Iain Pyman

Iain Pyman
Iain Pyman
Personal information
Born	3 March 1973 (age 51); Whitby, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Leeds, England
Spouse	Jane Pyman (m. 2018)
Children	3
Career
Turned professional	1994
Former tour(s)	European Tour ; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	8 (1st all-time)
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1994
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T27: 1993

Last updated April 15, 2024

Iain Pyman (born 3 March 1973) is an English professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Pyman was born in Whitby. He won the Carris Trophy in 1991, and played in a winning Jacques Léglise Trophy team the same year. In 1993 he won The Amateur Championship by defeating Paul Page after 37 holes at Royal Portrush, and was the leading amateur in The Open Championship at Royal St George's. He played in the Walker Cup at the end of 1993.

Professional career

Pyman turned professional in 1994. His career has fluctuated between seasons on the main European Tour and seasons on the second tier Challenge Tour. He has won eight tournaments on the Challenge Tour, more than any other player, but has not won on the European Tour. He won the ECCO Tour Championship and the Telia Challenge Waxholm in back-to-back weeks on the Challenge Tour in 2007.

Amateur wins

1991 Carris Trophy
1993 The Amateur Championship

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Aug 1999	BMW Russian Open	−15 (64-70-68-71=273)	1 stroke	Hennie Otto
2	17 Oct 1999	Challenge de France Bayer	−13 (76-67-65-67=275)	Playoff	Gustavo Rojas
3	30 Sep 2001	PGA of Austria Masters	−16 (69-65-61-73=270)	1 stroke	Daniel Chopra
4	21 Jul 2002	Golf Challenge	−12 (66-66-72=204)*	3 strokes	Graeme McDowell
5	11 Aug 2002	BMW Russian Open (2)	−19 (62-67-71-69=269)	1 stroke	Benn Barham, Guido van der Valk
6	2 Sep 2007	ECCO Tour Championship ¹	−20 (64-67-62-67=260)	3 strokes	Magnus A. Carlsson, John E. Morgan
7	9 Sep 2007	Telia Challenge Waxholm	−18 (68-70-70-66=274)	2 strokes	Robert Coles
8	9 Mar 2008	Tusker Kenya Open	−12 (71-63-70-68=272)	3 strokes	Thomas Feyrsinger

*Note: The 2002 Golf Challenge was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
¹Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1999	Challenge de France Bayer	Gustavo Rojas	Won with birdie on sixth extra hole
2	2005	Firstplus Wales Challenge	Olivier David	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Masters Tournament		CUT
The Open Championship	T27LA										CUT

Note: Pyman never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.

Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991 (winners)
Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993
European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1993

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References

External links

Iain Pyman at the European Tour official site
Iain Pyman at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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