Séamus Power (born 4 March 1987) is an Irish

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who plays on the

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. His notable achievements include winning the 2021

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and the 2022

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Early life and amateur career

Power was born in

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. He played college golf at East Tennessee State University where he won five times including the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in 2007 and 2010.

Professional career

After graduating from ETSU, Power played on mini-tours while attempting to qualify for the

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. He won two events on the eGolf Professional Tour in 2014 and earned his Web.com Tour card for 2015 through qualifying school. Power had two top-10 finishes on the Web.com Tour in 2015 and finished 72nd on the money list, re-earning a card for 2016. In May 2016, he won the

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, becoming the first Irish player to win on the Web.com Tour. Power also represented Ireland in the 2016 Olympic tournament. In July 2021, Power won his first

event at the

. He won the event on the sixth extra hole of a playoff. In doing so, Power became the fifth player from the

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to win a

event after Pat Doyle,

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, Pádraig Harrington and Shane Lowry. Power broke into the top 50 for the first time in his career on 17 January 2022, following a third-place finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. In March 2022, Power earned his maiden

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appearance after making the quarter-finals at the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. Power made his third straight major cut, after finishing tied for 12th at the 2022 U.S. Open. In October 2022, Power won his second PGA Tour event at the

. He shot three rounds of 65 en route to a one shot victory over

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Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (4)

Results in major championships

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the

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Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to the

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied NT = No tournament
Note that the Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Ireland): 2005 * European Youths' Team Championship (representing Ireland): 2006 Professional * Hero Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2023

References

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