Paul Broadhurst

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Paul Broadhurst
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Broadhurst in 2008
Personal information
Full namePaul Andrew Broadhurst
NicknameBroady
Born (1965-08-14) 14 August 1965 (age 59)
Walsall, West Midlands, England
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Career
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins22
Highest ranking 46 (2 July 2006) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour6
PGA Tour Champions7
European Senior Tour6
Other5
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
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.

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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 1989 Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open −9 (65-70-72=207)*1 stroke Ulster Banner.svg Jimmy Heggarty, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior
211 Aug 1991 European Pro-Celebrity −16 (67-70-69-66=272)7 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty
39 May 1993 Benson & Hedges International Open −12 (69-69-67-71=276)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Mark James, Flag of Spain.svg José María Olazábal
425 Jun 1995 Peugeot Open de France −14 (67-75-69-63=274)8 strokes Flag of England.svg Neal Briggs
53 Apr 2005 Estoril Open de Portugal −13 (68-66-70-67=271)1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie
62 Apr 2006 Algarve Open de Portugal (2)−17 (64-69-71-67=271)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Anthony Wall

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

European Tour playoff record (0–4)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1991 Renault Belgian Open Flag of Sweden.svg Per-Ulrik Johansson Lost to par on first extra hole
21991 Volvo German Open Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty Lost to par on first extra hole
3 1993 Honda Open Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Ryström, Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance,
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam
Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1996 Volvo Scandinavian Masters Flag of England.svg Russell Claydon, Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood Westwood 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 2016 The Senior Open Championship −11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
218 Sep 2016 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach −11 (66-70-68=204)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer, Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland
322 Apr 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett)
−24 (65-48-33-48=194)Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer and Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman
427 May 2018 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship −19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tim Petrovic
516 Sep 2018 The Ally Challenge −15 (67-68-66=201)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe
621 Apr 2024 Invited Celebrity Classic −11 (65-66=131)*1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg David Toms
722 Sep 2024 PURE Insurance Championship (2)−14 (66-64-72=202)3 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka

*Note: The 2024 Invited Celebrity Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf
(with Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett)
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer and Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Flag of the United States.svg 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
129 Aug 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open −7 (72-69-68=209)Playoff Flag of Austria.svg Gordon Manson
224 Jul 2016 The Senior Open Championship −11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
36 Aug 2017 Scottish Senior Open −13 (66-67-67=200)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Harwood
430 Sep 2017 Paris Legends Championship −12 (65-70-69=204)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Daly
527 May 2018 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship −19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tim Petrovic
61 Aug 2021 Staysure PGA Seniors Championship −7 (72-72-68-69=281)1 stroke Flag of England.svg John Bickerton, Flag of France.svg Thomas Levet

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2015 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open Flag of Austria.svg Gordon Manson Won with birdie on second extra hole
2 2016 WINSTONgolf Senior Open Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Oldcorn Lost to par on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19881989
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T57LACUT
PGA Championship
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
U.S. Open T52
The Open Championship T12T17CUTT34CUTT58T27CUT
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T60T26T12T60
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUTCUT
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

Tournament20062007
Match Play R64
Championship T50T45
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
2016 The Senior Open Championship 4 shot deficit−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
2018 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship 2 shot deficit−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tim Petrovic

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
The Tradition T54T16T6NTT35T16T5T22T52
Senior PGA Championship T31T3313NTCUTT20T52CUTT28
Senior Players Championship T23T32T30T16T10T22T35T60T63
U.S. Senior Open T37T12T5T11NTT28T7T23T31T55
Senior British Open Championship 1T15T322NT5T3T413CUT
  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

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.