Peter Fowler
| Peter Fowler | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Peter Randall Fowler | ||
| Nickname | Chook | ||
| Born | 9 June 1959 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Australia | ||
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1977 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia European Senior Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 19 | ||
| Highest ranking | 46 (29 April 1990)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 4 | ||
| European Senior Tour | 6 | ||
| Other | 8 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T22: 2003 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Peter Randall Fowler (born 9 June 1959) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and European Senior Tour.
Fowler was born in Hornsby, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1977 and won the Australian Open in 1983. He has spent a large part of his career playing on the European Tour, where he made the top one hundred on the Order of Merit every year from 1983 to 1993, with a best ranking of 22nd in 1989. His only European Tour win came at the 1993 BMW International Open in Germany.
After struggling for form in through the mid and late nineties Fowler enjoyed something of an Indian summer between 2002 and 2004, returning to the top hundred for those three seasons, and recording his best finish in The Open Championship in 2003 when he came joint 22nd.
Another career highlight for Fowler was winning the 1989 World Cup for Australia in partnership with Wayne Grady. In addition to the team title, Fowler won the prize for the best individual performance.
In 2009, Fowler joined the European Senior Tour, making his début in the Jersey Seniors Classic, which was played at the same venue, La Moye Golf Club, at which he had made his first appearance on the European Tour in 1983.[2]
Professional wins (19)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Aug 1993 | BMW International Open | –21 (67-69-68-63=267) | 3 strokes |  Ian Woosnam
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European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Jersey Open |  John Morgan
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Lost to par on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
- 1983 Australian Open
- 1985 Queensland PGA Championship
- 1986 Australian Match Play Championship
- 1993 AMP New Zealand Open
Other wins (5)
- 1979 Wyong Open
- 1987 Singapore Open
- 1988 French Medal Match Play
- 1989 World Cup (team with Wayne Grady and individual)
European Senior Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Jun 2011 | ISPS Handa Senior Masters | –10 (68-71-70=209) | 3 strokes |  Andrew Oldcorn
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| 2 | 3 Jul 2011 | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | –14 (66-65-65=196) | 2 strokes | Andrew Oldcorn
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| 3 | 22 Sep 2013 | French Riviera Masters | –11 (68-71-66=205) | 3 strokes | Andrew Oldcorn,  Luna Santiago
|
| 4 | 6 Jun 2015 | Acorn Jersey Open | –7 (70-68-71=209) | 1 stroke |  Anders Forsbrand
|
| 5 | 14 Jun 2015 | ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship | –12 (68-67-67-70=272) | 3 strokes |  Gordon Manson
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| 6 | 25 Aug 2018 | Willow Senior Golf Classic | –12 (66-69-69=204) | 2 strokes |  Clark Dennis, Gary Orr
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Asia Pacific Champions Tour wins (2)
- 2012 City of South Perth Masters, ISPS Handa Australian Senior Open
Japan Senior Tour wins (1)
- 2016 ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T56 | T70 | T52 |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T48 | T73 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T22 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Fowler only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1983 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1989 (winners, individual winner)
See also
References
- ^ "Week 17 1990 Ending 29 Apr 1990" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Jersey debut for Fowler...second time around". PGA European Tour. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.[dead link]
External links
- Peter Fowler at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Peter Fowler at the European Tour official site