Patrick Joseph Skerritt (29 May 1926 – 21 November 2001) was an Irish professional

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

er. Skerritt was born in Lahinch, County Clare. He won many tournaments during his career, most of them in his home country, with his biggest success being the 1970

Alcan International The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on internatio ...

. He was also the club professional for over 30 years at St. Anne's Golf Club, situated on Bull Island in

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Tournament wins

*1967 Southern Ireland Championship *1968 Southern Ireland Championship *1970 Southern Ireland Championship,

Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship The Carroll's Irish Match Play Championship was a professional match play golf tournament played in the Republic of Ireland from 1969 to 1982. It was inaugurated by sponsors Carroll's P. J. Carroll & Company Limited, often called Carroll's, ...

*1973 Kerrygold Championship *1977

Irish PGA Championship The Irish PGA Championship, formerly the Irish Professional Championship and colloquially known as the Irish Professional Close or National Championship, is a golf tournament that is played annually in Ireland since 1907. It is one of the oldest ...

*1978 PGA Seniors Championship *1980 PGA Seniors Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Skerritt only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

R.T.V. International Trophy The R.T.V. International Trophy was a professional golf tournament. In its first year, 1967, there was a professional team tournament between the four home nations at Edmondstown Golf Course, County Dublin. The next year the event became an ind ...

(representing Ireland): 1967 * Double Diamond International (representing Ireland): 1971

References

External links

* Irish male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Sportspeople from County Clare Sportspeople from County Dublin People from Lahinch 1926 births 2001 deaths {{Ireland-golf-bio-stub