Graeme Storm
England
Graeme Raymond Storm (born 13 March 1978) is an English professional golfer.
Personal information
Full name Graeme Raymond Storm
Born 13 March 1978 (1978-03-13) (age 34)
Hartlepool, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality England
Residence Hartlepool, England
Career
Turned professional 2000
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Challenge Tour 2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2000
U.S. Open CUT: 2006
The Open Championship T39: 2008
PGA Championship T62: 2007
Storm was born in Hartlepool. He learnt his trade at Hartlepool Golf Club, where he still holds the course record of 62. He won The Amateur Championship in 1999 and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the Walker Cup, before turning professional in 2000.
Storm initially had difficulty establishing himself on the European Tour, and took a job in a local cake factory in the off season to help finance his early years as a professional. In 2004 he recorded two wins on the second tier Challenge Tour on his way to fourth in the end of season rankings, and automatic graduation back to the European Tour for 2005. That season he made a major advance by finishing 31st on the European Tour Order of Merit, an improvement of 90 places on his previous best.
In 2007, Storm won his first European Tour event, with a single shot victory at the Open de France ALSTOM. He commented, "It's unbelievable, to be honest. It's an amazing feeling.... Over the last six or seven months I've been thinking that it might never happen. I've been putting too much pressure on myself but hopefully now I can go on to better things.He went on to finish the 2007 season ranked 16th on the Order of Merit.
At the 2007 PGA Championship, Storm led after the first round after shooting a 5-under par 65 at Southern Hills Country Club.However he could not maintain that form and finished in a tie for 62nd.
In June 2009, Storm secured a place in the 2009 Open after two rounds of final qualifying at Sunningdale, he shot a record eight-under 62 on the new course in the morning and ended 10-under.
Storm also works with Today's Golfer magazine, writing tips and reviews
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