Gary Wolstenholme
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| Gary Wolstenholme | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Gary P. Wolstenholme |
| Born | 21 August 1960 Egham, Surrey, England |
| Nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Seniors Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1992, 2004 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1992, 2003 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Gary P. Wolstenholme (born 21 August 1960) is an English professional golfer known for his long amateur career.
Wolstenholme was born in Egham, Surrey. His father was Guy Wolstenholme a professional golfer. He has won The Amateur Championship twice (1991, 2003) as well as many other amateur tournaments around the world. He has played on six Walker Cup teams and is the all-time points leader for the Great Britain and Ireland side.
In September 2008, at the age of 48, Wolstenholme turned professional in anticipation of playing senior professional golf in 2010.[1] He attempted to qualify for the European Tour through qualifying school, but failed to advance past the first stage.[2]
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[edit] Amateur wins (11)
- 1991 The Amateur Championship
- 1993 Chinese Amateur
- 1995 United Arab Emirates Amateur, British Mid-Amateur
- 1996 British Mid-Amateur
- 1997 Welsh Amateur
- 1998 British Mid-Amateur
- 2000 Sherry Cup Invitational
- 2001 Sherry Cup Invitational
- 2002 South African Amateur Stroke Play
- 2003 The Amateur Championship, Scottish Amateur Strokeplay Championship
[edit] Professional wins (2)
[edit] European Senior Tour wins (1)
- 2010 Casa Serena Open
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 2010 Stoke By Nayland (PGA EuroPro Tour)
[edit] Team appearances
this list maybe incomplete
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners), 1997, 1999 (winners), 2001 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1996, 1998 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2002, 2004
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Gary Wolstenholme at the European Seniors Tour official site
- 2008 U.S. Open profile
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