Paul Sheehan (golfer)

Paul Sheehan
Personal information
Born 26 January 1977
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)
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

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. 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

See also