Peter Fowler
Australian golfer
title: "Peter Fowler" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["australian-male-golfers", "pga-tour-of-australasia-golfers", "european-tour-golfers", "european-senior-tour-golfers", "pga-tour-champions-golfers", "sportsmen-from-new-south-wales", "1959-births", "living-people", "20th-century-australian-sportsmen"] description: "Australian golfer" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fowler" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Australian golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Peter Fowler |
| image | Peter Fowler.JPG |
| imagesize | 200px |
| fullname | Peter Randall Fowler |
| nickname | Chook |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 89 kg |
| nationality | |
| residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| yearpro | 1977 |
| retired | |
| 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 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | [European Senior Tour |
| Order of Merit winner](european-senior-tour-order-of-merit-winners) | |
| year1 | 2011 |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
| name = Peter Fowler | image = Peter Fowler.JPG | imagesize = 200px | caption = | fullname = Peter Randall Fowler | nickname = Chook | birth_date = | birth_place = Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = 89 kg | nationality = | residence = Auckland, New Zealand | spouse = | partner = | children = | 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 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner | year1 = 2011 | awardssection = 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.
Career
In 1959, Fowler was born in Hornsby, New South Wales.
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.
Professional wins (20)
European Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 8 Aug 1993 | BMW International Open | −21 (67-69-68-63=267) | 3 strokes | WAL Ian Woosnam | ::
European Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986 | Jersey Open | ENG John Morgan | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| :: |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 29 Mar 1987 | Singapore Open | −10 (66-70-65-73=274) | Playoff | TWN Hsu Sheng-san, USA Jeff Maggert | ::
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | Singapore Open | TWN Hsu Sheng-san, USA Jeff Maggert | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
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PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 20 Nov 1983 | Australian Open | −3 (72-76-68-69=285) | 3 strokes | AUS Ian Baker-Finch | | 2 | 6 Oct 1985 | Queensland PGA Championship | −7 (71-68-69-69=277) | 1 stroke | USA Keith Parker, AUS Wayne Riley | | 3 | 16 Feb 1986 | Robert Boyd Transport Australian Match Play Championship | 6 and 5 | AUS Bob Shearer | | | 4 | 14 Feb 1993 | AMP New Zealand Open | −10 (69-71-67-67=274) | 1 stroke | NZL Elliot Boult | ::
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | Queensland PGA Championship | AUS Paul Foley | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1993 | Ford Australian PGA Championship | AUS Ian Baker-Finch, 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 |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other European Senior Tour (6) |
| :: |
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 5 Jun 2011 | ISPS Handa Senior Masters | −10 (68-71-70=209) | 3 strokes | SCO Andrew Oldcorn | | 2 | 3 Jul 2011 | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open | −14 (66-65-65=196) | 2 strokes | SCO Andrew Oldcorn | | 3 | 22 Sep 2013 | French Riviera Masters | −11 (68-71-66=205) | 3 strokes | SCO Andrew Oldcorn, ESP Santiago Luna | | 4 | 6 Jun 2015 | Acorn Jersey Open | −7 (70-68-71=209) | 1 stroke | SWE Anders Forsbrand | | 5 | 14 Jun 2015 | ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship | −12 (68-67-67-70=272) | 3 strokes | AUT Gordon Manson | | 6 | 25 Aug 2018 | Willow Senior Golf Classic | −12 (66-69-69=204) | 2 strokes | USA Clark Dennis, SCO Gary Orr | | 7 | 7 Dec 2019 | MCB Tour Championship (Seychelles) | −4 (70-69-67=206) | 1 stroke | ZAF James Kingston | ::
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | Senior Italian Open | USA Clark Dennis | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Sharjah Senior Golf Masters | USA Clark Dennis, THA Thaworn Wiratchant | Wiratchant won with par on fourth extra hole |
| Fowler eliminated by par on first hole | ||||
| :: |
Asia Pacific Champions Tour wins (2)
- 2012 City of South Perth Masters, ISPS Handa Australian Senior Open
Japan Senior Tour wins (1)
- 2016 ISPS Handa Cup Philanthropy Senior Tournament
Other senior wins (1)
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T56 | T70 | T52 | ||
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| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T48 | T73 | CUT | |||||||
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| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T22 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
| :: |
Note: Fowler only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1983 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
References
References
- (10 Jun 2009). "Jersey debut for Fowler...second time around". PGA European Tour.
- "Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List".
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