Peter Fowler
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Peter Fowler

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Peter Randall Fowler (born 9 June 1959) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia and European Senior Tour.
Fowler was born in Hornsby, New South Wales. He turned professional in 1977 and 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 (18)

European Tour wins (1)

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 Wales Ian Woosnam

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

  • 1983 Australian Open
  • 1985 Queensland PGA Championship
  • 1986 Australian Match Play Championship
  • 1993 AMP New Zealand Open

Other wins (5)

  • 1979 Wyong Open
  • 1987 Singapore Open
  • 1988 French Medal Match Play
  • 1989 World Cup (team with Wayne Grady and individual)

European Senior Tour wins (5)

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 Scotland Andrew Oldcorn
2 3 Jul 2011 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open –14 (66-65-65=196) 2 strokes Scotland Andrew Oldcorn
3 22 Sep 2013 French Riviera Masters –11 (68-71-66=205) 3 strokes Scotland Andrew Oldcorn, Spain Luna Santiago
4 6 Jun 2015 Acorn Jersey Open –7 (70-68-71=209) 1 stroke Sweden Anders Forsbrand
5 14 Jun 2015 ISPS Handa PGA Seniors Championship –12 (68-67-67-70=272) 3 strokes Austria Gordon Manson

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

Results in major championships

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Open Championship CUT CUT T55 T70 DNP T53 DNP
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Open Championship T48 DNP DNP T73 DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP T22 DNP CUT DNP CUT CUT

Note: The only major Fowler played was the Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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