Paul Waring

Paul Waring
Personal information
Full namePaul James Waring
Born (1985-02-02) 2 February 1985 (age 39)
Birkenhead, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceBromborough, England
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking66 (19 January 2020)[1]
(as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2018, 2020
The Open ChampionshipT19: 2008

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.[2]

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.[3] He has since competed on the European Tour after gaining his card at that year's qualifying school.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (2)

European Tour wins (2)

Legend
Playoff events (1)
Rolex Series (1)[a]
Other European Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 19 Aug 2018 Nordea Masters −14 (66-63-69-68=266) Playoff South Africa Thomas Aiken
2 10 Nov 2024 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship −24 (64-61-73-66=264) 2 strokes England Tyrrell Hatton

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2018 Nordea Masters South Africa Thomas Aiken Won with par on first extra hole

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2007 Postbank Challenge Chile Felipe Aguilar, Scotland Andrew McArthur Aguilar 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.

Tournament 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT T19
PGA Championship
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T63 NT CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2019
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T8
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "Week 3 2020 Ending 19 Jan 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ Weston, Michael (7 November 2024). "Paul Waring Facts: 17 Things To Know About The English Golfer". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Paul Waring so close to first title". Liverpool Echo. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. ^ Williamson, Richard (21 November 2007). "Waring joins Slattery in elite". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  5. ^ Stafford, Ali (26 February 2017). "Darren Fichardt, Stuart Manley and Paul Waring qualify for The Open". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ Bisset, Fergus (20 August 2018). "Paul Waring wins Nordea Masters". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ Nelson, Craig (10 November 2024). "Waring wins in Abu Dhabi for second career title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. ^ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 19 September 2021.