Paul Way
Paul Way | |
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Way at the 2013 Dutch Senior Open | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Paul Graham Albert Way |
Born | (1963-03-12) 12 March 1963 (age 61) Kingsbury, Middlesex, England |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 159 lb (72 kg; 11.4 st) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Residence | Tonbridge, Kent, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1981 |
Current tour(s) | European Players Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour European Senior Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 3 |
Sunshine Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | CUT: 1986 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T22: 1984 |
Paul Graham Albert Way (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Way was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He went to the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy in 1981.
Professional career
In 1982, Way turned professional and quickly found success on the European Tour, winning that year's KLM Dutch Open.
For a few years, Way was one of Europe's most promising young golfers, and he represented Europe in the Ryder Cup in 1983, when he became the second youngest Ryder Cup player up to that time after Nick Faldo, and again in 1985, when Europe captured the trophy which had been in American hands for twenty-eight years. He had an outstanding Ryder Cup record of six wins, two losses and one halved match.
Way did not sustain his early success. His last top 100 finish on the Order of Merit was in 1993 and after 1997 he played little tournament golf. He began playing on the European Senior Tour after turning 50 in March 2013.
Amateur wins
- 1981 Brabazon Trophy
Professional wins (4)
European Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 Aug 1982 | KLM Dutch Open | −12 (71-73-67-65=276) | 2 strokes | David Feherty, Vicente Fernández |
2 | 27 May 1985 | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | −6 (75-72-69-66=282) | Playoff | Sandy Lyle |
3 | 13 Sep 1987 | Panasonic European Open | −9 (70-71-71-67=279) | 2 strokes | John Bland, Gordon Brand Jnr |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1985 | Tunisian Open | Stephen Bennett | Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 1985 | Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | Sandy Lyle | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
Southern Africa Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 9 Feb 1985 | AECI Charity Classic | −20 (68-70-67-67=272) | 5 strokes | Mark McNulty |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | T35 | CUT | T22 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
PGA Championship |
Note: Way never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1983 and 1985 Open Championships)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1980 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1981 (winners)
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1981
Professional
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1983, 1985
- Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1985
- World Cup (representing England): 1985
External links
- Paul Way at the European Tour official site
- Paul Way at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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- 1955 Ken Bousfield
- 1956 Charlie Ward†
- 1957 Peter Alliss
- 1958 Harry Bradshaw
- 1959 Dai Rees
- 1960 Arnold Stickley
- 1961 Brian Bamford
- 1962 Peter Alliss
- 1963 Peter Butler
- 1964 Tony Grubb
- 1965 Peter Alliss†
- 1966 Guy Wolstenholme
- 1967 Brian Huggett
- 1968 Peter Townsend
- 1967 Malcolm Gregson
- 1968 David Talbot
- 1969 Bernard Gallacher
- 1972 Tony Jacklin
- 1973 Peter Oosterhuis
- 1974 Maurice Bembridge
- 1975 Arnold Palmer
- 1976 Neil Coles†
- 1977 Manuel Piñero
- 1978 Nick Faldo
- 1979 Vicente Fernández
- 1980 Nick Faldo
- 1981 Nick Faldo
- 1982 Tony Jacklin†
- 1983 Seve Ballesteros
- 1984 Howard Clark
- 1985 Paul Way†
- 1986 Rodger Davis†
- 1987 Bernhard Langer
- 1988 Ian Woosnam
- 1989 Nick Faldo
- 1990 Mike Harwood
- 1991 Seve Ballesteros†
- 1992 Tony Johnstone
- 1993 Bernhard Langer
- 1994 José María Olazábal
- 1995 Bernhard Langer
- 1996 Costantino Rocca
- 1997 Ian Woosnam
- 1998 Colin Montgomerie
- 1999 Colin Montgomerie
- 2000 Colin Montgomerie
- 2001 Andrew Oldcorn
- 2002 Anders Hansen
- 2003 Ignacio Garrido†
- 2004 Scott Drummond
- 2005 Ángel Cabrera
- 2006 David Howell
- 2007 Anders Hansen†
- 2008 Miguel Ángel Jiménez†
- 2009 Paul Casey
- 2010 Simon Khan
- 2011 Luke Donald†
- 2012 Luke Donald
- 2013 Matteo Manassero†
- 2014 Rory McIlroy
- 2015 An Byeong-hun
- 2016 Chris Wood
- 2017 Alex Norén
- 2018 Francesco Molinari
- 2019 Danny Willett
- 2020 Tyrrell Hatton
- 2021 Billy Horschel
- 2022 Shane Lowry