Ian Palmer (golfer)

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Ian Palmer
Personal information
Full nameIan Stanley Palmer
Born (1957-07-13) 13 July 1957 (age 68)
Uitenhage, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Bloemfontein, South Africa
Spouse
Louise
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(m. 1987)​
Children2
Career
Turned professional1981
Former tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1983, 1992

Ian Stanley Palmer (born 13 July 1957) is a South African professional golfer.

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Career

Palmer was born in Uitenhage.

In 1981, Palmer turned professional. He has won the 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic and the 1991 Nissan Challenge on the Southern Africa Tour. He also played on the European Tour for several years, winning the 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic and the 1993 Jersey European Airways Open. He finished a career best 45th on the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those two seasons.

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
12 Feb 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic −20 (66-67-67-68=268)1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Ogle,
Ulster Banner.svg Ronan Rafferty
220 Jun 1993 Jersey European Airways Open −20 (68-67-70-63=268)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
117 Mar 1985 Wild Coast Classic −3 (68-69-70-70=277)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg John Bland

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1989 Palabora Classic Flag of the United States.svg Stuart Smith Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1998 Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape) Flag of South Africa.svg Sammy Daniels Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other South African wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament1983198419851986198719881989199019911992
The Open Championship CUTCUT

Note: Palmer only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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