Paul Eales

Paul Eales
Personal information
Full name	Paul Martyn Eales
Born	(1963-08-02) 2 August 1963 (age 61) Epping, Essex, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Southport, Merseyside, England
Spouse	Sharon
Children	1
Career
Turned professional	1985
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Challenge Tour	1
European Senior Tour	1
Other	1
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.

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	20 Feb 1994	Extremadura Open	−7 (72-69-69-71=281)	1 stroke	Peter Hedblom

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Aug 1991	Audi Open	−13 (71-70-70-64=275)	2 strokes	Jacob Rasmussen

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Jan 2017	Jamaica Open	−1 (68-72-75=215)	1 stroke	Tom Gillis

European Senior Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	21 Aug 2016	Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open	−11 (68-69-68=205)	1 stroke	Peter Fowler, Santiago Luna

Results in major championships

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
U.S. Open								CUT
The Open Championship	CUT				CUT	CUT		CUT			CUT	CUT		T47

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

  Did not play

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

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.

External links

• Paul Eales at the European Tour official site
• Paul Eales at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Paul Eales at the Official World Golf Ranking official site