Eamonn Darcy
Summary
- Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 1-8-2 · 2 points (18.2%)
- Singles 1-3-0 · Foursomes 0-1-1 · Four-ball 0-4-1
- Open top 10s 1991 (T5)
Near misses
Ryder Cup
4 Cups, 11 matches: 1 won, 8 lost, 2 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 0-1-1, four-ball 0-4-1, singles 1-3-0.
- 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 0-3-1, 0.5 points · automatic
- 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
- 1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Guy Hunt's rivals →
Moments
- 1987 Ryder Cup Ben Crenshaw broke his putter after the 6th hole of his singles and putted with a 1-iron (and other clubs) the rest of the way. He lost 1 up to Eamonn Darcy, who holed the putt on 18.
Results by championship
Best day
1987 Ryder Cup
Muirfield Village Golf Club · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 points
Ben Crenshaw broke his putter after the 6th hole of his singles and putted with a 1-iron (and other clubs) the rest of the way. He lost 1 up to Eamonn Darcy, who holed the putt on 18.
Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1987.
Career line, 1975–1991
5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Eamonn Darcy was born in 1952 in Delgany, County Wicklow, Ireland. Darcy played in 4 Ryder Cups for GB&I and Europe (1975, 1977, 1981, 1987), winning 1, losing 8 and halving 2 of 11 matches for 2 points.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
Ryder Cup
Darcy played 4 Ryder Cups for GB&I and Europe: 11 matches, 1 won, 8 lost, 2 halved, 2 points (18.2% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-1-1, four-ball 0-4-1, singles 1-3-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 0-3-1, 0.5 points · automatic
- 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points
- 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Europe · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
- 1987 Muirfield Village Golf Club Europe · Europe won 15–13 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
Partners, with matches played together: Guy Hunt (2), Tony Jacklin (2), Christy O'Connor Jnr (1), Bernard Gallacher (1), Gordon Brand Jnr (1).
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.