Paul Sheehan | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 26 January 1977
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1999 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 8 |
Highest ranking | 79 (19 February 2006)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 2010 |
The Open Championship | CUT: 2004, 2007 |
Paul Sheehan (born 26 January 1977) is an Australian professional golfer.
Sheehan plays mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He has three wins in Japan, including the 2006 Japan Open, and one win in Australia. He has also played on the PGA Tour. He lives in Melbourne and plays at the Victoria Golf Club as a member.
Sheehan finished 20th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2006, giving him his first start on the PGA Tour.
As a child, Sheehan was a junior tennis champion, then took up golf at age 13 and at 16 broke par. He joined the PGA Tour of Australasia in 1999 and has played consistently on his home tour ever since.