Paul Dunne, one of the brightest stars in Irish golf will embark on a lengthy trip around the greatest tournaments in the world, as he seeks to add money to his purse and boost his Ryder Cup chances.
The 25-year-old is currently ranked #73 in the world, and needs to be in the top 60 by the middle of next month to receive a bid for the US Open at Shinniecock Hills in New York.
With two events ahead of him, the Greystones prodigy knows a good result in either the Italian Open or BMW PGA at Wentworth will likely propel him into the best 60 players in the world.
Those events are merely a drop in the ocean for the youthful Irishman, however, as he looks ahead to far more than that:
The smallest event I am playing the next three months is a Rolex event in terms of purse, so if I am in the US Open, I go Wentworth, Italian Open, US Open, France, Ireland, Scotland, The Open, Bridgestone and the (US) PGA.
I have got a great run of Rolex events, WGCs and Majors, so I am just concentrating on trying to keep my game in a good place, trying to do as well as I can every week and seeing if I can give myself a chance to win.
The University of Alabama graduate captured his first professional win in October of 2017, with a victory at the British Masters – finishing three shots to the good of second placed Rory McIlroy.
The opportunities for Dunne to take the next step and break out onto the world golf scene are there for the taking, and as the race to secure a Ryder Cup spot heats up, the stakes have never been higher for the three-time Open participant.
Everything is good,
I’ve had a good eight-week run and my game is in good shape. I am hitting the ball really nicely and my short game seems to be there, so things are good. They are two big weeks and I am looking to it.
With four top-ten finishes in his last five starts (in addition to victory at the GolfSixes event), Dunne seems to be on the precipice of something very special.
