Paul Devenport
Personal information
Born (1966-03-19) 19 March 1966
Wellington, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Sporting nationality New Zealand
ResidenceVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
Career
CollegeHouston Baptist University
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s)Canadian Tour
Professional wins4

Paul Dale Devenport[1] (born 19 March 1966) is a semi-retired professional golfer from New Zealand.

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Devenport grew up in Paraparaumu Beach where his house backed onto the 13th hole of the Paraparaumu Beach Club. After playing amateur golf in Wellington, he was offered a full golf scholarship from Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas. He later transferred to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to finish his Business Degree before turning pro in 1991.

Devenport joined the PGA Tour of Australasia in 1993, but has had most success on the Canadian Tour where he has won four times, including twice in 2001. His final win was the 2001 Shell Payless Open, where he was victorious a few weeks after the death of his mother.[2] Devenport is also known for performing magic and sleight-of-hand tricks to entertain crowds at golf tournaments. His last full season on tour was 2004.

Amateur wins

  • 1984 New Zealand Under-23 Championship

Professional wins (4)

Canadian Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 9 Aug 1998 American Express-Shell Cup 6 and 5 Canada Wes Martin
2 18 Jun 2000 Telus Edmonton Open −14 (70-67-65-68=270) 5 strokes Canada Bruce Heuchan, Canada Wes Martin
3 17 Jun 2001 Shell Payless Open −13 (66-67-71-67=271) 1 stroke Canada Blair Piercy
4 12 Aug 2001 Telus Open −19 (66-71-65-67=269) Playoff United States Ken Duke

Team appearances

References

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