Paul Waring

Paul James Waring (born 2 February 1985) is an English professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career Waring was born in Birkenhead. He had a successful amateur career which included winning the English Amateur in 2005.

Professional career Waring turned professional in 2007 and had almost immediate success on the second-tier Challenge Tour when he lost out in a playoff to Felipe Aguilar at the Postbank Challenge in Germany. He has since competed on the European Tour after gaining his card at that year's qualifying school.

On the European Tour, Waring finished tied for third place in the 2013 Portugal Masters and the 2015 Maybank Malaysian Open.

In February 2017, Waring had his highest finish on the tour when he was runner-up in the Joburg Open. This event was one of the Open Qualifying Series events for the 2017 Open Championship, gaining him an entry to The Open for the first time since 2008.

Waring earned his first European Tour win in his 200th start in August 2018. He won the Nordea Masters in Sweden, beating Thomas Aiken in a playoff.

Waring won for the second time on the European Tour by winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in November 2024. He won by two shots ahead of Tyrrell Hatton.

Amateur wins 2001 McGregor Trophy 2005 English Amateur

Professional wins (2) European Tour wins (2) Legend Playoff events (1) Rolex Series (1) Other European Tour (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 COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

Team appearances Amateur European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2002, 2003 Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners) European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 2004, 2006 European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2007

Professional Team Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2025 (winners)