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Paul Broadhurst
Broadhurst in 2008
Personal information
Full namePaul Andrew Broadhurst
NicknameBroady
Born (1965-08-14) 14 August 1965 (age 60)
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 toursEuropean Senior Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Former tourEuropean Tour
Professional wins22
Highest ranking46 (2 July 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
PGA Tour Champions7
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. A former World Top 50 player, since turning fifty he has had success in senior events, winning the 2016 Senior Open Championship and the 2018 Senior PGA Championship.

Career

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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 only 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

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

Amateur wins

[edit]

Professional wins (22)

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European Tour wins (6)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
116 Apr 1989Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open−9 (65-70-72=207)[a]1 strokeNorthern Ireland Jimmy Heggarty, Australia Brett Ogle,
Australia Peter Senior
211 Aug 1991European Pro-Celebrity−16 (67-70-69-66=272)7 strokesNorthern Ireland Ronan Rafferty
39 May 1993Benson & Hedges International Open−12 (69-69-67-71=276)1 strokeEngland Mark James, Spain José María Olazábal
425 Jun 1995Peugeot Open de France−14 (67-75-69-63=274)8 strokesEngland Neal Briggs
53 Apr 2005Estoril Open de Portugal−13 (68-66-70-67=271)1 strokeScotland Paul Lawrie
62 Apr 2006Algarve Open de Portugal (2)−17 (64-69-71-67=271)1 strokeEngland Anthony Wall

European Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11991Renault Belgian OpenSweden Per-Ulrik JohanssonLost to par on first extra hole
21991Volvo German OpenZimbabwe Mark McNultyLost to par on first extra hole
31993Honda OpenSweden Johan Ryström, Scotland Sam Torrance,
Wales Ian Woosnam
Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole
41996Volvo Scandinavian MastersEngland Russell Claydon, England Lee WestwoodWestwood won with birdie on second extra hole
Broadhurst eliminated by par on first hole

Other wins (5)

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PGA Tour Champions wins (7)

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Legend
Senior major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour Champions (5)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
124 Jul 2016The Senior Open Championship−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokesUnited States Scott McCarron
218 Sep 2016Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach−11 (66-70-68=204)1 strokeGermany Bernhard Langer, United States Kevin Sutherland
322 Apr 2018Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with United States Kirk Triplett)
−24 (65-48-33-48=194)PlayoffGermany Bernhard Langer and United States Tom Lehman
427 May 2018KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokesUnited States Tim Petrovic
516 Sep 2018The Ally Challenge−15 (67-68-66=201)2 strokesUnited States Brandt Jobe
621 Apr 2024Invited Celebrity Classic−11 (65-66=131)[a]1 strokeUnited States David Toms
722 Sep 2024PURE Insurance Championship (2)−14 (66-64-72=202)3 strokesGermany Alex Čejka

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12018Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with United States Kirk Triplett)
Germany Bernhard Langer and United States Tom LehmanWon with birdie on first extra hole
22020Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipUnited States Kevin SutherlandLost to birdie on ninth extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (6)

[edit]
Legend
Senior major championships (2)
Other European Senior Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
129 Aug 2015Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open−7 (72-69-68=209)PlayoffAustria Gordon Manson
224 Jul 2016The Senior Open Championship−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokesUnited States Scott McCarron
36 Aug 2017Scottish Senior Open−13 (66-67-67=200)3 strokesAustralia Mike Harwood
430 Sep 2017Paris Legends Championship−12 (65-70-69=204)2 strokesUnited States John Daly
527 May 2018KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokesUnited States Tim Petrovic
61 Aug 2021Staysure PGA Seniors Championship−7 (72-72-68-69=281)1 strokeEngland John Bickerton, France Thomas Levet

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12015Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior OpenAustria Gordon MansonWon with birdie on second extra hole
22016WINSTONgolf Senior OpenScotland Andrew OldcornLost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

[edit]
Tournament19881989
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipT57LACUT
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
U.S. OpenT52
The Open ChampionshipT12T17CUTT34CUTT58T27CUT
PGA ChampionshipCUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipT60T26T12T60
PGA ChampionshipCUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipCUT

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

[edit]
Tournament20062007
Match PlayR64
ChampionshipT50T45
Invitational
  Did not play

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

Senior major championships

[edit]

Wins (2)

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YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2016The Senior Open Championship4 shot deficit−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokesUnited States Scott McCarron
2018KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship2 shot deficit−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokesUnited States Tim Petrovic

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
The TraditionT54T16T6NTT35T16T5T22T52
Senior PGA ChampionshipT31T3313NTCUTT20T52CUTT28
Senior Players ChampionshipT23T32T30T16T10T22T35T60T63
U.S. Senior OpenT37T12T5T11NTT28T7T23T31T55
Senior British Open Championship1T15T322NT5T3T413CUT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

[edit]
Amateur
Professional

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Shortened to 36/54 holes due to weather.

