Paul Sheehan (golfer)

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Paul Sheehan
Personal information
Born (1977-01-26) 26 January 1977 (age 48)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Melbourne, Australia
Career
Turned professional1999
Current tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 79 (19 February 2006) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour3
PGA Tour of Australasia2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2010
The Open Championship CUT: 2004, 2007

Paul Sheehan (born 26 January 1977) is an Australian professional golfer.

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Early life

As a child, Sheehan was a junior tennis champion. At the age of 13, he took up golf. At the age of 16, he broke par for the first time.

Professional career

In 1999, Sheehan joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has played consistently on his home tour ever since.

Sheehan plays mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He has three wins in Japan, including the 2006 Japan Open, and one win in Australia. He has also played on the PGA Tour.

Sheehan finished 20th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2006, giving him his first start on the PGA Tour.

Personal life

Sheehan lives in Melbourne. He plays at the Victoria Golf Club as a member.

Professional wins (8)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (2) [a]
Other Japan Golf Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
19 May 2004 Fujisankei Classic −17 (68-70-62-67=267)4 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Kaname Yokoo
25 Dec 2004 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup −14 (69-65-66-66=266)4 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Katsumasa Miyamoto, Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Yong-eun
315 Oct 2006 Japan Open Golf Championship −7 (68-70-68-71=277)3 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Azuma Yano

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2003 Bridgestone Open Flag of Japan.svg Naomichi Ozaki Lost to birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
119 Feb 2006 Jacob's Creek Open Championship 1−7 (73-70-69-69=281)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Sim
210 Jan 2011 Victorian Open −8 (69-68-67-72=276)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Griffin

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Jacob's Creek Open Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Sim Won with bogey on second extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
111 Jul 2002 Kourakuen Cup (2nd)−12 (66-66=132)5 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Ohata, Flag of Japan.svg Hajime Tanaka,
Flag of Japan.svg Ryuichi Tayasu
219 Apr 2013 Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship−9 (63-72=135)2 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Haruo Fujishima, Flag of Japan.svg Shoichi Ideguchi,
Flag of Japan.svg Katsumi Kubo, Flag of Japan.svg Toru Suzuki

Australasian Development Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
121 May 2000 Heineken Western Australian Open −5 (69-70-70-74=283)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Carmichael, Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Diaz

Results in major championships

Tournament2004200520062007200820092010
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUT

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

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2008
Match Play
Championship T61
Invitational
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2006 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.

References

  1. ↑ "Week 7 2006 Ending 19 Feb 2006" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.


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