Paul Broadhurst
Paul Andrew Broadhurst is an English professional golfer. He won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup. Since turning 50, he has had success in senior events, winning the 2016 Senior Open Championship and the 2018 Senior PGA Championship.
Golf 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 1995. 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 in relation to par, set in 1990 and equalled by Rory McIlroy in 2010. He played in his 500th European Tour event at the 2008 BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Golf 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.
Amateur wins
- 1988 Lytham Trophy
Professional wins (18)
European Tour wins (6)
European Tour playoff record| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1991 | Renault Belgian Open |  Per-Ulrik Johansson | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1991 | Volvo German Open |  Mark McNulty | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1993 | Honda Open | Johan Ryström,  Sam Torrance, Ian Woosnam | Torrance won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 1996 | Volvo Scandinavian Masters |  Russell Claydon, Lee Westwood | Westwood won with birdie on second extra hole Broadhurst eliminated by par on first hole |
Other wins (4)
- 1990 Motorola Classic
- 2012 Cornish Festival
- 2014 Midland Professional Championship
- 2015 Cornish Festival
PGA Tour Champions wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 24 Jul 2016 | The Senior Open Championship | −11 | 2 strokes |  Scott McCarron |
| 2 | 18 Sep 2016 | Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach | −11 | 1 stroke |  Bernhard Langer, Kevin Sutherland |
| 3 | 22 Apr 2018 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | −24 | Playoff | Bernhard Langer and Tom Lehman |
| 4 | 27 May 2018 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | −19 | 4 strokes | Tim Petrovic |
| 5 | 16 Sep 2018 | The Ally Challenge | −15 | 2 strokes | Brandt Jobe |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
| 1 | 2018 | Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf | Bernhard Langer and Tom Lehman | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
European Senior Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | 29 Aug 2015 | Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open | −7 | Playoff |  Gordon Manson |
| 2 | 24 Jul 2016 | The Senior Open Championship | −11 | 2 strokes | Scott McCarron |
| 3 | 6 Aug 2017 | Scottish Senior Open | −13 | 3 strokes |  Mike Harwood |
| 4 | 30 Sep 2017 | Paris Legends Championship | −12 | 2 strokes | John Daly |
| 5 | 27 May 2018 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | −19 | 4 strokes | Tim Petrovic |
European Senior Tour playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 2015 | Prostate Cancer UK Scottish Senior Open | Gordon Manson | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Andrew Oldcorn | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
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
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play"T" = Tied
Senior major championships
Wins (2)
Senior results timeline
Results are not in chronological order before 2017.CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
;Amateur- St Andrews Trophy : 1988
- Dunhill Cup : 1991
- Four Tours World Championship : 1991
- Ryder Cup : 1991
- World Cup : 1995, 1997