Paul Waring
FullnamePaul James Waring
Birth date2 February 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeBirkenhead, [Merseyside, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
ResidenceBromborough, Merseyside, England
Yearpro2007
TourPGA Tour
European Tour
ExtourChallenge Tour
Prowins2
Eurowins2
MastersDNP
UsopenCUT: 2018, 2020
OpenT19: 2008
PgaDNP

Paul James Waring (born 2 February 1985) is an English professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Waring was born in Birkenhead. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the English Amateur in 2005.[1]

Professional career

Waring turned professional in 2007 and had almost immediate success on the second-tier Challenge Tour when he lost out in a playoff to Felipe Aguilar at the Postbank Challenge in Germany.[2] He has since competed on the European Tour after gaining his card at that year's qualifying school.[3]

On the European Tour, Waring finished tied for third place in the 2013 Portugal Masters and the 2015 Maybank Malaysian Open.

In February 2017, Waring had his highest finish on the tour when he was runner-up in the Joburg Open. This event was one of the Open Qualifying Series events for the 2017 Open Championship, gaining him an entry to The Open for the first time since 2008.[4]

Waring earned his first European Tour win in his 200th start in August 2018. He won the Nordea Masters in Sweden, beating Thomas Aiken in a playoff.[5]

Waring won for the second time on the European Tour by winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in November 2024. He won by two shots ahead of Tyrrell Hatton.[6]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

Legend
Playoff events (1)
Rolex Series (1)[a]
Other European Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
119 Aug 2018Nordea Masters−14 (66-63-69-68=266)PlayoffThomas Aiken
210 Nov 2024Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship−24 (64-61-73-66=264)2 strokesTyrrell Hatton

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12018Nordea MastersThomas AikenWon with par on first extra hole

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12007Postbank ChallengeFelipe Aguilar, Andrew McArthurAguilar won with par on second extra hole
Waring eliminated by par on first hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament200720082009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipCUTT19
PGA Championship
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipCUT
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open ChampionshipT63NTCUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
ChampionsT8

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is also a Rolex Series tournament.

References

  1. ^ Weston, Michael (2024-11-07). "Paul Waring Facts: 17 Things To Know About The English Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ "Paul Waring so close to first title". Liverpool Echo. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. ^ Williamson, Richard (21 November 2007). "Waring joins Slattery in elite". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. ^ Stafford, Ali (26 February 2017). "Darren Fichardt, Stuart Manley and Paul Waring qualify for The Open". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ Bisset, Fergus (20 August 2018). "Paul Waring wins Nordea Masters". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ Nelson, Craig (10 November 2024). "Waring wins in Abu Dhabi for second career title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Julien Guerrier replaces Nicolai Hojgaard in the Team Cup". Ten Golf. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Great Britain & Ireland win Team Cup 17-8". European Tour. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.