| Conor Purcell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (age 28) County Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Ireland |
| Residence | Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Career | |
| College | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Turned professional | 2019 |
| Current tour | European Tour |
| Former tours | Challenge Tour Alps Tour MENA Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
Conor Purcell (born 20 June 1997) is an Irishprofessional golfer andEuropean Tour player. He has won two titles on theChallenge Tour.[1]
Purcell was born in Dublin, where his father Joey became a club professional atPortmarnock Golf Club in 1991, after playing on the European Tour. As a 12-year-old, Purcell was Ireland's best tennis player in his age group, but switched focus to golf at 13.[2]
Purcell had a successful amateur career and won theMen's Home Internationals with Ireland in 2016 and 2017, and the 2018St Andrews Trophy with Great Britain and Ireland. In 2018, he was semi-finalist atThe Amateur Championship, and runner-up at theScottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship. In 2019, he was runner-up at theIrish Amateur Open Championship and become the first Irish winner of theAustralian Amateur at Woodlands GC in Melbourne.[2]
He enrolled at theUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2016 and played two years with theCharlotte 49ers men's golf team, where he wasConference USA All-Freshman Team and Conference USA First Team selections.[3]
Purcell turned professional in 2019 and joined the 2020MENA Golf Tour, where he tied for 3rd at the Newgiza Open in Egypt.[4] On the 2022Alps Tour, he was runner-up at the Ein Bay Open, two strokes behindStefano Mazzoli.[5]
In 2021, Purcell joined theChallenge Tour where he was runner-up at the 2023Dormy Open, before winning twice in 2024, including theNorthern Ireland Open, tograduate to the 2025European Tour.[6]
Source:[7]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Jul2024 | Black Desert NI Open | −13 (66-65-65-71=267) | 2 strokes |  Joakim Lagergren |
| 2 | 20 Oct 2024 | Hangzhou Open1 | −18 (63-69-67-67=266) | 1 stroke |  Ángel Ayora, Oliver Lindell, Jack Senior |
1Co-sanctioned by theChina Tour
Amateur
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