Fulton Allem

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Fulton Allem
Personal information
Full nameFulton Peter Allem
Born (1957-09-15) 15 September 1957 (age 66)
Kroonstad, South Africa
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Career
Turned professional1976
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins15
Highest ranking 52 (27 February 1994) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Sunshine Tour10
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T38: 1994
PGA Championship T31: 1993
U.S. Open T33: 1994
The Open Championship T44: 1987, 1991

Fulton Peter Allem (born 15 September 1957) is a South African professional golfer.

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Early life

Allem was born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, [2] the middle child of five children and the grandson of a Lebanese trader; he had a privileged upbringing. By the time he came into the world, his family had the largest corn farm in the Southern Hemisphere and the only privately owned grain silos in South Africa. Allem started playing golf at the age of 7 with encouragement from his father. Gary Player, a close family friend, also had a large influence on his early career. [3] [4]

Professional career

Allem did not attend college and turned pro in 1976. [2] He spent the early part of his career playing mostly in South Africa. He won 11 times on the Sunshine Tour between 1985 and 1991. A second-place finish in the 1987 NEC World Series of Golf convinced him to join the PGA Tour. Allem's first win on the PGA Tour was at the 1991 Independent Insurance Agent Open. [3]

In 1993, he won twice on the PGA Tour and finished ninth on the money list. He won the Southwestern Bell Colonial and NEC World Series of Golf that year, two of the Tour's most prestigious non-majors. [3]

Since his big year in 1993, Allem has been plagued by a host of medical ailments. In 1994, he suffered a herniated disc in his lower back. In 1998, he developed pericarditis, a potentially fatal inflammation of the sack surrounding the heart. In 2003, there were problems with vertebrae in his cervical spine. He has also suffered multiple heart attacks. These conditions have limited his playing time and adversely affected his play.

Allem began play on the Champions Tour in late 2007 after reaching the age of 50. He recorded three T2 finishes during his first two full seasons. [3]

He has appeared on Fore Inventors Only on The Golf Channel. [3]

Personal life

Allem lives in Central Florida with his wife, Jennifer and their four children. He is sometimes known by the nickname "Fulty", particularly by the other South African players. [4] His youngest brother is the interior designer Charles Allem, Principal of CAD International based in Miami.

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
126 Oct 1991 Independent Insurance Agent Open −15 (71-69-67-66=273)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Billy Ray Brown, Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hulbert,
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite
230 May 1993 Southwestern Bell Colonial −16 (66-63-68-67=264)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman
329 Aug 1993 NEC World Series of Golf −10 (68-68-72-62=270)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr., Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price,
Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler

Southern Africa Tour wins (10)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
115 Feb 1986 AECI Charity Classic −22 (70-63-66-67=266)1 stroke Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty
21 Mar 1986 Palabora Classic −18 (69-67-69-65=270)3 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Hugh Baiocchi
311 Jan 1987 Palabora Classic (2)−17 (67-73-66-65=271)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Hugh Baiocchi
425 Jan 1987 Lexington PGA Championship −12 (65-67-68-68=268)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Hugh Baiocchi
59 Jan 1988 Palabora Classic (3)−11 (70-70-70-67=277)4 strokes Ulster Banner.svg David Feherty, Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Young
624 Nov 1989 Minolta Copiers Match Play −3 (69)19 holes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg John Bland
720 Jan 1990 Lexington PGA Championship (2)−14 (61-71-67-67=266)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Chris Davison
824 Nov 1990 Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters −12 (69-69-68-70=276)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Ian Palmer
922 Dec 1990 Goodyear Classic −11 (72-69-68-68=277)2 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg John Bland
1016 Jan 1991 ICL International −17 (69-67-64-71=271)3 strokes Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Gavan Levenson, Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Ashley Roestoff,
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Wayne Westner

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1986 Swazi Sun Pro-Am Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1987 Southern Suns South African Open Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty Lost to par on second extra hole

Other South African wins (1)

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
14 Dec 1988 Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge −10 (72-71-66-69=278)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley

Results in major championships

Tournament1986198719881989199019911992199319941995
Masters Tournament T52T38
U.S. Open CUTT52T33CUT
The Open Championship CUTT44T44CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTT40T31T47
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003
The Players Championship T3T14T11CUTCUTT20T55CUTCUTCUTCUTT77T66CUTCUTCUT
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships

Tournament20082009201020112012
Senior PGA Championship CUTCUT
The Tradition T57T21T38
Senior Players Championship T18T41T57
U.S. Senior Open T36T53
Senior British Open Championship T32
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

This list may be incomplete.

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 9 1994 Ending 27 Feb 1994" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Profile on PGA Tour's official site" . Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biographical information on PGA Tour's official site" . Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Profile/Biography on Sunshine Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
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