Paul McGinley

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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. 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. He is currently the second best Irish golfer in world rankings behind Padraig Harrington.

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 European Tour wins 2 Other wins 3 Team appearances 4 Results in major championships 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] European Tour wins

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

[edit] Other wins

Amateur:

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

Professional:

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

[edit] Team appearances

• Walker Cup (amateur, representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991
• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners)
• 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] Results in major championships

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T18	DNP	DNP	DNP	T76
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T107	DNP	DNP	T42	DNP
British Open	T90	T95	T81	DNP	T14	T65	T79	T125	T20	T54	T95	T28	T57	T41	T72
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T98	T22	T119	T71	T6	T23	DNP

DNP = did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] See also

• List of people on stamps of Ireland

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Europeantour.com biography
• Sportism biography