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# Paul McGinley

(1966)   Golfer

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Paul McGinley is a golfer.

## Quick Facts About Paul McGinley

Born December 16, 1966

Profession Golfer

## About Paul McGinley

Irish professional golfer... \| Paul Noel McGinley is an Irish professional golfer. He has won four events on the European Tour. At the 2002 Ryder Cup, he famously holed a ten-foot putt on the 18th hole in his match against Jim Furyk at The Belfry which won the Ryder Cup for Europe. He was the winning captain of Europe in the 2014

##  Quotes by Paul McGinley

> [We all knew the exam we were going to sit this week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mcginley/we-all-knew-the-exam-we-were-going-to-sit-this-week/)

[Paul McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mcginley/)

[Exam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/paul-mcginley-67216_exam_we-all-knew-the-exam-we-were-going-to-si_1872017.jpg)

> [Passion has determined our past. Attitude will determine our future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mcginley/passion-has-determined-our-past-attitude-will-determine-our-future/)

[Paul McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mcginley/)

[Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03b/paul-mcginley-67216_attitude_passion-has-determined-our-past-attitude_2432820.jpg)

> [The TV and the public pay our wages and they like to see professional golfers mess it up. Missing a green with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mcginley/the-tv-and-the-public-pay-our-wages-and-they-like-to-see-professional/)

[Paul McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mcginley/)

[Chips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/paul-mcginley-67216_chips_the-tv-and-the-public-pay-our-wages-and_2916379.jpg)

> [Everybody who plays top-level sport, whether it's golf or football, or whatever, needs to get into 'The Zone'... For me personally, on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mcginley/everybody-who-plays-top-level-sport-whether-it-s-golf-or-football-or/)

[Paul McGinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mcginley/)

[Communicate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communicate/)

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