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.

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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

  • 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)

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.

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2004 European Ryder Cup Squad

 Paul Casey ·  Darren Clarke ·  Luke Donald ·  Sergio Garcia ·  Padraig Harrington ·  David Howell ·  Miguel Ángel Jiménez ·  Thomas Levet ·  Paul McGinley ·  Colin Montgomerie ·  Ian Poulter ·  Lee Westwood · Captain: Bernhard Langer
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2006 European Ryder Cup Squad

 Paul Casey ·  Darren Clarke ·  Luke Donald ·  Sergio Garcia ·  Padraig Harrington ·  David Howell ·  Robert Karlsson ·  Paul McGinley ·  Colin Montgomerie ·  José María Olazábal ·  Henrik Stenson ·  Lee Westwood · Captain: Ian Woosnam
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