Paul Sheehan (golfer)

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

Paul Sheehan
Personal information
Born	(1977-01-26) 26 January 1977 (age 48) Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Melbourne, Australia
Career
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	8
Highest ranking	79 (19 February 2006)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	3
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2010
The Open Championship	CUT: 2004, 2007

Early life

As a child, Sheehan was a junior tennis champion. At the age of 13, he took up golf. At the age of 16, he broke par for the first time.

Professional career

In 1999, Sheehan joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. He has played consistently on his home tour ever since.

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.

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

Personal life

Sheehan lives in Melbourne. He plays at the Victoria Golf Club as a member.

Professional wins (8)

Japan Golf Tour wins (3)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Japan majors (2)[a]
Other Japan Golf Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	9 May 2004	Fujisankei Classic	−17 (68-70-62-67=267)	4 strokes	Kaname Yokoo
2	5 Dec 2004	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	−14 (69-65-66-66=266)	4 strokes	Katsumasa Miyamoto, Yang Yong-eun
3	15 Oct 2006	Japan Open Golf Championship	−7 (68-70-68-71=277)	3 strokes	Azuma Yano

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2003	Bridgestone Open	Naomichi Ozaki	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	19 Feb 2006	Jacob's Creek Open Championship1	−7 (73-70-69-69=281)	Playoff	Michael Sim
2	10 Jan 2011	Victorian 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)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Jacob's Creek Open Championship	Michael Sim	Won with bogey on second extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	11 Jul 2002	Kourakuen Cup (2nd)	−12 (66-66=132)	5 strokes	Tatsuya Ohata, Hajime Tanaka, Ryuichi Tayasu
2	19 Apr 2013	Heiwa 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)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	21 May 2000	Heineken Western Australian Open	−5 (69-70-70-74=283)	5 strokes	Craig Carmichael, David Diaz

Results in major championships

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
U.S. Open							CUT
The Open Championship	CUT			CUT

Note: Sheehan never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2008
Match Play
Championship	T61
Invitational

  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1996 (winners), 1997, 1998 (winners), 1999

See also

• 2006 Nationwide Tour graduates

Notes

1. The 2006 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.