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Paul McGinley

Ireland · born , Dublin, Ireland

4.5Ryder Cup points from 9 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 2-2-5 · 4.5 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 1-0-2 · Foursomes 1-2-1 · Four-ball 0-0-2
  • Ryder Cup captain 2014

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 9 matches: 2 won, 2 lost, 5 halved, 4.5 points. Foursomes 1-2-1, four-ball 0-0-2, singles 1-0-2.

  1. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 0-1-2, 1 point · automatic
  2. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points · automatic
  3. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 0-1-2, 1 point · automatic
  4. 2014 Captain Europe · won 16.5–11.5

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Pádraig Harrington's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2004 Ryder Cup

    Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 2004.

    Career line, 2002–2006

    Ryder Cup
    2002 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-1-22004 Ryder Cup (Europe): 2-0-12006 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-1-2
    200220042006

    3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Paul McGinley was born in 1966 in Dublin, Ireland. McGinley played in 3 Ryder Cups for Europe (2002, 2004, 2006), winning 2, losing 2 and halving 5 of 9 matches for 4.5 points, and captained the side in 2014.

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    The record

    Ryder Cup

    McGinley played 3 Ryder Cups for Europe: 9 matches, 2 won, 2 lost, 5 halved, 4.5 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-2-1, four-ball 0-0-2, singles 1-0-2 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2010; 2012.

    1. 2002 The Belfry (Brabazon Course) Europe · Europe won 15.5–12.5 · 0-1-2, 1 point · automatic
    2. 2004 Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 2-0-1, 2.5 points · automatic
    3. 2006 The K Club (Palmer Course) Europe · Europe won 18.5–9.5 · 0-1-2, 1 point · automatic
    4. 2014 Captain Europe · won 16.5–11.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Pádraig Harrington (4), Darren Clarke (1), Luke Donald (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Paul McGinley
    3. Golf Compendium
    4. GC: 2002 ryder cup
    5. SI Vault 2001 — link no longer works (checked October 17, 2026): https://vault.si.com/vault/2001/08/27/tough-calls-picking-the-ryder-cup-wild-cards-was-a-difficult-job-but-somebody-namely-curtis-strange-had-to-do-it
    6. Deseret News 2001
    7. Golf Channel
    8. Wikipedia: 2002 Ryder Cup
    9. GC: 2004 ryder cup
    10. Golf Channel 2004
    11. Wikipedia: 2004 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 2006 ryder cup
    13. 2006 WP mirror (2007 snapshot)
    14. Wikipedia: 2006 Ryder Cup
    15. WP Ryder Cup