Player Notes: PGA European Tour Victories: 7
- 1974 El Paraiso Open, 1974 Italian Open, 1974 French Open,
1973 Viyella PGA Championship, 1972 Penfold-Bournemouth,
1971 Sunbeam Electric, 1971 Agfa-Gevaert
PGA Tour Victories: 1 - 1981 Canadian Open
Player Notes: CBS golf analyst, got his start in
broadcasting with Sky Sports in Great Britain, analyzing
PGA Tour events from a London studio. He also worked for
the venerable BBC at the 1996 and 1997 Open Championships.
For three years beginning in 1995, Peter was the lead analyst
for The Golf Channel coverage of the PGA European Tour,
reporting from almost 90 events.
Prior to his telecasting career, Peter was one of the leading
players in Great Britain and Europe. He was a member of
the 1967 Walker Cup Team and six Ryder Cup Teams: 1971,
’73, ’75, ’77 and ’81. Was unbeaten in his first 7 singles
matches. Peter stood atop the PGA European Tour Order of
Merit for 4 consecutive seasons, 1971 to 1974, a record
that stood until 1997. He captured 19 international tournaments
and was the runner-up in the 1974 and 1982 British Opens.
Peter played the PGA Tour full-time from 1975 to 1986 and
won the 1981 Canadian Open. He played in 367 PGA Tour events
finishing in the top-ten, 31 times. Has played in seven
Senior PGA Tour events prior to 2002, best finish T45th
1998 AT&T Canada Senior Open.
