Séamus Power (golfer) explained

Séamus Power
Fullname:Séamus Edmond Power
Birth Date:4 March 1987
Birth Place:Tooraneena, County Waterford, Ireland
Weight:200lb
Residence:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
College:East Tennessee State University
Yearpro:2011
Tour:PGA Tour
European Tour
Extour:Web.com Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Prowins:7
Pgawins:2
Nwidewins:1
Otherwins:4
Masters:T27: 2022
Usopen:T12: 2022
Open:CUT: 2022, 2023
Pga:T9: 2022

Séamus Edmond Power (born 4 March 1987) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. His notable achievements include winning the 2021 Barbasol Championship and the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

Early life and amateur career

Power was born in Waterford, Ireland. He played college golf at East Tennessee State University where he won five times including the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in 2007 and 2010.[1]

Professional career

After graduating from ETSU, Power played on mini-tours while attempting to qualify for the Web.com Tour. He won two events on the eGolf Professional Tour in 2014 and earned his Web.com Tour card for 2015 through qualifying school.[2]

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.[3] In May 2016, he won the United Leasing & Finance Championship, becoming the first Irish player to win on the Web.com Tour.[4] [5] Power also represented Ireland in the 2016 Olympic tournament.[6]

In July 2021, Power won his first PGA Tour event at the Barbasol Championship.[7] He won the event on the sixth extra hole of a playoff. In doing so, Power became the fifth player from the Republic of Ireland to win a PGA Tour event after Pat Doyle, Peter O'Hara, 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.[8] In March 2022, Power earned his maiden Masters Tournament appearance after making the quarter-finals at the 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.[9] Power made his third straight major cut, after finishing tied for 12th at the 2022 U.S. Open.[10]

In October 2022, Power won his second PGA Tour event at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. He shot three rounds of 65 en route to a one shot victory over Thomas Detry.[11] Prior to the 2023 Masters Tournament, Power became just the third individual to record back-to-back holes-in-one in the Par 3 Contest.[12]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
118 Jul 2021Barbasol Championship−21 (65-68-67-67=267)Playoff J. T. Poston
230 Oct 2022Butterfield Bermuda Championship−19 (65-65-65-70=265)1 stroke Thomas Detry

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

eGolf Professional Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
130 Mar 2012River Run Classic−16 (64-66-70=200)2 strokes Cam Burke
222 Jun 2012Spring Creek Classic−16 (67-64-66=197)5 strokes Drew Weaver
328 Mar 2014Cowans Ford Open−10 (70-67-69=206)4 strokes David Sanchez
412 Jul 2014Southern Open−21 (67-65-66-65=263)1 stroke Vaita Guillaume

Results in major championships

Tournament202220232024
Masters TournamentT27T46
PGA ChampionshipT9CUT
U.S. OpenT12CUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"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 COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 20222023
Match PlayQFT31
ChampionsNT1
1Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = TiedNT = No tournament
Note that the Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Digital Media Guide – Statistical leaders and records . East Tennessee State Athletics . 3 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105221/http://www.etsubucs.com/media/mgolf/2012-13/pdf/2012%20MGF%20History.pdf . 4 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Q&A: Seamus Power . PGA Tour . 14 April 2015 . Kevin . Prise.
  3. Web site: Seamus Power – Profile . PGA Tour . 3 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Power becomes first Irish winner in Web.com Tour history . PGA Tour . 1 May 2016 . Royce . Thompson.
  5. News: Seamus Power wins United Leasing & Finance Championship . ESPN . Associated Press . 1 May 2016.
  6. Web site: Who Is Seamus Power? Ireland's Unknown Golf Olympian . Balls . 18 July 2021.
  7. News: Seamus Power outlasts J.T. Poston in playoff to win Barbasol Championship . ESPN . Associated Press . 18 July 2021 . 18 July 2021.
  8. Web site: 'It's new territory for me' - Seamus Power on cracking top 50 in the world for the first time . the42 . 17 January 2022 . 17 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Seamus Power seals Masters ticket as he makes last 16 in Austin . RTE . 25 March 2022 . 27 March 2022.
  10. News: Power to play the Travelers but has one eye on the Irish Open . The Irish Times . Philip . Reid . 20 June 2022 . 21 June 2022.
  11. News: Seamus Power holds on to claim Bermuda Championship by one stroke . Yahoo! Sport . 30 October 2022 . 31 October 2022.
  12. Web site: Séamus Power sinks back-to-back holes-in-one in Masters Par 3 contest . the42 . 5 April 2023.
  13. Web site: European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association . 4 April 2020.
  14. Web site: EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship. European Golf Association . 3 January 2023.