Paul Wesselingh

Paul Wesselingh
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1961-10-11) 11 October 1961
Liverpool, England
Nationality  England
Residence Derby, England
Spouse Tracey (m. 1987)
Career
Turned professional 1985
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 14
Number of wins by tour
European Seniors Tour 7
Other 7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T68: 2004
PGA Championship DNP

Paul Wesselingh (born 11 October 1961) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Seniors Tour.

Wesselingh was born in Liverpool. He turned professional in 1985 but opted for a career as a club professional rather than attempting a touring career, due to his desire to stay close to his young family. His club career culminated in a position as senior professional at Kedleston Park Golf Club in Derbyshire, where he succeeded former European Tour player David J Russell. During this stage of his career, Wesselingh won the European Club Professionals Championship, played three times in The Open Championship and played on three GB&I teams against the USA in the PGA Cup.[1]

Upon turning 50 in 2011, Wesselingh opted to play on the European Seniors Tour, coming through the qualifying school at the end of that year. He was runner-up in his first tournament, and claimed his first win three events later at the ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship.[2] Wesselingh defended the ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship in 2013, winning by four strokes for his second win on the seniors tour.

Professional wins (14)

European Seniors Tour wins (7)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 10 Jun 2012 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship −6 (72-71-67=210) 1 stroke Sweden Anders Forsbrand, Scotland Andrew Oldcorn
2 9 Jun 2013 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship −20 (68-70-70-64=272) 4 strokes Paraguay Ángel Franco
3 7 Jul 2013 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open −9 (71-66-64=201) Playoff England Kevin Spurgeon
4 17 Nov 2013 Fubon Senior Open −9 (69-68-70=207) 1 stroke Taiwan Lu Wen-teh
5 21 Sep 2014 WINSTONgolf Senior Open −15 (69-67-65=201) Playoff Germany Bernhard Langer, England Philip Golding
6 14 Dec 2014 MCB Tour Championship −9 (67-67-67=207) Playoff England Barry Lane
7 31 May 2015 SSE Enterprise Wales Senior Open −7 (69-67-67=203) 2 strokes Australia Peter Fowler, Wales Ian Woosnam

Other wins (7)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T68

Note: The Open Championship was the only major Wesselingh played.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

References

  1. "2012 Senior PGA Championship profile". PGA of America. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. "Wesselingh surges to maiden title". PGA European Tour. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

External links

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