Chris Paisley

Chris Paisley
Paisley in 2012
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Samuel Paisley
Born (1986-03-24) 24 March 1986 (age 38)
Hexham, Northumberland, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceStocksfield, England
Career
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Alps Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking78 (4 March 2018)[1]
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Other3

Christopher Samuel Paisley (born 24 March 1986) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour. In January 2018 he had his first win on the European Tour, the BMW SA Open.

Amateur career

Paisley played college golf at the University of Tennessee where he won two events.[2] He played on the St Andrews Trophy team in 2008, the Palmer Cup and Walker Cup teams in 2009. He turned professional in 2010.

Professional career

Paisley won the first two events on the 2011 Alps Tour and started playing on the Challenge Tour the same year. In August he won his third Alps Tour event of the year. In 2012 he had his biggest success so far by winning the English Challenge.[3] His performances on the Challenge Tour gave him a card for the 2013 European Tour season. He had limited success on the 2013 European Tour and returned to the Challenge Tour in 2014. He qualified again for the main tour through Q-School in late 2014.

Since 2015 Paisley has played mostly on the European Tour. He finished third place in the 2015 BMW International Open, the 2016 Italian Open and the 2017 Made in Denmark.

In January 2018, Paisley had his first European Tour victory by winning the BMW SA Open.[4] The following week he finished fifth in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, entering the world top-100 for the first time.

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 14 Jan 2018 BMW SA Open1 −21 (66-65-70-66=267) 3 strokes South Africa Branden Grace

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 14 Jan 2018 BMW SA Open1 −21 (66-65-70-66=267) 3 strokes South Africa Branden Grace

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 29 Jul 2012 English Challenge −16 (68-68-65-71=272) 2 strokes England Francis McGuirk

Alps Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 10 Mar 2011 Peugeot Tour de Valencia −14 (69-66-64=199) 3 strokes Spain Alfredo García-Heredia
2 28 Apr 2011 Peugeot Open de Catalunya −14 (66-66-64=196) 1 stroke Spain Álvaro Velasco
3 25 Aug 2011 Styrian Mountain Golf Open −11 (70-69-63=202) Playoff Spain Carlos Aguilar

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2018
Championship T37
Match Play
Invitational
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 9 2018 Ending 4 Mar 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Volunteers - Chris Paisley profile". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Paisley holds firm for maiden victory in England". PGA European Tour. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Paisley celebrates 2018 with South Africa victory". PGA European Tour. 14 January 2018.