Paul Sheehan (golfer)

Paul Sheehan
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)
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

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
Japan Opens (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

The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship.

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 Championship	–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

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

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

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Nationwide Tour 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 (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	19 Apr 2013	HEIWA PGM Challenge I Road to Championship	–9 (63-72=135)	2 strokes	Haruo Fujishima, Shoichi Ideguchi, Katsumi Kubo, Toru Suzuki

Other wins (2)

2000 Western Australia Open
2002 Korakuen Cup

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