship">Irish National PGA Championship</a></li> <li>2001 <a href="/wiki/Irish_PGA_Championship" title="Irish PGA Championship">Irish National PGA Championship</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Champions_Tour_wins_(2)"><span id="Champions_Tour_wins_.282.29"></span>Champions Tour wins (2)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Champions Tour wins (2)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Tournament </th> <th>Winning score </th> <th>Margin of<br />victory </th> <th>Runner(s)-up </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="right">13 Mar <a href="/wiki/2005_Champions_Tour" title="2005 Champions Tour">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SBC_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="SBC Classic">SBC Classic</a> </td> <td>−5 (71-72-68=211) </td> <td>1 stroke </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_McNulty" title="Mark McNulty">Mark McNulty</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/D._A._Weibring" title="D. A. Weibring">D. A. Weibring</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="right">24 Apr 2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Mutual_Legends_of_Golf" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf">Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf</a> </td> <td>−8 (66-71-71=208) </td> <td>2 strokes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Jenkins_(golfer)" title="Tom Jenkins (golfer)">Tom Jenkins</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Champions Tour playoff record (0–1)</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Tournament</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr style="background:#F2C1D1;"> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Champions_Tour" title="2005 Champions Tour">2005</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2005_Senior_British_Open_Championship" title="2005 Senior British Open Championship">The Senior British Open Championship</a></b> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a> </td> <td>Lost to par on third extra hole </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_Senior_Tour_wins_(5)"><span id="European_Senior_Tour_wins_.285.29"></span>European Senior Tour wins (5)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: European Senior Tour wins (5)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Legend </th></tr> <tr style="background:thistle;"> <td>Tour Championships (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other European Senior Tour (4) </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Tournament </th> <th>Winning score </th> <th>Margin of<br />victory </th> <th>Runner(s)-up </th></tr> <tr style="background:thistle;"> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="right">12 Nov <a href="/wiki/2005_European_Seniors_Tour" title="2005 European Seniors Tour">2005</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arcapita_Seniors_Tour_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship">Arcapita Seniors Tour Championship</a> </td> <td>−10 (68-68-70=206) </td> <td>2 strokes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/John_Chillas" title="John Chillas">John Chillas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="right">5 Aug <a href="/wiki/2007_European_Seniors_Tour" title="2007 European Seniors Tour">2007</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wentworth_Senior_Masters" title="Wentworth Senior Masters">Wentworth Senior Masters</a> </td> <td>−6 (70-71-69=210) </td> <td>2 strokes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Charles_(golfer)" title="Bob Charles (golfer)">Bob Charles</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="right">5 Sep <a href="/wiki/2010_European_Senior_Tour" title="2010 European Senior Tour">2010</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Perkins_plc_Senior_Masters" class="mw-redirect" title="Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters">Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters</a> </td> <td>−10 (66-71-69=206) </td> <td>3 strokes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Carl_Mason" title="Carl Mason">Carl Mason</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="right">26 Jun <a href="/wiki/2011_European_Senior_Tour" title="2011 European Senior Tour">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Van_Lanschot_Senior_Open" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Lanschot Senior Open">Van Lanschot Senior Open</a> </td> <td>−6 (71-74-65=210) </td> <td>2 strokes </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Fowler" title="Peter Fowler">Peter Fowler</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Thelen" title="Tim Thelen">Tim Thelen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="right">2 Sep <a href="/wiki/2012_European_Senior_Tour" title="2012 European Senior Tour">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Perkins_plc_Senior_Masters" class="mw-redirect" title="Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters">Travis Perkins plc Senior Masters</a> (2) </td> <td>−10 (72-66-68=206) </td> <td>1 stroke </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Fowler" title="Peter Fowler">Peter Fowler</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Year</th> <th>Tournament</th> <th>Opponent</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr style="background:#F2C1D1;"> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_European_Seniors_Tour" title="2005 European Seniors Tour">2005</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2005_Senior_British_Open_Championship" title="2005 Senior British Open Championship">The Senior British Open Championship</a></b> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a> </td> <td>Lost to par on third extra hole </td></tr> <tr style="background:#F2C1D1;"> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_European_Senior_Tour" title="2011 European Senior Tour">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cannes_Mougins_Masters" class="mw-redirect" title="Cannes Mougins Masters">Cannes Mougins Masters</a> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Juan_Quir%C3%B3s" title="Juan Quirós">Juan Quirós</a> </td> <td>Lost to birdie on second extra hole </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_senior_wins_(2)"><span id="Other_senior_wins_.282.29"></span>Other senior wins (2)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other senior wins (2)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2011 <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Mutual_Legends_of_Golf" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf">Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf</a> – Raphael Division (with <a href="/wiki/Mark_James_(golfer)" title="Mark James (golfer)">Mark James</a>)</li> <li>2012 <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Mutual_Legends_of_Golf" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf">Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf</a> – Raphael Division (with <a href="/wiki/Mark_James_(golfer)" title="Mark James (golfer)">Mark James</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results_in_major_championships">Results in major championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Results in major championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1975 </th> <th>1976 </th> <th>1977 </th> <th>1978 </th> <th>1979 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>CUT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1980 </th> <th>1981 </th> <th>1982 </th> <th>1983 </th> <th>1984 </th> <th>1985 </th> <th>1986 </th> <th>1987 </th> <th>1988 </th> <th>1989 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>T31 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T4 </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>CUT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>CUT </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1990 </th> <th>1991 </th> <th>1992 </th> <th>1993 </th> <th>1994 </th> <th>1995 </th> <th>1996 </th> <th>1997 </th> <th>1998 </th> <th>1999 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>T44 </td> <td>CUT </td> <td>T27 </td> <td>CUT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>DQ </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>T15 </td> <td>CUT </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>2000 </th> <th>2001 </th> <th>2002 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>T13 </td> <td>T28 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Note: Smyth only played in The Open Championship.</i><br /> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:yellow; color:black;"> </span> Top 10</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#eeeeee; color:black;"> </span> Did not play</div> <p>CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977, 1980 and 1985 Open Championships)<br /> DQ = Disqualified<br /> "T" = tied </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_appearances">Team appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Team appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Amateur</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/European_Amateur_Team_Championship" title="European Amateur Team Championship">European Amateur Team Championship</a> (representing Ireland): <a href="/wiki/1973_European_Amateur_Team_Championship" title="1973 European Amateur Team Championship">1973</a></li></ul> <p><b>Professional</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ryder_Cup" title="Ryder Cup">Ryder Cup</a> (representing Europe): 1979, 1981</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="World Cup (men's golf)">World Cup</a> (representing Ireland): <a href="/wiki/1979_World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="1979 World Cup (men's golf)">1979</a>, <a href="/wiki/1980_World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="1980 World Cup (men's golf)">1980</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="1982 World Cup (men's golf)">1982</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988_World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="1988 World Cup (men's golf)">1988</a>, <a href="/wiki/1989_World_Cup_(men%27s_golf)" title="1989 World Cup (men's golf)">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennessy_Cognac_Cup" title="Hennessy Cognac Cup">Hennessy Cognac Cup</a> (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 (winners), 1982 (winners), (representing Ireland) 1984</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Dunhill_Cup" title="Alfred Dunhill Cup">Alfred Dunhill Cup</a> (representing Ireland): <a href="/wiki/1985_Dunhill_Cup" title="1985 Dunhill Cup">1985</a>, <a href="/wiki/1986_Dunhill_Cup" title="1986 Dunhill Cup">1986</a>, <a href="/wiki/1987_Dunhill_Cup" title="1987 Dunhill Cup">1987</a>, <a href="/wiki/1988_Dunhill_Cup" title="1988 Dunhill Cup">1988</a> (winners), <a href="/wiki/2000_Alfred_Dunhill_Cup" title="2000 Alfred Dunhill Cup">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UBS_Cup" title="UBS Cup">UBS Cup</a> (representing the Rest of the World): 2001, 2003 (tie)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Smyth&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_golfers_with_most_European_Tour_wins" title="List of golfers with most European Tour wins">List of golfers with most European Tour wins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_golfers_with_most_European_Senior_Tour_wins" title="List of golfers with most European Senior Tour 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