References

[edit]
  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.
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    Paul Broadhurst
    Broadhurst in 2008
    Personal information
    Full namePaul Andrew Broadhurst
    NicknameBroady
    Born (1965-08-14) 14 August 1965 (age 60)
    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 toursEuropean Senior Tour
    PGA Tour Champions
    Former tourEuropean Tour
    Professional wins22
    Highest ranking46 (2 July 2006)[1]
    Number of wins by tour
    European Tour6
    PGA Tour Champions7
    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. A former World Top 50 player, since turning fifty 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 only 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 (22)

    European Tour wins (6)

    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory
    Runner(s)-up
    116 Apr 1989Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open−9 (65-70-72=207)[a]1 strokeNorthern Ireland Jimmy Heggarty, Australia Brett Ogle,
    Australia Peter Senior
    211 Aug 1991European Pro-Celebrity−16 (67-70-69-66=272)7 strokesNorthern Ireland Ronan Rafferty
    39 May 1993Benson & Hedges International Open−12 (69-69-67-71=276)1 strokeEngland Mark James, Spain José María Olazábal
    425 Jun 1995Peugeot Open de France−14 (67-75-69-63=274)8 strokesEngland Neal Briggs
    53 Apr 2005Estoril Open de Portugal−13 (68-66-70-67=271)1 strokeScotland Paul Lawrie
    62 Apr 2006Algarve Open de Portugal (2)−17 (64-69-71-67=271)1 strokeEngland Anthony Wall

    European Tour playoff record (0–4)

    No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
    11991Renault Belgian OpenSweden Per-Ulrik JohanssonLost to par on first extra hole
    21991Volvo German OpenZimbabwe Mark McNultyLost to par on first extra hole
    31993Honda OpenSweden Johan Ryström, Scotland Sam Torrance,
    Wales Ian Woosnam
    Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole
    41996Volvo Scandinavian MastersEngland Russell Claydon, England Lee WestwoodWestwood won with birdie on second extra hole
    Broadhurst eliminated by par on first hole

    Other wins (5)

    PGA Tour Champions wins (7)

    Legend
    Senior major championships (2)
    Other PGA Tour Champions (5)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory
    Runner(s)-up
    124 Jul 2016The Senior Open Championship−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokesUnited States Scott McCarron
    218 Sep 2016Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach−11 (66-70-68=204)1 strokeGermany Bernhard Langer, United States Kevin Sutherland
    322 Apr 2018Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
    (with United States Kirk Triplett)
    −24 (65-48-33-48=194)PlayoffGermany Bernhard Langer and United States Tom Lehman
    427 May 2018KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokesUnited States Tim Petrovic
    516 Sep 2018The Ally Challenge−15 (67-68-66=201)2 strokesUnited States Brandt Jobe
    621 Apr 2024Invited Celebrity Classic−11 (65-66=131)[a]1 strokeUnited States David Toms
    722 Sep 2024PURE Insurance Championship (2)−14 (66-64-72=202)3 strokesGermany Alex Čejka

    PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

    No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
    12018Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
    (with United States Kirk Triplett)
    Germany Bernhard Langer and United States Tom LehmanWon with birdie on first extra hole
    22020Charles Schwab Cup ChampionshipUnited States Kevin SutherlandLost to birdie on ninth extra hole

    European Senior Tour wins (6)

    Legend
    Senior major championships (2)
    Other European Senior Tour (4)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory
    Runner(s)-up
    129 Aug 2015Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open−7 (72-69-68=209)PlayoffAustria Gordon Manson
    224 Jul 2016The Senior Open Championship−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokesUnited States Scott McCarron
    36 Aug 2017Scottish Senior Open−13 (66-67-67=200)3 strokesAustralia Mike Harwood
    430 Sep 2017Paris Legends Championship−12 (65-70-69=204)2 strokesUnited States John Daly
    527 May 2018KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokesUnited States Tim Petrovic
    61 Aug 2021Staysure PGA Seniors Championship−7 (72-72-68-69=281)1 strokeEngland John Bickerton, France Thomas Levet

    European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
    12015Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior OpenAustria Gordon MansonWon with birdie on second extra hole
    22016WINSTONgolf Senior OpenScotland Andrew OldcornLost to par on second extra hole

    Results in major championships

    Tournament19881989
    U.S. Open
    The Open ChampionshipT57LACUT
    PGA Championship
    Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
    U.S. OpenT52
    The Open ChampionshipT12T17CUTT34CUTT58T27CUT
    PGA ChampionshipCUT
    Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
    U.S. Open
    The Open ChampionshipT60T26T12T60
    PGA ChampionshipCUT
    Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
    U.S. Open
    The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT
    PGA ChampionshipCUT

    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

    Tournament20062007
    Match PlayR64
    ChampionshipT50T45
    Invitational
      Did not play

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

    Senior major championships

    Wins (2)

    YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
    2016The Senior Open Championship4 shot deficit−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokesUnited States Scott McCarron
    2018KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship2 shot deficit−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokesUnited States Tim Petrovic

    Results timeline

    Results not in chronological order.

    Tournament2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
    The TraditionT54T16T6NTT35T16T5T22T52
    Senior PGA ChampionshipT31T3313NTCUTT20T52CUTT28
    Senior Players ChampionshipT23T32T30T16T10T22T35T60T63
    U.S. Senior OpenT37T12T5T11NTT28T7T23T31T55
    Senior British Open Championship1T15T322NT5T3T413CUT
      Win
      Top 10
      Did not play

    CUT = missed the halfway cut
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

    Team appearances

    Amateur
    Professional

    See also

    Notes

    1. ^ a b Shortened to 36/54 holes due to weather.

    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.
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