Peter O'Malley (golfer)

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Peter O'Malley
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O'Malley at KLM Open in 2009
Personal information
Full namePeter Anthony O'Malley
Born (1965-06-23) 23 June 1965 (age 59)
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight228 lb (103 kg; 16.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Sydney, Australia
Sunningdale, England
Career
Turned professional1987
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 61 (5 September 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
PGA Tour of Australasia5
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 1999, 2000, 2002
U.S. Open T67: 1996
The Open Championship T7: 1997

Peter Anthony O'Malley (born 23 June 1965) is an Australian professional golfer.

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Early life

O'Malley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales.

Amateur career

O'Malley won the Australian Junior Championship and the New Zealand Amateur in 1986.

Professional career

O'Malley turned professional in 1987. He has won several times on the PGA Tour of Australasia, but spent most of the year playing on the European Tour. He was runner-up to Mark James in his first European Tour event, the 1989 Dubai Desert Classic, and has since won three titles on the European Tour. Perhaps the most famous of these three victories was his Scottish Open win which he played the last five holes in seven under par to snatch victory. He made the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit every year from 1989 through to 2007, with a best ranking of tenth in 1995. His greatest strength is his accuracy, and he topped the European Tour's driving accuracy rankings in 2001 and 2002.

Personal life

O'Malley is married to Jill O'Malley and has two children, Tom and Jess.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
111 Jul 1992 Bell's Scottish Open −18 (65-70-65-62=262)2 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
214 May 1995 Benson & Hedges International Open −8 (68-65-74-73=280)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Mark James, Flag of Italy.svg Costantino Rocca
310 Jun 2001 Compass Group English Open −13 (70-69-70-66=275)1 stroke Flag of France.svg Raphaël Jacquelin

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1989 Karl Litten Desert Classic Flag of England.svg Mark James Lost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 Dec 1995 AMP Air New Zealand Open −8 (65-67-68-72=272)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch
222 Feb 1998 Canon Challenge −17 (63-73-64-71=271)9 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow
317 Mar 2002 Holden Clearwater Classic 1−17 (67-69-67-68=271)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brad Ott
427 Feb 2005 ING New Zealand PGA Championship 1 (2)−14 (66-68-71-69=274)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Bowditch
528 Nov 2010 NSW Open −14 (65-67-66-72=270)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Cooke, Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis (a)

1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1989 Tattersall's Tasmanian Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1997 Ericsson Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lonard Lost to par on second extra hole
3 2005 ING New Zealand PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Bowditch Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 2010 NSW Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Cooke, Flag of England.svg Tom Lewis (a)Won with par on third extra hole
Cooke eliminated by par on second hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004
U.S. Open T67CUT
The Open Championship T38T68T55CUTT7T24T24CUTT8CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUT

Note: O'Malley never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000000
U.S. Open 00000021
The Open Championship 000024117
PGA Championship 00000030
Totals000024168

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20022003
Match Play R32
Championship T57T44
Invitational
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 36 1999 Ending 5 Sep 1999" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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