Keith Nolan (golfer)

Keith Nolan is an Irish professional golfer. Nolan has been a member of the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.

Early life and amateur career

In 1973, Nolan was born in Bray, Ireland. He attended East Tennessee State University in the United States on a golf scholarship. He studied Communications and was awarded All-American honors.
He had a successful amateur golf career which included winning both the Irish matchplay and strokeplay championships and representing Great Britain and Ireland in the 1997 Walker Cup.
He also represented Ireland at the 1997 European Amateur Team Championship on home soil at Portmarnock Golf Club, where he won the 36-hole stroke-play competition individually.

Professional career

Since turning professional at the end of 1997, Nolan has competed on both the PGA Tour and its official development tour, the Nationwide Tour. Having found little success in tournament golf, he has also worked as an assistant coach at ETSU as well as caddying for Garrett Willis on the PGA Tour.

Amateur wins

1996 Irish Amateur Open Championship
1997 Irish Amateur Open Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

European Youths' Team Championship : 1994
Eisenhower Trophy : 1996
European Amateur Team Championship : 1995, 1997
St Andrews Trophy : 1996
Palmer Cup : 1997
Walker Cup : 1997