Christy Greene

Christopher Greene (13 November 1926 – 20 December 1997) was an Irish professional golfer. He twice won the Irish PGA Championship and represented Ireland in the 1965 Canada Cup. His biggest individual success came when winning the 1965 Hennessy Tournament at Clandeboye Golf Club, County Down.

Christy Greene
Personal information
Born(1926-11-13)13 November 1926
Killincarrig, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died20 December 1997(1997-12-20) (aged 71)
Dublin, Ireland
Sporting nationality Ireland
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT13: 1964

Early life

Greene was born in Killincarrig, County Wicklow, near where Harry Bradshaw had been born.[1]

Golf career

Greene won the Irish PGA Championship in 1956 at Clandeboye and in 1968 at Knock.[1][2] Playing with Ernie Jones he represented Ireland in the 1965 Canada Cup in Madrid. He also represented Ireland in the 1967 R.T.V. International Trophy at Edmondstown Golf Course, County Dublin.[3]

Greene won the 1965 Hennessy Tournament at Clandeboye Golf Club, County Down. He led throughout with rounds of 69-69-68-69 for a 271 total and a three stroke win over Christy O'Connor Snr.[4] He never won a major tournament outside Ireland but he reached the semi-final of the 1965 News of the World Matchplay, where he lost to the eventual winner, Neil Coles.[5]

Greene was a regular competitor in the Open Championship, playing 13 times between 1951 and 1973. He made the cut 7 times and had a best finish of tied for 13th place in 1964.

Greene was at Portmarnock before moving to Kilcroney Golf and Country Sports Club in 1950, where he replaced Harry Bradshaw.[6] In 1954 he moved to Milltown Golf Club, Dublin. Soon after moving to Milltown he was joint winner, with Arthur Lees, of the £500 Dubtex Tournament at Portmarnock.[7]

Professional wins (5)
This list may be inclomplete

Results in major championships
Tournament 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Open Championship CUT T36 CUT T20
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Open Championship T46 CUT T13 T21 T30 T39
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT

Note: Greene only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "Death of Christy Greene". The Irish Times. 22 December 1997. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. "New Irish champion". The Glasgow Herald. 24 August 1956. p. 4.
  3. "England's clean sweep in R.T.V. Internationals". The Glasgow Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 4.
  4. "Greene wins Hennessy Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 9 August 1965. p. 5.
  5. "Coles keeps match-play title – Victory in final at nineteenth". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1965. p. 4.
  6. "Kilcroney Golf and Country Sports Club". www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. "Tie at Portmarnock". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1954. p. 4.
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