- Paul McGinley
Paul McGinley ( _ga. Pól Mac Fhionnghaile) (born
December 16 ,1966 ) is an Irish golfer who plays on theEuropean Tour . He is most famous for holing the winning putt for theEurope an team in the 2002Ryder Cup . He currently resides inSunningdale , England.McGinley was born in
Dublin . He turned professional in 1991. He has won four events on the European Tour and won theWorld Cup of Golf for Ireland withPádraig Harrington (who attended the same secondary school, Coláiste Éanna, as McGinley) in 1997. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit is third in 2005 and he has featured in the top twenty of theOfficial World Golf Rankings .McGinley famously offered a handshake to
J. J. Henry as Henry lined up a long putt to half their 2006 Ryder Cup match at the K Club, an action prompted by the untimely incursion of a streaker on the final green.Paul is also an avid fan of
West Ham United andCeltic Football Club , as well as supporting the Dublin Gaelic and Hurling teams.Amateur wins (4)
*1988 Irish Youths Championship, Scottish Youths Championship
*1989 Irish Amateur Championship
*1991 South of Ireland ChampionshipProfessional wins (9)
European Tour wins (4)
*1996
Hohe Brücke Open
*1997Oki Pro-Am
*2001The Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
*2005Volvo Masters Other wins (5)
*1997 Irish PGA Championship,
World Cup of Golf (withPádraig Harrington )
*2000 Irish PGA Championship
*2002 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship
*2003 Smurfit Irish PGA ChampionshipResults in major championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10Team appearances
Amateur
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Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991Professional
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Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners)
**Record 9 matches, 4.5 points (50% Point Percentage):
**All Formats (W-L-H): 2-2-5 = 4.5pts
***Singles: 1-0-2 = 2pts
***Foursomes: 1-2-1 = 1.5pts
***Fourballs: 0-0-2 = 1pt
*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
*Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2005 (winners)
*Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners)Equipment
*Driver: TaylorMade Burner 8.5 degree loft
*Irons: TaylorMade LT 5 Series #2-PW
*Wedges: TaylorMade wedges (SW 54° and LW 60°)
*Putter: TaylorMade Indy RossaSee also
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List of people on stamps of Ireland External links
* [http://www.paulmcginley.net/ism/sites/mcginley/ Official site]
* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=5516 Profile on European Tour's official site]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/24/61 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://www.sportism.net/ism/sites/sportism/mcginley.shtml Sportism biography]
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