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Paul Way
Way at the 2013 Dutch Senior Open
Personal information
Full namePaul Graham Albert Way
Born (1963-03-12) 12 March 1963 (age 61)
Kingsbury, Middlesex, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight159 lb (72 kg; 11.4 st)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceTonbridge, Kent, England
Career
Turned professional1981
Current tour(s)European Players Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Sunshine Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 1986
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT22: 1984

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

Early life and amateur career

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Way was born in Kingsbury, Middlesex. He went to the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He won the Brabazon Trophy in 1981.

Professional career

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In 1982, Way turned professional and quickly found success on the European Tour, winning that year's 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

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Professional wins (4)

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European Tour wins (3)

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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 Northern Ireland David Feherty, Argentina Vicente Fernández
2 27 May 1985 Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship −6 (75-72-69-66=282) Playoff Scotland Sandy Lyle
3 13 Sep 1987 Panasonic European Open −9 (70-71-71-67=279) 2 strokes South Africa John Bland, Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

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

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

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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 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty

Results in major championships

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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

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Amateur

Professional

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