Paul Andrew Broadhurst (born 14 August 1965) is an English professional golfer. He won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup. A former World Top 50 player, since turning fifty he has had success in senior events, winning the 2016 Senior Open Championship and the 2018 Senior PGA Championship.
Career Broadhurst was the leading amateur at the 1988 Open Championship. He joined the European Tour in 1989 and picked up his first win at the Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open that year, and was the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. Further European Tour wins followed in 1991, 1993 and in 1995, when he won the Open de France (French Open). He played in the Ryder Cup in 1991. His highest finish on the European Tour Order of Merit is ninth in 1996.
Broadhurst suffered a serious injury to his right hand during the second round of the 2000 Dubai Desert Classic, and was unable to compete for the remainder of that season. He also struggled in 2001 and 2002, but improved to 89th in the Order of Merit in 2003, thus regaining full exempt status. In 2005, he picked up his fifth European Tour win, and his first for a decade, at the Portuguese Open and in 2006 he made a successful defence of his title. Broadhurst's run of good form in 2006 enabled him to reach a career-high of 46th in the Official World Golf Rankings. He holds the Open Championship record for the best scoring round (−9) in relation to par, set in 1990 and only equalled by Rory McIlroy in 2010. He played in his 500th European Tour event at the 2008 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf Club.Paul Broadhurst joins the tour's 500 club
After turning 50 in August 2015, Broadhurst had immediate success on the European Senior Tour, winning the Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open the same month. In 2016 he won the Senior Open Championship and the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach on the PGA Tour Champions. In 2017 he had further wins on the European Senior Tour, winning the Scottish Senior Open for a second time, and the Paris Legends Championship. In 2018 he won the Senior PGA Championship by shooting a bogey-free final round 63, including a 30-foot putt to save par on the 14th hole.
In 2021, Broadhurst won the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship for his sixth victory on the European Senior Tour.
Personal life Broadhurst's son Sam is also a professional golfer, who played on the PGA EuroPro Tour.
Amateur wins 1988 Lytham Trophy
Professional wins (22) European Tour wins (6) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up116 Apr 1989Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open−9 (65-70-72=207)1 stroke Jimmy Heggarty, Brett Ogle, Peter Senior211 Aug 1991European Pro-Celebrity−16 (67-70-69-66=272)7 strokes Ronan Rafferty39 May 1993Benson & Hedges International Open−12 (69-69-67-71=276)1 stroke Mark James, José María Olazábal425 Jun 1995Peugeot Open de France−14 (67-75-69-63=274)8 strokes Neal Briggs53 Apr 2005Estoril Open de Portugal−13 (68-66-70-67=271)1 stroke Paul Lawrie62 Apr 2006Algarve Open de Portugal (2)−17 (64-69-71-67=271)1 stroke Anthony Wall
European Tour playoff record (0–4) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11991Renault Belgian Open Per-Ulrik JohanssonLost to par on first extra hole21991Volvo German Open Mark McNultyLost to par on first extra hole31993Honda Open Johan Ryström, Sam Torrance, Ian WoosnamTorrance won with birdie on first extra hole41996Volvo Scandinavian Masters Russell Claydon, Lee WestwoodWestwood won with birdie on second extra holeBroadhurst eliminated by par on first hole
Other wins (5) 1990 Motorola Classic (England) 1995 J. P. McManus Pro-Am (shared title with Richard Boxall) 2012 Cornish Festival (tie with Simon Lilly) 2014 Midland Professional Championship 2015 Cornish Festival
PGA Tour Champions wins (7) LegendSenior major championships (2)Other PGA Tour Champions (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up124 Jul 2016The Senior Open Championship−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokes Scott McCarron218 Sep 2016Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach−11 (66-70-68=204)1 stroke Bernhard Langer, Kevin Sutherland322 Apr 2018 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf(with Kirk Triplett)−24 (65-48-33-48=194)Playoff Bernhard Langer and Tom Lehman427 May 2018KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokes Tim Petrovic516 Sep 2018The Ally Challenge−15 (67-68-66=201)2 strokes Brandt Jobe621 Apr 2024Invited Celebrity Classic−11 (65-66=131)1 stroke David Toms722 Sep 2024PURE Insurance Championship (2)−14 (66-64-72=202)3 strokes Alex Čejka
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12018Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf(with Kirk Triplett) Bernhard Langer and Tom LehmanWon with birdie on first extra hole22020Charles Schwab Cup Championship Kevin SutherlandLost to birdie on ninth extra hole
European Senior Tour wins (6) LegendSenior major championships (2)Other European Senior Tour (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up129 Aug 2015Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open−7 (72-69-68=209)Playoff Gordon Manson224 Jul 2016The Senior Open Championship−11 (75-66-68-68=277)2 strokes Scott McCarron36 Aug 2017Scottish Senior Open−13 (66-67-67=200)3 strokes Mike Harwood430 Sep 2017Paris Legends Championship−12 (65-70-69=204)2 strokes John Daly527 May 2018KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship−19 (72-66-64-63=265)4 strokes Tim Petrovic61 Aug 2021Staysure PGA Seniors Championship−7 (72-72-68-69=281)1 stroke John Bickerton, Thomas Levet
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12015Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open Gordon MansonWon with birdie on second extra hole22016WINSTONgolf Senior Open Andrew OldcornLost to par on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19881989U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT57LACUTPGA Championship Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999U.S. OpenT52The Open ChampionshipT12T17CUTT34CUTT58T27CUTPGA ChampionshipCUT Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT60T26T12T60PGA ChampionshipCUT Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUT Note: Broadhurst never played in the Masters Tournament.
LA = Low amateur CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20062007Match PlayR64ChampionshipT50T45Invitational
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied
Senior major championships Wins (2) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up2016 The Senior Open Championship 4 shot deficit −11 (75-66-68-68=277) 2 strokes Scott McCarron2018 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship 2 shot deficit −19 (72-66-64-63=265) 4 strokes Tim Petrovic
Results timeline Results not in chronological order. Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 202320242025The TraditionT54T16T6NTT35T16T5T22T52Senior PGA ChampionshipT31T3313NTCUTT20T52CUTT28Senior Players ChampionshipT23T32T30T16T10T22T35T60T63U.S. Senior OpenT37T12T5T11NTT28T7T23T31T55Senior British Open Championship1T15T322NT5T3T413CUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 1983 European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1987 St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1988 (winners)
Professional Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1991 Four Tours World Championship (representing Europe): 1991 (winners) Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1991 World Cup (representing England): 1995, 1997
See also List of golfers with most European Senior Tour wins
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