Paul Broadhurst

Paul Broadhurst
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Paul Andrew Broadhurst
Born	(1965-08-14) 14 August 1965 Walsall, West Midlands, England
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Nationality	England
Residence	Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Career
Turned professional	1988
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	6
PGA Tour Champions	2
European Senior Tour	2
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T52: 1997
The Open Championship	T12: 1990, 2007
PGA Championship	CUT: 1997, 2006
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	1989

Paul Andrew Broadhurst (born 14 August 1965) is an English professional golfer, originally from Atherstone in Warwickshire.

Broadhurst was the leading amateur at the 1988 Open Championship. He joined the European Tour in 1989, 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 1995. His only appearance in the Ryder Cup was in 1991. He won the Senior British Open in 2016.

Broadhurst's highest finish on the Order of Merit is ninth in 1996. He 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 the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings. He holds the Open Championship record for the best scoring round (-9) in relation to par.

Broadhurst's young son is being credited with helping get his career back on track. He has been playing better since his son told a stranger at a supermarket: "My dad used to be a good golfer."^[1] His son was his caddy lending support for the win He had in 2016 British Senior Open. He played in his 500th European Tour event at the 2008 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club.^[2]

Amateur wins (1)

• 1988 Lytham Trophy

Professional wins (11)

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	Jimmy Heggarty, Brett Ogle, Peter Senior
2	11 Aug 1991	European Pro-Celebrity	−16 (67-70-69-66=272)	7 strokes	Ronan Rafferty
3	9 May 1993	Benson & Hedges International Open	−12 (69-69-67-71=276)	1 stroke	Mark James, José María Olazábal
4	25 Jun 1995	Peugeot Open de France	−14 (67-75-69-63=274)	8 strokes	Neal Briggs
5	3 Apr 2005	Portuguese Open	−13 (68-66-70-67=271)	1 stroke	Paul Lawrie
6	2 Apr 2006	Portuguese Open	−17 (64-69-71-67=271)	1 stroke	Anthony Wall

European Tour playoff record (0–4)

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

Champions Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	24 Jul 2016	Senior Open Championship	−11 (75-66-68-68=277)	2 strokes	Scott McCarron
2	18 Sep 2016	Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach	−11 (66-70-68=204)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer, Kevin Sutherland

European Senior Tour wins (2)

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	Gordon Manson
2	24 Jul 2016	Senior Open Championship	−11 (75-66-68-68=277)	2 strokes	Scott McCarron

Other wins (2)

• 1990 Motorola Classic
• 2012 Cornish Festival

Results in major championships

Note: Broadhurst never played in the Masters Tournament.
LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

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	Scott McCarron

Team appearances

Amateur

• St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1988 (winners)

Professional

• Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1991
• Four Tours World Championship (representing Europe): 1991 (winners)
• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1991
• World Cup (representing England): 1995, 1997

References

External links

• Paul Broadhurst at the European Tour official site
• Paul Broadhurst at the PGA Tour official site
• Paul Broadhurst at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

European Ryder Cup team – 1991
Seve Ballesteros Paul Broadhurst Nick Faldo David Feherty David Gilford Mark James Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie José María Olazábal Steven Richardson Sam Torrance Ian Woosnam Bernard Gallacher (non-playing captain)
Lost: 13.5 – 14.5