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Paul Broadhurst
Personal information
Full namePaul Andrew Broadhurst
NicknameBroady
Born (1965-08-14) 14 August 1965 (age 58)
Walsall, West Midlands, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceAtherstone, Warwickshire, England
Career
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking46 (2 July 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
PGA Tour Champions5
European Senior Tour6
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1997, 2006, 2018
U.S. OpenT52: 1997
The Open ChampionshipT12: 1990, 2007
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		1989
European Senior Tour
Rookie of the Year		2015
PGA Tour Champions
Rookie of the Year		2016
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner		2016, 2018

Paul Andrew Broadhurst (born 14 August 1965) is an English professional golfer. He won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup. Since turning 50, he has had success in senior events, winning the 2016 Senior Open Championship and the 2018 Senior PGA Championship.

Career

Broadhurst was the leading amateur at the 1988 Open Championship. He joined the European Tour in 1989 and picked up his first win at the Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open that year, and was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Further European Tour wins followed in 1991, 1993 and in 1995, when he won the Open de France (French Open). He played in the Ryder Cup in 1991. His highest finish on the European Tour Order of Merit is ninth in 1996.

Broadhurst suffered a serious injury to his right hand during the second round of the 2000 Dubai Desert Classic, and was unable to compete for the remainder of that season. He also struggled in 2001 and 2002, but improved to 89th in the Order of Merit in 2003, thus regaining full exempt status. In 2005, he picked up his fifth European Tour win, and his first for a decade, at the Portuguese Open and in 2006 he made a successful defence of his title. Broadhurst's run of good form in 2006 enabled him to reach a career-high of 46th in the Official World Golf Rankings. He holds the Open Championship record for the best scoring round (−9) in relation to par, set in 1990 and equalled by Rory McIlroy in 2010. He played in his 500th European Tour event at the 2008 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club.[2]

After turning 50 in August 2015, Broadhurst had immediate success on the European Senior Tour, winning the Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open the same month. In 2016 he won the Senior Open Championship[3][4] and the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach on the PGA Tour Champions. In 2017 he had further wins on the European Senior Tour, winning the Scottish Senior Open for a second time, and the Paris Legends Championship. In 2018 he won the Senior PGA Championship by shooting a bogey-free final round 63, including a 30-foot putt to save par on the 14th hole.

In 2021, Broadhurst won the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship for his sixth victory on the European Senior Tour.[5]

Personal life

Broadhurst's son Sam is also a professional golfer, who played on the PGA EuroPro Tour.[6][7]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (20)

European Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 16 Apr 1989 Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open −9 (65-70-72=207)* 1 stroke Northern Ireland Jimmy Heggarty, Australia Brett Ogle,
Australia Peter Senior
2 11 Aug 1991 European Pro-Celebrity −16 (67-70-69-66=272) 7 strokes Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty
3 9 May 1993 Benson & Hedges International Open −12 (69-69-67-71=276) 1 stroke England Mark James, Spain José María Olazábal
4 25 Jun 1995 Peugeot Open de France −14 (67-75-69-63=274) 8 strokes England Neal Briggs
5 3 Apr 2005 Estoril Open de Portugal −13 (68-66-70-67=271) 1 stroke Scotland Paul Lawrie
6 2 Apr 2006 Algarve Open de Portugal (2) −17 (64-69-71-67=271) 1 stroke England Anthony Wall

*Note: The 1989 Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

European Tour playoff record (0–4)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1991 Renault Belgian Open Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1991 Volvo German Open Zimbabwe Mark McNulty Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1993 Honda Open Sweden Johan Ryström, Scotland Sam Torrance,
Wales Ian Woosnam 		Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1996 Volvo Scandinavian Masters England Russell Claydon, England Lee Westwood Westwood won with birdie on second extra hole
Broadhurst eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (5)

PGA Tour Champions wins (5)

Legend
Senior major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour Champions (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 24 Jul 2016 The Senior Open Championship −11 (75-66-68-68=277) 2 strokes United States Scott McCarron
2 18 Sep 2016 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach −11 (66-70-68=204) 1 stroke Germany Bernhard Langer, United States Kevin Sutherland
3 22 Apr 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with United States Kirk Triplett) 		−24 (65-48-33-48=194) Playoff Germany Bernhard Langer and United States Tom Lehman
4 27 May 2018 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship −19 (72-66-64-63=265) 4 strokes United States Tim Petrovic
5 16 Sep 2018 The Ally Challenge −15 (67-68-66=201) 2 strokes United States Brandt Jobe

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with United States Kirk Triplett) 		Germany Bernhard Langer and United States Tom Lehman Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship United States Kevin Sutherland Lost to birdie on ninth extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (6)

Legend
Senior major championships (2)
Other European Senior Tour (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 29 Aug 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open −7 (72-69-68=209) Playoff Austria Gordon Manson
2 24 Jul 2016 The Senior Open Championship −11 (75-66-68-68=277) 2 strokes United States Scott McCarron
3 6 Aug 2017 Scottish Senior Open −13 (66-67-67=200) 3 strokes Australia Mike Harwood
4 30 Sep 2017 Paris Legends Championship −12 (65-70-69=204) 2 strokes United States John Daly
5 27 May 2018 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship −19 (72-66-64-63=265) 4 strokes United States Tim Petrovic
6 1 Aug 2021 Staysure PGA Seniors Championship −7 (72-72-68-69=281) 1 stroke England John Bickerton, France Thomas Levet

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open Austria Gordon Manson Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2016 WINSTONgolf Senior Open Scotland Andrew Oldcorn Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 1988 1989
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T57LA CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
U.S. Open T52
The Open Championship T12 T17 CUT T34 CUT T58 T27 CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T60 T26 T12 T60
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship CUT

Note: Broadhurst never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2006 2007
Match Play R64
Championship T50 T45
Invitational
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
2016 The Senior Open Championship 4 shot deficit −11 (75-66-68-68=277) 2 strokes United States Scott McCarron
2018 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship 2 shot deficit −19 (72-66-64-63=265) 4 strokes United States Tim Petrovic

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
The Tradition T54 T16 T6 NT T35 T16 T5
Senior PGA Championship T31 T33 1 3 NT CUT T20 T52
U.S. Senior Open T37 T12 T5 T11 NT T28 T7 T23
Senior Players Championship T23 T32 T30 T16 T10 T22 T35
Senior British Open Championship 1 T15 T32 2 NT 5 T3 T41
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 26 2006 Ending 2 Jul 2006" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Broadhurst joins the tour's 500 club Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex – Results". European Tour. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Past results, The Senior Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Paul Broadhurst lifts Sixth seniors golf event title". Coventry Telegraph. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Golf: Paul Broadhurst and son go in search of Open glory". Coventry Telegraph. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ^ Griffin, Andrew. "Broadhurst junior is a chip off the old block leading at Northamptonshire County". Golf North. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. ^ Potton, Gaius John (2012). The Modern History of Berkhamsted Golf Club. Lulu.com. p. 91. ISBN 978-1300194897. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

External links

Sir Henry Cotton Rookies of the Year
European Ryder Cup team – 1991
Paul Broadhurst in the senior major championships
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