Paul McGinley
| Paul McGinley | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Paul Noel McGinley |
| Born |
16 December 1966 Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Nationality |
 Ireland
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| Residence | Sunningdale, England |
| Career | |
| College | Dublin Institute of Technology |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour (joined 1992) |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T18: 2002 |
| U.S. Open | T42: 2005 |
| The Open Championship | T14: 1996 |
| PGA Championship | T6: 2004 |
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).
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. McGinley himself was born in Dublin and studied at Dublin Institute of Technology. He played Gaelic football for Naomh Mícheál, until he broke his kneecap at the age of 18. After his knee injury McGinley turned his full attention to golf. 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.
McGinley won the 1989 Irish Amateur 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.
McGinley turned professional in late 1991 and joined the European Tour in 1992, aged 25. In 1993, he lost a playoff to Costantino Rocca in the French Open. In 1994, McGinley lost a playoff to José María Olazábal in the Open Mediterrania.
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