Paul McGinley

Paul McGinley
McGinley in 2014
Personal information
Full namePaul Noel McGinley
Born (1966-12-16) 16 December 1966 (age 57)
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality Ireland
ResidenceSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Spouse
Allison Shapcott
(m. 1996)
Children3
Career
CollegeDublin Institute of Technology;
United States International University
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins10
Highest ranking18 (30 October 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour4
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT18: 2002
PGA ChampionshipT6: 2004
U.S. OpenT42: 2005
The Open ChampionshipT14: 1996

Paul Noel McGinley (born 16 December 1966) is an Irish professional golfer who has won four events on the European Tour. At the 2002 Ryder Cup, he famously holed a ten-foot putt on the 18th hole in his match against Jim Furyk at The Belfry which won the Ryder Cup for Europe.[2] He was the winning captain of Europe in the 2014 Ryder Cup and the first Irishman to captain Europe's Ryder Cup side.[3]

  1. ^ "Week 44 2005 Ending 30 Oct 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ "McGinley thrilled with captaincy appointment". Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Ryder Cup: Paul McGinley handed Europe captaincy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2013.