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Brendan McGovern is recognised as one of Ireland's top golfers and is club professional at the 36 hole Headfort Golf Club in Kells, County Meath.
After turning professional in 1984 he qualified for the European Tour in 1990 where he played for over five years.
In 1997 he qualified for the 126th Open Championship at Royal Troon and suffered an opening round of 84 in very difficult conditions. On the Friday hefollowed up with a 74 and missed the cut. T
he Claret Jug that year went to American Justin Leonard after Darren Clarke could only finish on Sunday with a round of 71.
Over the past years McGovern has been a regular at the Irish Open.
Brendan is a Certified PGA Referee and 2003 captain of Irish Region PGA. He is a member of Tartan Golf - Ireland's largest buying group and the Headfort Pro shop supplies all leading brands at best prices.
Brendan offers lessons in all aspects of the game and is regarded as a leading short game specialist in the country with special tuition on pitching, chipping and bunker play.
In 2016 McGovern returned to the pro circuit to play the Senior Tour qualifiers in Portugal and finished third in the final event following rounds of 67-74-70-73 - to earn a place on the European Senior Tour for the 2016 season.
Career Highlights
Irish Assistant Champion 1984
Southern Professional Champion 1993/2002
Leading Qualifier British Open 1997
European Card Holder 1990/1995
Runner-up Boggi Intl. Open 1990
9th Kenya Open 1995/1996
8th Zambian Open 1994
8th European U 25 (Paris) 1989
Irish Order of Merit Winner 1990/1995/2002
Over 60 pro-am wins
Lowest pro score 63 (9 under) Torrequebreda S.C.
Represented GB/Ire in PGA Cup matches v. USA 1996/2003
FactFile
DOB 07/10/2015
Seniors QSchool 2016
Attachment Headfort Gol Club
Turned Pro 1984
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