Paul William Azinger (born January 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer and TV golf analyst.

[7] After Ralph retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1972, he opened a marina, and Paul spent his summer pumping gas and painting boats.

Azinger had a breakout year in 1987, when he won three times on the PGA Tour and had a second-place finish in the Open Championship.

Azinger finished one shot behind Nick Faldo at the 1987 Open Championship at Muirfield after making bogey at both the 71st and 72nd holes.

Azinger was bidding to become only the fourth golfer since 1945 to win the Open Championship at the first attempt[8] and said that he was "heartbroken" to leave Muirfield without the Claret Jug trophy.

Azinger and American teammate Chip Beck were using balls of different compressions off the tee on multiple holes, in violation of an agreement between the Cup captains.

[13] He wrote a book called Zinger about his battle with the disease[7] and was the recipient of GWAA Ben Hogan Award in 1995, given to the individual who has continued to be active in golf despite physical handicap or serious illness.

[7][15] The book was co-authored with Ron Braund, a corporate team builder and psychologist, who consulted Azinger throughout the Ryder Cup.

He initially shared analyst duties with his former Ryder Cup and Open Championship rival Nick Faldo.

Azinger and Faldo, along with host Mike Tirico, formed a broadcast team that was met with positive critical acclaim.

Azinger gave the eulogy at the memorial service for his friend Payne Stewart, who was killed in a plane crash in 1999.

Politically conservative,[19] Azinger refused an invitation to the White House for the winning 1993 Ryder Cup team due to what he saw as draft dodging on the part of President Bill Clinton.