Paul McGinley

Paul McGinley
McGinley in 2014
Personal information
Full namePaul Noel McGinley
Born (1966-12-16) 16 December 1966
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)
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. He was the winning captain of Europe in the 2014 Ryder Cup and the first Irishman to captain Europe's Ryder Cup side.