Paul Andrew Broadhurst (born 14 August 1965) is an English

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. He won six times on the

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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

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

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(French Open). He played in the

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in 1991. His highest finish on the

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

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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

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. He holds the

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record for the best scoring round (−9) in relation to par, set in 1990 and only equalled by

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in 2010. He played in his 500th European Tour event at the 2008

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. 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)

''*Note: The 1989 Credit Lyonnais Cannes Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.'' European Tour playoff record (0–4)

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)

''*Note: The 2024 Invited Celebrity Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.'' PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

European Senior Tour wins (6)

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Broadhurst never played in the

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.''
LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order.'' CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to

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Team appearances

;Amateur * European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 1983 * European Amateur Team Championship (representing England):

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

* St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1988 (winners) ;Professional * Dunhill Cup (representing England):

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

Four Tours World Championship The Four Tours World Championship was an annual professional golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 1991. It was played between teams representing the four main professional tours: the American PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the PGA Tour o ...

(representing Europe): 1991 (winners) *

(representing Europe):

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

(representing England):

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

References

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