Paul Way

Paul Way
Paul Way
	European Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Sunshine Tour	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 1986
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T22: 1984

Paul Graham Albert Way (born 12 March 1963) is an English professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Way was born in

Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy

in 1981.

Professional career

In 1982, Way turned professional and quickly found success on the

KLM Dutch Open

.

For a few years, Way was one of Europe's most promising young golfers, and he represented Europe in the Ryder Cup in 1983, when he became the second youngest Ryder Cup player up to that time after Nick Faldo, and again in 1985, when Europe captured the trophy which had been in American hands for twenty-eight years. He had an outstanding Ryder Cup record of six wins, two losses and one halved match.

Way did not sustain his early success. His last top 100 finish on the Order of Merit was in 1993 and after 1997 he played little tournament golf. He began playing on the European Senior Tour after turning 50 in March 2013.

Amateur wins

1981 Brabazon Trophy

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Aug 1982	KLM Dutch Open	−12 (71-73-67-65=276)	2 strokes	David Feherty, Vicente Fernández
2	27 May 1985	Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship	−6 (75-72-69-66=282)	Playoff	Sandy Lyle
3	13 Sep 1987	Panasonic European Open	−9 (70-71-71-67=279)	2 strokes	John Bland, Gordon Brand Jnr

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1985	Tunisian Open	Stephen Bennett	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1985	Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship	Sandy Lyle	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Feb 1985	AECI Charity Classic	−20 (68-70-67-67=272)	5 strokes	Mark McNulty

Results in major championships

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Open Championship	CUT		T35	CUT	T22	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship							CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994
The Open Championship	CUT		CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship

Note: Way never played in the Masters Tournament nor the U.S. Open.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1983 and 1985 Open Championships)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1980 (winners)
European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1981 (winners)
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1981

Professional

Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1983, 1985
Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1985

World Cup (representing England): 1985

External links

Paul Way at the European Tour official site
Paul Way at the Official World Golf Ranking official site