Paul Broadhurst

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Paul Broadhurst
Personal Information
Birth 14 August 1965 (1965-08-14) (age 42)
Walsall, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Nationality Flag of England England
Residence Atherstone, England
College None
Career
Turned Pro 1988
Current tour European Tour
Professional wins 7 (European Tour: 6, Other: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters DNP
U.S. Open T52: 1997
British Open T12: 1990, 2007
PGA Championship CUT: 1997, 2006
Awards
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		 1989

Paul Broadhurst (born 14 August 1965) is an English 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 to date was in 1991.

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.

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] He played in his 500th European Tour event at the 2008 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club.[2]

Contents

[edit] Amateur wins (1)

  • 1988 Lytham Trophy

[edit] Professional wins (7)

[edit] European Tour wins (6)

[edit] Other wins (1)

  • 1990 Motorola Classic

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP
The Open Championship T58 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T52 DNP DNP
The Open Championship T12 T17 CUT T34 CUT T58 T26 CUT DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP T60 DNP T26 T12
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Team appearances

[edit] Amateur

[edit] Professional

[edit] References

  1. ^ Yesterday aside, Wells a big disappointment
  2. ^ Paul Broadhurst joins the tour's 500 club

[edit] External links

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Sir Henry Cotton Rookies of the Year
1960 Tommy Goodwin • 1961 Alex Caygill • 1962 No Award • 1963 Tony Jacklin • 1964 No Award • 1965 No Award • 1966 Robin Liddle • 1967 No Award • 1968 Bernard Gallacher • 1969 Peter Oosterhuis • 1970 Stuart Brown • 1971 David Llewellyn • 1972 Sam Torrance • 1973 Pip Elson • 1974 Carl Mason • 1975 No Award • 1976 Mark James • 1977 Nick Faldo • 1978 Sandy Lyle • 1979 Mike Miller • 1980 Paul Hoad • 1981 Jeremy Bennett • 1982 Gordon Brand, Jnr • 1983 Grant Turner • 1984 Philip Parkin • 1985 Paul Thomas • 1986 José María Olazábal • 1987 Peter Baker • 1988 Colin Montgomerie • 1989 Paul Broadhurst • 1990 Russell Claydon • 1991 Per-Ulrik Johansson • 1992 Jim Payne • 1993 Gary Orr • 1994 Jonathan Lomas • 1995 Jarmo Sandelin • 1996 Thomas Bjørn • 1997 Scott Henderson • 1998 Olivier Edmond • 1999 Sergio García • 2000 Ian Poulter • 2001 Paul Casey • 2002 Nick Dougherty • 2003 Peter Lawrie • 2004 Scott Drummond • 2005 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño • 2006 Marc Warren • 2007 Martin Kaymer