Paul McGinley ( ) (born 16 December 1966) is an Irish golfer who plays on the European Tour. He is most famous for holing the winning putt for the European team in the 2002 Ryder Cup. He currently resides in Sunningdale, England.

McGinley was born in Dublin. He turned professional in 1991. He has won four events on the European Tour and won the World Cup of Golf for Ireland with Pádraig Harrington (who attended the same secondary school, Coláiste Éanna, as McGinley) in 1997. His best finish on the European Tour Order of Merit is third in 2005 and he has featured in the top twenty of the Official World Golf Rankings.

McGinley famously offered a handshake to J. J. Henry as Henry lined up a long putt to half their 2006 Ryder Cup match at the K Club, an action prompted by the untimely incursion of a streaker on the final green.

Amateur wins (4)

• 1988 Irish Youths Championship, Scottish Youths Championship
• 1989 Irish Amateur Championship
• 1991 South of Ireland Championship

Professional wins (9)

European Tour wins (4)

• 1996 Hohe Brücke Open
• 1997 Oki Pro-Am
• 2001 The Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
• 2005 Volvo Masters

Other wins (5)

• 1997 Irish PGA Championship, World Cup of Golf (with Pádraig Harrington)
• 2000 Irish PGA Championship
• 2002 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship
• 2003 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	T14	T65	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
The Masters	DNP	DNP	T18	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T42	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T20	T54	CUT	T28	T57	T41	CUT	19	DNP	T43
PGA Championship	CUT	T10	CUT	CUT	T6	T23	DNP	T60	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Summary of major championship performances

• Starts - 27
• Wins - 0
• 2nd place finishes - 0
• Top 3 finishes - 0
• Top 5 finishes - 0
• Top 10 finishes - 2
• Longest streak of Top 10s in majors - 1

Team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991

Professional

• Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners)
  • Record: 9 matches, 4.5 points (50% Point Percentage)
  • All Formats (W-L-H): 2-2-5 = 4.5pts
    • Singles: 1-0-2 = 2pts
    • Foursomes: 1-2-1 = 1.5pts
    • Fourballs: 0-0-2 = 1pt
• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Ireland): 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
• World Cup (representing Ireland): 1993, 1994, 1997 (winners), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
• Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2005 (winners), 2009 (winners, non-playing captain)
• Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2009

Equipment

• Driver: TaylorMade Burner 8.5 degree loft
• Irons: TaylorMade LT 5 Series #2-PW
• Wedges: TaylorMade wedges (SW 54° and LW 60°)
• Putter: TaylorMade Indy Rossa

See also

• List of people on stamps of Ireland

External links

• Official site
• Profile on European Tour's official site
• Profile on PGA Tour's official site