Confidence not an issue for Moriarty

COLM MORIARTY from Athlone, 26, was born to be a golf professional.

Blessed with obvious talent, a positive nature and a capacity to take the rough with the smooth, he hasn’t shirked the essential hard work or hasn’t allowed the loneliness of travelling all over the globe at considerable expense to undermine his intent, always believing that in the end it would be all worthwhile.

It was an ingredient that stood to Colm through an outstanding amateur career highlighted by wins in the South of Ireland at Lahinch in 2002 and the New South Wales Stroke Play Championships in ‘03 and ‘04, while he was also a member of the successful British and Irish Walker Cup team in 2003 and the Eisenhower Trophy side in 2002.