Alison McGinley is a former British golfer. She formerly played golf for England and on the Ladies European Tour. She is also famous for being the wife Paul McGinley who is an Irish professional golfer who 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 Ryder Cup and the first Irishman to captain Europe’s Ryder Cup side.
Alison McGinley was born and raised in the United Kingdom. She hasn’t disclosed the information related to her age, parents, and siblings. However, her husband McGinley was raised in Rathfarnham and was educated at St Mary’s BNS and Coláiste Éanna. His father Mick — who is from Dunfanaghy — played Gaelic football for Donegal, while his mother Julia comes from Rathmullan.
McGinley himself was born in Dublin and studied at Dublin Institute of Technology. After his knee injury McGinley turned his full attention to golf. McGinley later said that when he played golf as part of a team it helped to raise his game to another level. He credited his experience of Gaelic football for his passion for team sports and suggested it played a part in why he was appointed European captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup.
McGinley won the 1989 Irish Amateur Close Championship and the 1991 South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch Golf Club. He was selected for the 1991 Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team at Portmarnock Golf Club, just north of Dublin, where a strong American team that included Phil Mickelson beat Britain & Ireland 14–10.
McGinley turned professional in late 1991 and joined the European Tour in 1992, aged 25. In 1993, he lost a playoff to Costantino Rocca in the French Open. In 1994, McGinley lost a playoff to José María Olazábal in the Open Mediterrania.
McGinley eventually won his first title on the European Tour at the 1996 Hohe Brücke Open (formerly known as the Austrian Open). In 1997 he won the World Cup of Golf for Ireland with Pádraig Harrington (who attended the same secondary school, Coláiste Éanna, as McGinley).
McGinley made three consecutive Ryder Cup appearances in 2002, 2004 and 2006, with Europe being victorious each time. In the 2002 Ryder Cup, his ten-foot putt on the 18th hole in his match against Jim Furyk secured the ½ point Europe needed for victory; the team eventually won 15½ to 12½. In the 2006 Ryder Cup at The K Club in Ireland, McGinley offered a handshake and conceded a 20-foot putt for a half to J. J. Henry on the 18th green of his last day singles match because he feared his opponent might have been put off when a streaker ran across the green.
In the 2010 and 2012 matches, McGinley served as one of the European vice-captains to Colin Montgomerie and José María Olazábal respectively. On 15 January 2013, he was named the Europe team captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup. In May 2013, McGinley gave European player Sergio García his backing following a public feud that the Spaniard had with Tiger Woods and a controversial “fried chicken” remark that García made about Woods. In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live.
McGinley said: “I think there’s a pers onality clash and they don’t particularly like each other’s company. For me, it’s no big deal. He apologized for it and, as far as I’m concerned, we move on. People make mistakes and say things all the time that they regret and didn’t mean.” In September, Europe went on to win the 2014 Ryder Cup by five points.
Alison McGinley is the wife of Paul McGinley, they had their wedding in 1996. The couple has three children Killian McGinley, Maia McGinley, and Niamh McGinley. In 2008, McGinley spoke of his relief after his daughter Maia survived a 20–foot fall down a manhole. She was six years old at the time when she slipped on a dislodged manhole cover and plunged down the drain. She was taken to hospital but remarkably had no serious injuries. McGinley said: “We are just so lucky and so grateful she is fine.
How much is Alison McGinley worth? Alison McGinley net worth is estimated at around $500 thousand. Her main source of income is from her career as a former golfer and golfer’s wife. Alison McGinley’s salary per month with other career earnings is over $200 thousand dollars annually. She is one of the influential golfer’s wives in Ireland.