Paul Eales

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Paul Eales
Personal information
Full namePaul Martyn Eales
Born (1963-08-02) 2 August 1963 (age 60)
Epping, Essex, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Southport, Merseyside, England
SpouseSharon
Children1
Career
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour1
European Senior Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1996
The Open Championship T47: 2002

Paul Martyn Eales (born 2 August 1963) is an English professional golfer.

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Career

Eales was born in Epping, Essex. He turned professional in 1985 and became a member of Europe's second tier Challenge Tour in 1990. The following season he won the Audi Open, and in 1992 finished third on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the main European Tour for the 1993 season.

After a solid rookie season in 1993, Eales won the 1994 Extremadura Open on his way to a career best 35th place on the European Tour Order of Merit. He performed consistently, but without winning again, mostly finishing within the top 100 on the Order of Merit until 2004, when he lost his tour card. [1]

Eales was the assistant professional to Eddie Birchenough at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, where he first became an assistant in 1987. [2]

Eales is now playing on the European Senior Tour. He won the Scottish Senior Open in August 2016 and the Jamaica Open in January 2017.

Eales is a Non-Executive Board member of the European Tour. He regularly works as a broadcaster and golf analyst for various media companies including BBC Radio 5 Live and Sky Sports.

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
120 Feb 1994 Extremadura Open −7 (72-69-69-71=281)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedblom

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Jan 2017 Jamaica Open −1 (68-72-75=215)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gillis

European Senior Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
121 Aug 2016 Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open −11 (68-69-68=205)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler, Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Luna

Results in major championships

Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTT47

Note: Eales never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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References

  1. ↑ "Eales loses playing privileges". BBC Radio Lancashire. 18 November 2005. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Eales' Open agony". BBC Sport. 19 July 2001. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
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