Peter Fowler

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Peter Fowler
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Personal information
Full namePeter Randall Fowler
NicknameChook
Born (1959-06-09) 9 June 1959 (age 65)
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Auckland, New Zealand
Career
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Champions Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking 46 (29 April 1990) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia4
European Senior Tour7
Other8
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T22: 2003
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2011

Peter Randall Fowler (born 9 June 1959) is an Australian professional golfer. He played on the European Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia, and the European Senior Tour.

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Early life

Fowler was born in Hornsby, New South Wales.

Professional career

In 1977, Fowler turned professional. He 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 (20)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
18 Aug 1993 BMW International Open −21 (67-69-68-63=267)3 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1986 Jersey Open Flag of England.svg John Morgan Lost to par on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
129 Mar 1987 Singapore Open −10 (66-70-65-73=274)Playoff Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san, Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1987 Singapore Open Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsu Sheng-san, Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert Won with birdie on third extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
120 Nov 1983 Australian Open −3 (72-76-68-69=285)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch
26 Oct 1985 Queensland PGA Championship −7 (71-68-69-69=277)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Keith Parker, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Riley
316 Feb 1986 Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship 6 and 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Shearer
414 Feb 1993 AMP New Zealand Open −10 (69-71-67-67=274)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Boult

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
11982 Queensland PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Foley Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1993 Ford Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Baker-Finch, Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Waite Baker-Finch won with birdie on second extra hole

Other wins (5)

European Senior Tour wins (7)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
15 Jun 2011 ISPS Handa Senior Masters −10 (68-71-70=209)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Oldcorn
23 Jul 2011 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open −14 (66-65-65=196)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Oldcorn
322 Sep 2013 French Riviera Masters −11 (68-71-66=205)3 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Oldcorn, Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Luna
46 Jun 2015 Acorn Jersey Open −7 (70-68-71=209)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Forsbrand
514 Jun 2015 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship −12 (68-67-67-70=272)3 strokes Flag of Austria.svg Gordon Manson
625 Aug 2018 Willow Senior Golf Classic −12 (66-69-69=204)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis, Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Orr
77 Dec 2019 MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)−4 (70-69-67=206)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2017 Senior Italian Open Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2018 Sharjah Senior Golf Masters Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis, Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant Wiratchant won with par on fourth extra hole
Fowler eliminated by par on first hole

Asia Pacific Champions Tour wins (2)

Japan Senior Tour wins (1)

Other senior wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament1983198419851986198719881989
The Open Championship CUTCUTT56T70T52
Tournament1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
The Open Championship T48T73CUT
Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008
The Open Championship T22CUTCUTCUT

Note: Fowler only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1983 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 17 1990 Ending 29 Apr 1990" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jersey debut for Fowler...second time around". PGA European Tour. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List" (PDF). PGA Australia.
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