- Michael Hoey (golfer)
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Michael Hoey 
Personal information Full name Michael George Hoey Born 13 February 1979
Ballymoney, Northern IrelandHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Nationality 
Northern IrelandResidence Belfast, Northern Ireland Career Turned professional 2002 Current tour(s) European Tour Professional wins 6 Number of wins by tour European Tour 3 Challenge Tour 4 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament CUT: 2002 U.S. Open DNP The Open Championship CUT: 2001 PGA Championship DNP Michael George Hoey (born 13 February 1979) is a Northern Irish professional golfer.
Hoey was born in Ballymoney but played much of his early golf at Shandon Park Golf Club in East Belfast. He won the British Amateur Championship in 2001 and was a member of the victorious 2001 Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team. As British Amateur Champion, he was invited to play in the U.S. Masters in 2002, where he missed the cut by a single stroke. He turned professional later that year.
Until 2009, Hoey had struggled to secure his place on the main European Tour and had mostly competed the second tier Challenge Tour where he has three tournament victories, the 2005 BA-CA Golf Open, the 2007 Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata, and the 2008 Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic. He finished 8th on the end of season rankings in 2005, which gave him automatic promotion to the European Tour. Following a largely unsuccessful début season in 2006, he returned to the Challenge Tour the following year. He regained his playing privileges on the European Tour for the 2009 season at final qualifying school.
Early in 2009, Hoey finished runner-up to Retief Goosen in the Africa Open on the Sunshine Tour. Then in April, he claimed his first European Tour title, at the Estoril Open de Portugal where he defeated Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño on the third hole of a sudden death playoff.[1] The win also gave him a one-year exemption on the European Tour. He won twice in 2011, including his most prestigious title to date at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Hoey represented Ireland, alongside Gareth Maybin at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup where they finished in 24th position.
Contents
Amateur wins (1)
- 2001 British Amateur Championship
Professional wins (6)
European Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner-up 1 5 Apr 2009 Estoril Open de Portugal -7 (66-76-69-66=277) Playoff 
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño2 22 May 2011 Madeira Islands Open^ -10 (72-68-67-71=278) 2 strokes 
Chris Gane, Jamie Elson3 2 Oct 2011 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship -22 (66-66-66-68=266) 2 strokes Rory McIlroyChallenge Tour wins (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
VictoryRunner(s)-up 1 4 Sep 2005 BA-CA Golf Open -19 (67-64-67-67=265) 1 stroke 
Steven Jeppesen2 22 Apr 2007 Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata -13 (66-67-68-71=272) Playoff 
Liam Bond3 4 May 2008 Banque Populaire Moroccan Classic -12 (67-70-71-68=276) 1 stroke 
Greig Hutcheon, 
Julien Quesne4 22 May 2011 Madeira Islands Open^ -10 (72-68-67-71=278) 2 strokes Chris Gane, Jamie Elson^ The 2011 Madeira Islands Open was dual ranked with the European and Challenge Tours.
Results in major championships
Tournament 2001 2002 The Masters DNP CUT U.S. Open DNP DNP The Open Championship CUT DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2001 (winners)
Professional
See also
- 2008 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
References
- ^ "Hoey clinches maiden Tour triumph". BBC Sport. 5 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7984672.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
External links
- Michael Hoey at the European Tour official site
- Michael Hoey at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Categories:- Golfers from Northern Ireland
- European Tour golfers
- People from Ballymoney
- 1979 births
- Living people
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