Paul Way
{{short description|English golfer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| fullname = Paul Graham Albert Way
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|3|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kingsbury, Middlesex, England
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| weight = {{convert|159|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{ENG}}
| residence = Tonbridge, Kent, England
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| yearpro = 1981
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| tour = European Players Tour
| extour = European Tour
European Senior Tour
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| eurowins = 3
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| usopen = DNP
| open = T22: 1984
| pga = CUT: 1986
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Paul Graham Albert Way (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
Way was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He went to the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy in 1981.
He was presented the Captains Day Prize at age 12, by Sydney Simmons, the former Chief Surveyor of Kent, and the founder, President, Chairman and first Captain of Poult Wood Golf Club in Tonbridge, Kent.
Professional career
In 1982, Way turned professional and quickly found success on the European Tour, winning that year's KLM Dutch Open.
For a few years, Way was one of Europe's most promising young golfers, and he represented Europe in the Ryder Cup in 1983, when he became the second youngest Ryder Cup player up to that time after Nick Faldo, and again in 1985, when Europe captured the trophy which had been in American hands for twenty-eight years. He had an outstanding Ryder Cup record of six wins, two losses and one halved match.
Way did not sustain his early success. His last top 100 finish on the Order of Merit was in 1993 and after 1997 he played little tournament golf. He began playing on the European Senior Tour after turning 50 in March 2013.
Amateur wins
- 1981 Brabazon Trophy
Professional wins (4)
=European Tour wins (3)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|8 Aug 1982 |−12 (71-73-67-65=276) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|NIR}} David Feherty, {{flagicon|ARG}} Vicente Fernández |
| align=center|2
|align=right|27 May 1985 |Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship |−6 (75-72-69-66=282) |Playoff |{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Lyle |
| align=center|3
|align=right|13 Sep 1987 |−9 (70-71-71-67=279) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} John Bland, {{flagicon|SCO}} Gordon Brand Jnr |
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |
| style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1 |1985 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Bennett |Lost to par on first extra hole |
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2 |1985 |Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship |{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Lyle |Won with birdie on third extra hole |
=Southern Africa Tour wins (1)=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
| align=center|1
|align=right|9 Feb 1985 |−20 (68-70-67-67=272) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|ZIM}} Mark McNulty |
Results in major championships
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament ! 1980 ! 1981 ! 1982 ! 1983 ! 1984 ! 1985 ! 1986 ! 1987 ! 1988 ! 1989 |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T35 |CUT |T22 |CUT |CUT |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament !1990 !1991 !1992 !1993 !1994 |
| align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |CUT |CUT |
| align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |
Note: Way never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1983 and 1985 Open Championships)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1980 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1981 (winners)
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1981
Professional
External links
- {{EuroTour player|206}}
- {{OWGR|333}}
{{BMW PGA Championship champions}}
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{{1983 European Ryder Cup team}}
{{1985 European Ryder Cup team}}
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Category:European Tour golfers
Category:European Senior Tour golfers
Category:Ryder Cup competitors for Europe
Category:People from Kingsbury, London
Category:Sportspeople from the London Borough of Brent