Ronan Rafferty
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Ronan Rafferty (born January 13, 1964) is a Northern Irish golfer, who formerly played on the European Tour.
Raffety was born in Newry, Northern Ireland. He won the British Boys title aged fifteen and played in the Walker Cup aged seventeen. The most notable achievement of his professional career came in 1989, when he finished top of the European Tour Order of Merit. He came close to breaking the then record for consecutive cuts made on the European Tour in the early 1990s, before struggling for form amid injuries later in the decade.
He failed to finish inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit between 1998 and 2004. In total he has seven wins on the tour, all of which came between 1989 and 1993.
Rafferty now plays few tournaments, and is involved in broadcasting and golf course design. He recently commentated on the 2006 USPGA Championship for Sky Sports in the UK.
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[edit] European Tour wins
- 1989 Lancia Italian Open, Scandinavian Enterprise Open, Volvo Masters
- 1990 PLM Open, Ebel European Masters Swiss Open
- 1992 Portuguese Open
- 1993 Hohe Brucke Austrian Open
[edit] PGA Tour of Australasia wins
- 1987 West End South Australian Open, Nissan/Mobil New Zealand Open
- 1988 Australian Match Play Championship
- 1990 Coca-Cola Classic
- 1992 Daikyo Palm Meadows Cup
[edit] Other wins
- 1982 Venezuela Open
