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| Paul Broadhurst | |||||||||
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 Broadhurst in 2008 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Paul Andrew Broadhurst | ||||||||
| Nickname | Broady | ||||||||
| Born | (1965-08-14)14 August 1965 (age 60) Walsall, West Midlands, England | ||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||||||||
| Residence | Atherstone, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 1988 | ||||||||
| Current tours | European Senior Tour PGA Tour Champions | ||||||||
| Former tour | European Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 22 | ||||||||
| Highestranking | 46 (2 July 2006)[1] | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| European Tour | 6 | ||||||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 7 | ||||||||
| European Senior Tour | 6 | ||||||||
| Other | 5 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1997, 2006, 2018 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T52: 1997 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T12: 1990, 2007 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Paul Andrew Broadhurst (born 14 August 1965) is an Englishprofessional golfer. He won six times on theEuropean Tour and played in the1991 Ryder Cup. A former World Top 50 player, since turning fifty he has had success in senior events, winning the 2016Senior Open Championship and the 2018Senior PGA Championship.
Broadhurst was the leading amateur at the1988 Open Championship. He joined theEuropean Tour in 1989 and picked up his first win at theCredit Lyonnais Cannes Open that year, and was theSir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Further European Tour wins followed in 1991, 1993 and in 1995, when he won theOpen de France (French Open). He played in theRyder Cup in 1991. His highest finish on theEuropean Tour Order of Merit is ninth in 1996.
Broadhurst suffered a serious injury to his right hand during the second round of the 2000Dubai 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 thePortuguese 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 theOfficial World Golf Rankings. He holds theOpen Championship record for the best scoring round (−9) in relation to par, set in 1990 and only equalled byRory McIlroy in 2010. He played in his 500th European Tour event at the 2008BMW PGA Championship atWentworth Golf Club.[2]
After turning 50 in August 2015, Broadhurst had immediate success on theEuropean Senior Tour, winning theProstate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open the same month. In 2016 he won theSenior Open Championship[3][4] and theNature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach on thePGA Tour Champions. In 2017 he had further wins on the European Senior Tour, winning theScottish Senior Open for a second time, and theParis Legends Championship. In 2018 he won theSenior 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 theStaysure PGA Seniors Championship for his sixth victory on the European Senior Tour.[5]
Broadhurst's sonSam is also a professional golfer, who played on thePGA EuroPro Tour.[6][7]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Apr1989 | Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open | −9 (65-70-72=207)[a] | 1 stroke |  Jimmy Heggarty, Brett Ogle,Peter Senior |
| 2 | 11 Aug1991 | European Pro-Celebrity | −16 (67-70-69-66=272) | 7 strokes | Ronan Rafferty |
| 3 | 9 May1993 | Benson & Hedges International Open | −12 (69-69-67-71=276) | 1 stroke | Mark James, José María Olazábal |
| 4 | 25 Jun1995 | Peugeot Open de France | −14 (67-75-69-63=274) | 8 strokes | Neal Briggs |
| 5 | 3 Apr2005 | Estoril Open de Portugal | −13 (68-66-70-67=271) | 1 stroke |  Paul Lawrie |
| 6 | 2 Apr2006 | Algarve Open de Portugal (2) | −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 by par on first hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (2) |
| Other PGA Tour Champions (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jul2016 | The 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 |
| 3 | 22 Apr2018 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (with Kirk Triplett) | −24 (65-48-33-48=194) | Playoff | Bernhard Langer andTom Lehman |
| 4 | 27 May 2018 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | −19 (72-66-64-63=265) | 4 strokes | Tim Petrovic |
| 5 | 16 Sep 2018 | The Ally Challenge | −15 (67-68-66=201) | 2 strokes | Brandt Jobe |
| 6 | 21 Apr2024 | Invited Celebrity Classic | −11 (65-66=131)[a] | 1 stroke | David Toms |
| 7 | 22 Sep 2024 | PURE Insurance Championship (2) | −14 (66-64-72=202) | 3 strokes | Alex Čejka |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf (with Kirk Triplett) | Bernhard Langer andTom Lehman | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2020 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Kevin Sutherland | Lost to birdie on ninth extra hole |
| Legend |
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| Senior major championships (2) |
| Other European Senior Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Aug2015 | Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open | −7 (72-69-68=209) | Playoff |  Gordon Manson |
| 2 | 24 Jul2016 | The Senior Open Championship | −11 (75-66-68-68=277) | 2 strokes | Scott McCarron |
| 3 | 6 Aug2017 | Scottish Senior Open | −13 (66-67-67=200) | 3 strokes | Mike Harwood |
| 4 | 30 Sep 2017 | Paris Legends Championship | −12 (65-70-69=204) | 2 strokes | John Daly |
| 5 | 27 May2018 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | −19 (72-66-64-63=265) | 4 strokes | Tim Petrovic |
| 6 | 1 Aug2021 | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | −7 (72-72-68-69=281) | 1 stroke | John Bickerton, Thomas Levet |
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open | Gordon Manson | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Andrew Oldcorn | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 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 |
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| U.S. Open | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
Note: Broadhurst never played in theMasters Tournament.
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | |
| Championship | T50 | T45 |
| Invitational |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
| 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 |
| 2018 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | 2 shot deficit | −19 (72-66-64-63=265) | 4 strokes | Tim Petrovic |
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T54 | T16 | T6 | NT | T35 | T16 | T5 | T22 | T52 | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T31 | T33 | 1 | 3 | NT | CUT | T20 | T52 | CUT | T28 |
| Senior Players Championship | T23 | T32 | T30 | T16 | T10 | T22 | T35 | T60 | T63 | |
| U.S. Senior Open | T37 | T12 | T5 | T11 | NT | T28 | T7 | T23 | T31 | T55 |
| Senior British Open Championship | 1 | T15 | T32 | 2 | NT | 5 | T3 | T41 | 3 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
