Paul Sheehan (golfer)

Paul Sheehan
Personal information
Born (1977-01-26) 26 January 1977 (age 47)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
Career
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking79 (19 February 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2010
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 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.

  1. ^ "Week 7 2006 Ending 19 Feb 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.