Peter Mitchell (golfer)
| Peter Mitchell | |
|---|---|
.JPG) | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Peter Robert Mitchell |
| Born | 6 April 1958 London, England |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Woodchurch, Kent, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1974 |
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 74 (4 May 1997)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| European Senior Tour | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T20: 1995 |
Peter Robert Mitchell (born 6 April 1958) is an English professional golfer.
Mitchell was born in London. He turned professional at an early age in 1974, working in a club job before embarking on a tournament career several years later. He made his first appearance on the European Tour in 1979 and his last in 2003. In the early years he had difficulties holding on to his tour card, but in the thirteen-year stretch from 1988 to 2000 he finished in the top eighty of the European Tour Order of Merit every season, with a highest ranking of 12th in 1996. That same year he made his only appearance in the World Cup of Golf. He won three European Tour events: the 1992 Mitsubishi Austrian Open, the 1997 Madeira Island Open and the 1998 Portuguese Open.
Upon turning 50 in 2008, Mitchell joined the European Seniors Tour. He won three times during his rookie season, finishing in 3rd place on the Order of Merit, and won again the following year.
Professional wins (7)[edit]
European Tour wins (3)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Jun 1992 | Mitsubishi Austrian Open | −17 (74-62-73-62=271) | 1 stroke |  Peter Fowler, David J. Russell, Jamie Spence
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| 2 | 30 Mar 1997 | Madeira Island Open | −12 (70-63-71=204)* | 1 stroke |  Freddie Jacobson
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| 3 | 22 Mar 1998 | Portuguese Open | −18 (67-70-67-70=274) | 1 stroke | David Gilford, Jarmo Sandelin
|
*Note: The 1997 Madeira Island Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
European Senior Tour wins (4)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jun 2008 | Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open | −3 (72-70-71=213) | 2 strokes |  Ian Woosnam
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| 2 | 28 Sep 2008 | Scottish Seniors Open | −9 (71-67-69=207) | 2 strokes |  Sam Torrance
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| 3 | 12 Oct 2008 | Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open | −13 (68-67-68=203) | 1 stroke | Gordon J. Brand, Ian Woosnam
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| 4 | 20 Sep 2009 | Casa Serena Open | −13 (67-67-66=200) | 3 strokes | Glenn Ralph, Peter Senior
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Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | 71 |
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T22 | T73 | CUT | T20 | T27 | T51 | CUT |
Note: Mitchell only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Week 18 1997 Ending 4 May 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links[edit]
- Peter Mitchell at the European Tour official site
- Peter Mitchell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Peter Mitchell Golf Academy – official site