Peter Fowler
Name:
Peter Randall FowlerCountry:
AustraliaBorn:
June 9, 1959 in Hornsby, NSW, Australia.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1977Multiple European Tour and international tour winner.
Australasian Tour, European Tour, Asian Tour and European Senior Tour player.
Europe
MCB
Played as the MCB Tour Championship - Seychelles (Dec 5-7; second of three European Senior Tour final series events). Second-placed James Kingston (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Peter Fowler (Aus). [Constance Lemuria Resort, Praslin, Seychelles].
Europe
Willow
Played as the Willow Senior Golf Classic (Aug 24-26). Second-placed Clark Dennis (USA) and Gary Orr (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Peter Fowler (Aus). [Hanbury Manor CC, Ware, Herts].
Europe
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship (June 11-14; next played in 2018). Second-placed Gordon Manson (Scot/Aut) finished 3 shots behind Peter Fowler (Aus), who recorded back-to-back wins on the European Senior Tour. [Westwood Colt course, Close House Hotel & GC, Heddon-on-the-Wall, nr Newcastle upon Tyne].
Europe
Acorn
Played as the Acorn Jersey Open (June 4-6; last played in 2010). Second-placed Anders Forsbrand (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Peter Fowler (Aus), who claimed his fourth European Senior Tour win. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
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Played as the French Riviera Masters (Sept 20-22). Second-placed Santiago Luna (Esp) and Andrew Oldcorn (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Fowler (Aus). [Château course, Terre Blanche GC, Tourettes, Provence].
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Australian Senior Open (Nov 19-21; Aus Legend Tr event). Second-placed Michael Harwood (Aus) and David Merriman (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Fowler (Aus). [Royal Perth GC, South Perth, Australia].
Europe
Bad Ragaz
Played as the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open (July 1-3). Second-placed Andrew Oldcorn (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Peter Fowler (Aus), who recorded his second European Senior Tour win. [GC Bad Ragaz, Switzerland].
Europe
Handa
Played as the ISPS Handa Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum (June 3-5). Second-placed Andrew Oldcorn (Scot) finished 3 shots behind first-time European Snr Tour winner Fowler (Aus). [Stapleford Park Estate, nr Melton Mowbray, Leics, England].
Awards
Eurpn Snr Tr
Fowler (Aus) won the Eurpn Snr Tr 2011 Order of Merit and associated John Jacobs Trophy, with earnings of €302,327 on the Tour. Barry Lane (Eng) was second with €271,173; Andrew Oldcorn (Scot) was third with €188,981.
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW International Open (Aug 5-8). Second-placed Ian Woosnam (Wales) finished 3 shots behind 34-year-old Peter Fowler (Aus), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Golfclub München Eichenried, nr Munich, Germany].
Aus/NZ
AMP
Played as the AMP New Zealand Open (Feb 11-14; Aus Tr event). Second-placed Elliot Boult (NZ) finished 2 shots behind Fowler (Aus), who recorded the last of his four Australasia Tour wins. [Paraparaumu Beach GC, Paraparaumu, NZ].
Europe
Philip Morris
Second-placed José María Cañizares (Esp) and Anders Sorensen (Den) finished 1 shot behind Fowler (Aus), who won the International Trophy for best individual score in the World Cup of Golf. Team winners of the Cup: Peter Fowler & Wayne Grady (Aus). Reduced to 36-holes; heavy rain washed-out the final two days. [Royal (Real) Las Brisas, Nueva Andalucía, Costa del Sol; at the time known as Las Brisas GC].
Asia
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Played as the Singapore Open. Fowler (Aus) beat Jeff Maggert (USA) and Sheng-san Hsu (Taiw) with a birdie at the third playoff hole (par-4 8th). [Bukit course, Singapore Island CC, Singapore].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Nov 17-20). Second-placed Ian Baker-Finch (Aus) finished 3 shots behind 24-year-old Fowler (Aus), who recorded his first significant win as a professional. [Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia].
Tournaments:
2021 Opens: whether by accident or design, four of the top five mens’ Open Championships played in the British Isles occupy consecutive weeks in July: the Irish Open (1-4), Scottish Open (8-11), The Open (15-18) and Wales Open (22-25). The recently relaunched English Open is scheduled for early-August.
Hoag Classic: Ernie Els defends his title in this prestigious PGA Tour Champions event, played since 1991 at the Newport Beach Country Club, CA (Mar 5-7).
Who's Who:
Brooks Koepka: won his second Phoenix Open title, with a chip-in eagle at TPC Scottsdale’s short par-4 17th included in his final round.
Annika Sörenstam: the legendary Swede makes a return to the LPGA Tour in the Gainbridge LPGA, to be played at Lake Nona, her home club (Feb 25-28).
Nicklaus Design to create new course for Qiddiya development in Saudi Arabia
Layout is first of two planned for country club within residential community.
Chart Hills Golf Club: On Christmas Eve 2019, the course became part of the Ramac Group also the proprietors of the famous Prince’s Golf Club, in Sandwich on the Kent coast. Read more ...
Oú sont les femmes? Why there are so few women in golf course architecture.
Dundonald Links Scotland: Construction work is in progress on new practice facilities and course changes at Dundonald Links in Irvine, Scotland, as part of a £25 million investment by new owners Darwin Escapes that also includes the construction of a new clubhouse with rooms, plus eighteen lodges. Read more ...
R&A submits planning application for new golf facility in Glasgow.
Look up the Top Golf Courses in Scotland.
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