Paul Sheehan (golfer) explained

Paul Sheehan
Birth Date:26 January 1977
Birth Place:Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Weight:82kg (181lb)
Residence:Melbourne, Australia
Yearpro:1999
Tour:Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Extour:PGA Tour
Prowins:8
Japwins:3
Auswins:2
Nwidewins:1
Otherwins:3
Masters:DNP
Usopen:CUT: 2010
Open:CUT: 2004, 2007
Pga:DNP

Paul Sheehan (born 26 January 1977) is an Australian professional golfer.

Sheehan plays mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Japan Golf Tour. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He has three wins in Japan, including the 2006 Japan Open, and one win in Australia. He has also played on the PGA Tour. He lives in Melbourne and plays at the Victoria Golf Club as a member.

Sheehan finished 20th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2006, giving him his first start on the PGA Tour.

As a child, Sheehan was a junior tennis champion, then took up golf at age 13 and at 16 broke par. He joined the PGA Tour of Australasia in 1999 and has played consistently on his home tour ever since.

Professional wins (8)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (2)
Other Japan Golf Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
19 May 2004Fujisankei Classic−17 (68-70-62-67=267)4 strokes Kaname Yokoo
25 Dec 2004Golf Nippon Series JT Cup−14 (69-65-66-66=266)4 strokes Katsumasa Miyamoto, Yang Yong-eun
315 Oct 2006Japan Open Golf Championship−7 (68-70-68-71=277)3 strokes Azuma Yano

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
119 Feb 2006Jacob's Creek Open Championship1−7 (73-70-69-69=281)Playoff Michael Sim
210 Jan 2011Victorian Open−8 (69-68-67-72=276)2 strokes Matthew Griffin
1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
111 Jul 2002Kourakuen Cup (2nd)−12 (66-66=132)5 strokes Tatsuya Ohata, Hajime Tanaka,
Ryuichi Tayasu
219 Apr 2013Heiwa PGM Challenge I Road to Championship−9 (63-72=135)2 strokes Haruo Fujishima, Shoichi Ideguchi,
Katsumi Kubo, Toru Suzuki

Australasian Development Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2004200520062007200820092010
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT
Note: Sheehan never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2008
Match Play
ChampionshipT61
Invitational
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also