Paul James Waring (born 2 February 1985) is an

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er. Waring was born in

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. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the

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in 2005. He turned professional in 2007 and almost enjoyed immediate success on the second tier

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when he lost out in a

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at the

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in Germany. He has since competed on the

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after gaining his card at that year's

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. On the European Tour, Waring finished tied for third place in the 2013

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and the 2015

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. In February 2017 he had his highest finish on the tour when he was runner-up in the

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. This event was one of the Open Qualifying Series events for the 2017 Open Championship and he gained an entry to the Open for the first time since 2008. In April, Waring finished third in the

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. Waring earned his first European Tour win in his 200th event, the

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at Hills Golf & Sports Club,

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Amateur wins

*2001 McGregor Trophy *2005

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

European Boys' Team Championship The European Boys' Team Championship (Jean-Louis Dupont Trophy) is a European amateur team golf championship for men up to 18 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1980 and it has been played annually since. S ...

(representing England): 2002, 2003 *

Jacques Léglise Trophy The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has b ...

(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners) *

European Youths' Team Championship The European Youths' Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for men under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1961. It was played every year until 1982, then every second year. It ...

(representing England): 2004, 2006 *

European Amateur Team Championship The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959. The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...

(representing England):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Waring, Paul English male golfers European Tour golfers People from Bebington 1985 births Living people