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Peter Fowler

{{short description|Australian golfer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{for|the British physicist|Peter Fowler (physicist)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Peter Fowler

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| fullname = Peter Randall Fowler

| nickname = Chook

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|6|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia

| death_date =

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| height = {{height|m=1.91|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|89|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{AUS}}

| residence = Auckland, New Zealand

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| college =

| yearpro = 1977

| retired =

| tour =

| extour = European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Champions Tour
European Senior Tour

| prowins = 20

| eurowins = 1

| auswins = 4

| champwins =

| seneurowins = 7

| otherwins = 8

| majorwins =

| masters = DNP

| usopen = DNP

| open = T22: 2003

| pga = DNP

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| award1 = European Senior Tour
Order of Merit winner

| year1 = 2011

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}}

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.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid={5A258B31-8294-4C0E-B8B9-A796F6009E52}&newsid=6634232&date=&listPageName=ET+TourNews+-+Latest+News |title=Jersey debut for Fowler...second time around |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=10 Jun 2009 |access-date=2009-06-13}}{{dead link|date=March 2016}}{{cbignore}}

Professional wins (20)

=European Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|8 Aug 1993

|BMW International Open

|−21 (67-69-68-63=267)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Woosnam

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1986

|Jersey Open

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Morgan

|Lost to par on first extra hole

=Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|29 Mar 1987

|Singapore Open

|−10 (66-70-65-73=274)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san, {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result

style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|align=center|1

|1987

|Singapore Open

|{{flagicon|TWN}} Hsu Sheng-san, {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Maggert

|Won with birdie on third extra hole

=PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|20 Nov 1983

|Australian Open

|−3 (72-76-68-69=285)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Baker-Finch

align=center|2

|align=right|6 Oct 1985

|Queensland PGA Championship

|−7 (71-68-69-69=277)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Keith Parker, {{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Riley

align=center|3

|align=right|16 Feb 1986

|Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship

|colspan=2 align=center|6 and 5

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer

align=center|4

|align=right|14 Feb 1993

|AMP New Zealand Open

|−10 (69-71-67-67=274)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Elliot Boult

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1982

|Queensland PGA Championship

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Foley

|Lost to par on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|1993

|Ford Australian PGA Championship

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Baker-Finch, {{flagicon|NZL}} Grant Waite

|Baker-Finch won with birdie on second extra hole

=Other wins (3)=

  • 1979 Wyong Open
  • 1988 French Medal Match Play
  • 1989 World Cup (team with Wayne Grady and individual)

=European Senior Tour wins (7)=

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! Legend

style="background:thistle;"

| Tour Championships (1)

Other European Senior Tour (6)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|5 Jun 2011

|ISPS Handa Senior Masters

|−10 (68-71-70=209)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Oldcorn

align=center|2

|align=right|3 Jul 2011

|Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open

|−14 (66-65-65=196)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Oldcorn

align=center|3

|align=right|22 Sep 2013

|French Riviera Masters

|−11 (68-71-66=205)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Oldcorn, {{flagicon|ESP}} Santiago Luna

align=center|4

|align=right|6 Jun 2015

|Acorn Jersey Open

|−7 (70-68-71=209)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Forsbrand

align=center|5

|align=right|14 Jun 2015

|ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship

|−12 (68-67-67-70=272)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Gordon Manson

align=center|6

|align=right|25 Aug 2018

|Willow Senior Golf Classic

|−12 (66-69-69=204)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Clark Dennis, {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Orr

style="background:thistle;"

|align=center|7

|align=right|7 Dec 2019

|MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles)

|−4 (70-69-67=206)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} James Kingston

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|2017

|Senior Italian Open

|{{flagicon|USA}} Clark Dennis

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|2

|2018

|Sharjah Senior Golf Masters

|{{flagicon|USA}} Clark Dennis, {{flagicon|THA}} 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)=

  • 2016 ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament

= Other senior wins (1) =

  • 2011 Australian PGA Seniors Championship{{Cite web|title=Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List|url=https://pga-tic.com/factsheets/2013/2093/File_1.pdf|website=PGA Australia}}

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1983

!1984

!1985

!1986

!1987

!1988

!1989

align=left|The Open Championship

|CUT

|CUT

|T56

|T70

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|T52

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!Tournament

!1990

!1991

!1992

!1993

!1994

!1995

!1996

!1997

!1998

!1999

align=left|The Open Championship

|T48

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|T73

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|CUT

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!Tournament

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

align=left|The Open Championship

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|T22

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|CUT

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|CUT

|CUT

Note: Fowler only played in The Open Championship.

{{legend|#eeeeee|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

  • World Cup (representing Australia): 1989 (winners, individual winner)

See also

References

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External links

  • {{AustralasiaTour player|004594}}
  • {{EuroTour player|215}}
  • {{OWGR|497}}

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Category:1959 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen