Paul McGinley

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Paul McGinley

Personal Information
Birth	December 16, 1966 (1966-12-16) (age 41) Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)
Nationality	Ireland
Residence	Sunningdale, England
Career
Turned Pro	1991
Tours	European Tour (joined 1992)
Professional wins	8 (European Tour: 4, Other: 4)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters	T18: 2002
U.S. Open	T42: 2005
British Open	T14: 1996
PGA Championship	T6: 2004

Paul McGinley (born December 16, 1966) is an Irish golfer who plays on the European Tour. He is most famous for holing the winning putt for the European team in the 2002 Ryder Cup. He currently resides in Sunningdale, England.

McGinley was born in Dublin. He turned professional in 1991. He has won four events on the European Tour and won the World Cup of Golf for Ireland with Pádraig Harrington (who attended the same secondary school, Coláiste Éanna, as McGinley) in 1997. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit is third in 2005 and he has featured in the top twenty of the Official World Golf Rankings.

McGinley famously offered a handshake to J. J. Henry as Henry lined up a long putt to half their 2006 Ryder Cup match at the K Club, an action prompted by the untimely incursion of a streaker on the final green.

Paul is also an avid fan of West Ham United and Celtic Football Club, as well as supporting the Dublin Gaelic and Hurling teams.

Contents 1 Amateur wins (3) 2 Professional wins (8) 2.1 European Tour wins (4) 2.2 Other wins (4) 3 Results in major championships 4 Team appearances 4.1 Amateur 4.2 Professional 5 Equipment 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Amateur wins (3)

• 1988 Irish Youths Championship, Scottish Youths Championship
• 1989 Irish Amateur Championship

[edit] Professional wins (8)

[edit] European Tour wins (4)

• 1996 Hohe Brucke Open
• 1997 Oki Pro-Am
• 2001 The Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
• 2005 Volvo Masters

[edit] Other wins (4)

• 1997 Irish PGA Championship
• 2000 Irish PGA Championship
• 2002 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship
• 2003 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	T14	T65	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
The Masters	DNP	DNP	T18	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T42	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T20	T54	CUT	T28	T57	T41	CUT	19
PGA Championship	CUT	T10	CUT	CUT	T6	T23	DNP	T60

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

[edit] Team appearances

[edit] Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991

[edit] Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners); (Ryder Cup record W-L-H: 2-2-5)
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Ireland): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
• World Cup (representing Ireland): 1993, 1994, 1997 (winners), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
• The Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland) 2002 (winners), 2005 (winners)
• The Royal Trophy (representing Europe) 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners)

[edit] Equipment

• Driver: TaylorMade Burner 8.5 degree loft
• Irons: TaylorMade LT 5 Series #2-PW
• Wedges: TaylorMade wedges (SW 54° and LW 60°)
• Putter: TaylorMade Indy Rossa

[edit] See also

• List of people on stamps of Ireland

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Profile on European Tour's official site
• Profile on PGA Tour's official site
• Sportism biography

v • d • e 2004 European Ryder Cup Squad  Paul Casey ·  Darren Clarke ·  Luke Donald ·  Sergio García ·  Pádraig Harrington ·  David Howell ·  Miguel Ángel Jiménez ·  Bernhard Langer (captain) ·  Thomas Levet ·  Paul McGinley ·  Colin Montgomerie ·  Ian Poulter ·  Lee Westwood

v • d • e 2006 European Ryder Cup Squad Paul Casey · Darren Clarke · Luke Donald · Sergio García · Pádraig Harrington · David Howell · Robert Karlsson · Paul McGinley · Colin Montgomerie · José María Olazábal · Henrik Stenson · Lee Westwood · Ian Woosnam (captain)