Peter Whiteford

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Peter Whiteford
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Personal information
Full namePeter William Whiteford
Born (1980-08-03) 3 August 1980 (age 44)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
SpouseGabriella
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2011

Peter William Whiteford (born 3 August 1980) is a Scottish professional golfer.

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Career

Whiteford was born in Kirkcaldy. He turned professional in 2002. [1]

Whiteford won twice on PGA EuroPro Tour from 2002 to 2003 and has played on the Challenge and European Tours since then. [1] He won twice on the Challenge Tour in 2007 [2] [3] and once in 2009. [4] Since 2010, he has established himself on the European Tour and Challenge tour. As of 2019, Whiteford is a golf coach focused on performance and the short game.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other Challenge Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
130 Sep 2007 Dutch Futures −13 (69-70-63-73=275)2 strokes Flag of France.svg François Delamontagne
214 Oct 2007 Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge −22 (66-66-68-66=266)4 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Richie Ramsay
331 Oct 2009 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final −5 (70-73-69-67=279)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Tampion

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge Flag of Scotland.svg Marc Warren Lost to par on third extra hole
2 2009 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Tampion Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
12 Aug 2002 Morley Hayes Open−13 (69-71-63=203)4 strokes Flag of England.svg Phillip Archer, Flag of England.svg Carl Richardson
220 Jun 2003 Quinta da Marinha Oitavos−7 (67-70-69=206)2 strokes Flag of England.svg Michael Welch

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2013 Ballantine's Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Fraser, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford Rumford won with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament2011
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Whiteford only played in The Open Championship.

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peter Whiteford". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Peter Whiteford". Daily Record. 1 October 2007.
  3. ↑ "Challenge Tour promises thrilling finale". Golf Monthly. 16 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "Grand Final – a look at previous winners". PGA European Tour. 11 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association" . Retrieved 22 January 2023.


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