Paul McGinley

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox golfer Paul Noel McGinley (born 16 December 1966) is an Irish professional golfer. He 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was the winning captain of Europe in the 2014 Ryder Cup and the first Irishman to captain Europe's Ryder Cup side.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

McGinley was raised in Rathfarnham and was educated at St Mary's BNS and Coláiste Éanna. His father Mick – who is from Dunfanaghy – played Gaelic football for Donegal, while his mother Julia comes from Rathmullan.<ref name=only_too_willing_to_help>Template:Cite news</ref> McGinley himself was born in Dublin and studied at Dublin Institute of Technology. After his knee injury, McGinley turned his full attention to golf.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

McGinley later said that when he played golf as part of a team it helped to raise his game to another level. He credited his experience of Gaelic football for his passion for team sports and suggested it played a part in why he was appointed European captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Amateur career

McGinley later attended the United States International University in San Diego on a golf scholarship, where he gained a master's degree in marketing.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

McGinley won the 1989 Irish Amateur Close Championship and the 1991 South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch Golf Club. He was selected for the 1991 Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team at Portmarnock Golf Club, just north of Dublin, where a strong American team that included Phil Mickelson beat Britain & Ireland 14–10.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Professional career

In 1991, McGinley turned professional. He joined the European Tour in 1992, aged 25. In 1993, he lost a playoff to Costantino Rocca in the French Open.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1994, McGinley lost a playoff to José María Olazábal in the Open Mediterrania.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

McGinley eventually won his first title on the European Tour at the 1996 Hohe Brücke Open. In 1997 he won the World Cup of Golf for Ireland with Pádraig Harrington (who attended the same secondary school, Coláiste Éanna, as McGinley).

At the 2001 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open, McGinley won the tournament on the fifth extra hole of a playoff in an event that was so badly disrupted by torrential rain that it was reduced to just 36 holes. After his victory, McGinley quipped: "Goran Ivanišević said God sent the rain for him at Wimbledon and maybe he sent it for me too!"<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

McGinley's best finish in one of the four major championships is a tie for 6th place in the 2004 PGA Championship. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His best season on the European Tour was in 2005 when he finished third on the Order of Merit. He made the cut in 21 out of 23 events that year and gained his fourth and, to date, last European Tour victory in the season-ending Volvo Masters at the Valderrama Golf Club in Spain. McGinley started his final round four shots off the lead. He shot a final round of 67 for the biggest individual tournament win of his career, finishing two strokes ahead of Spain's Sergio García.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Before his victory in the 2005 Volvo Masters, McGinley had three runner-up finishes in tournaments that year, finishing second to Ángel Cabrera in the BMW Championship at Wentworth and losing in the final of the HSBC World Match Play Championship at the same venue to New Zealander Michael Campbell (2 & 1). In an absorbing contest, Campbell clinched the title with a half on the penultimate hole after McGinley had driven wildly into the trees on the previous two holes. McGinley later said he was "hurt like you can't imagine" after losing in the final. He said: "I fought as hard as I could and I'm bitterly disappointed."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

At the 2005 TCL Classic, McGinley shot a final round of 63 to force a sudden-death playoff with Paul Casey. However, on the second extra hole, Casey holed a 25-foot birdie putt from the back of the green to win the title.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

At the 2008 KLM Open played in the Netherlands, McGinley shot a final round of 64 to finish runner-up in the tournament, behind Darren Clarke.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Ryder Cup

McGinley holding the Ryder Cup trophy in 2014.

McGinley made three consecutive Ryder Cup appearances in 2002, 2004 and 2006, with Europe being victorious each time. In the 2002 Ryder Cup, his ten-foot putt on the 18th hole in his match against Jim Furyk secured the ½ point Europe needed for victory; the team eventually won 15½ to 12½. In the 2006 Ryder Cup at The K Club in Ireland, McGinley offered a handshake and conceded a 20-foot putt for a half to J. J. Henry on the 18th green of his last-day singles match because he feared his opponent might have been put off when a streaker ran across the green.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 2010 and 2012 matches, McGinley served as one of the European vice-captains to Colin Montgomerie and José María Olazábal respectively. On 15 January 2013, he was named the Europe team captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In May 2013, McGinley gave European player Sergio García his backing following a public feud that the Spaniard had with Tiger Woods and a controversial "fried chicken" remark that García made about Woods. In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, McGinley said: "I think there's a personality clash and they don't particularly like each other's company. For me, it's no big deal. He apologised for it and, as far as I'm concerned, we move on. People make mistakes and say things all the time that they regret and didn't mean."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Garcia would eventually qualify for McGinley’s European squad, ahead of the Ryder Cup in September 2014.

At the 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland, McGinley’s European team defeated the American team captained by Tom Watson with a winning margin of 16Template:1/2 to 11Template:1/2.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

McGinley met his wife, Allison Shapcott, who played golf for England and on the Ladies European Tour, when they were both at United States International University in San Diego. They married in 1996 and have three children.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

McGinley is an executive fellow of the Leadership Institute at the London Business School.<ref name="theinterviewwithelmes">Template:Cite news</ref>

Amateur wins

  • 1988 Irish Youths Championship, Scottish Youths Championship
  • 1989 Irish Amateur Close Championship
  • 1991 South of Ireland Championship

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (4)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Tour (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 11 Aug 1996 Hohe Brücke Open −19 (73-66-68-62=269) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon David Lynn, Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Piñero
2 26 Oct 1997 Oki Pro-Am −22 (66-67-64-69=266) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Iain Pyman
3 12 Aug 2001 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open −6 (67-71=138)Template:Efn Playoff Template:Flagicon Paul Lawrie, Template:Flagicon Daren Lee
4 30 Oct 2005 Volvo Masters −10 (74-68-65-67=274) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Sergio García

European Tour playoff record (1–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1993 Peugeot Open de France Template:Flagicon Costantino Rocca Lost to bogey on first extra hole
2 1994 Turespaña Open Mediterrania Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3 2001 Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Template:Flagicon Paul Lawrie, Template:Flagicon Daren Lee Won with par on fifth extra hole
Lawrie eliminated by par on second hole
4 2005 TCL Classic Template:Flagicon Paul Casey Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 13 Oct 1991 UAP European Under-25 Championship −5 (70-69-74-70=283) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Paul Affleck, Template:Flagicon René Michelsen
2 13 Oct 1997 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship −3 (70-66-75-74=285) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Stephen Hamill, Template:Flagicon David Higgins,
Template:Flagicon John McHenry
3 23 Nov 1997 World Cup of Golf
(with Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington) 		−31 (137-137-136-135=545) 5 strokes Template:SCO – Colin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell
4 8 Oct 2000 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship (2) −18 (67-67-67-69=270) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Eamonn Darcy
5 27 Apr 2002 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship (3) −6 (76-72-65=213) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon John Dwyer
6 7 Sep 2003 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship (4) −8 (71-68-69-72=280) 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Gary Murphy

Results in major championships

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T14 T66 CUT CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament T18 CUT
U.S. Open CUT T42 CUT
The Open Championship T20 T54 CUT T28 T57 T41 CUT 19 T43
PGA Championship CUT T22 CUT CUT T6 T23 T60
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT

Template:Legend Template:Legend CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 9
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 4
Totals 0 0 0 0 1 7 30 15
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2004 Open Championship – 2005 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
The Players Championship CUT CUT

Template:Legend CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Match Play R64 R32 R64
Championship T35 NT1 T28 T35
Invitational 23 26 67 T58 T46 T3 T66 T39 T27

1Cancelled due to 9/11
Template:Legend Template:Legend QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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