Peter Mitchell (golfer)

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Peter Mitchell
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Personal information
Full namePeter Robert Mitchell
Born (1958-04-06) 6 April 1958 (age 66)
London, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Woodchurch, Kent, England
Career
Turned professional1974
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking 74 (4 May 1997) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
European Senior Tour4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T20: 1995

Peter Robert Mitchell (born 6 April 1958) is an English professional golfer.

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Mitchell was born in London. He turned professional at an early age in 1974, working in a club job before embarking on a tournament career several years later. He made his first appearance on the European Tour in 1979 and his last in 2003. In the early years he had difficulties holding on to his tour card, but in the thirteen-year stretch from 1988 to 2000 he finished in the top eighty of the European Tour Order of Merit every season, with a highest ranking of 12th in 1996. That same year he made his only appearance in the World Cup of Golf. He won three European Tour events: the 1992 Mitsubishi Austrian Open, the 1997 Madeira Island Open and the 1998 Portuguese Open.

Upon turning 50 in 2008, Mitchell joined the European Seniors Tour. He won three times during his rookie season, finishing in 3rd place on the Order of Merit, and won again the following year.

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
114 Jun 1992 Mitsubishi Austrian Open −17 (74-62-73-62=271)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Fowler, Flag of England.svg David J. Russell,
Flag of England.svg Jamie Spence
230 Mar 1997 Madeira Island Open −12 (70-63-71=204)*1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Freddie Jacobson
322 Mar 1998 Portuguese Open −18 (67-70-67-70=274)1 stroke Flag of England.svg David Gilford, Flag of Sweden.svg Jarmo Sandelin

*Note: The 1997 Madeira Island Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

European Senior Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
115 Jun 2008 Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open −3 (72-70-71=213)2 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam
228 Sep 2008 Scottish Seniors Open −9 (71-67-69=207)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance
312 Oct 2008 Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open −13 (68-67-68=203)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Gordon J. Brand, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Woosnam
420 Sep 2009 Casa Serena Open −13 (67-67-66=200)3 strokes Flag of England.svg Glenn Ralph, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Senior

Results in major championships

Tournament1979198019811982198319841985198619871988
The Open Championship CUTCUT71
Tournament1989199019911992199319941995199619971998
The Open Championship CUTCUTT22T73CUTT20T27T51CUT

Note: Mitchell only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 18 1997 Ending 4 May 1997" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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