Peter Baker (golfer)
Challenge Tour
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year | 1987 |
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European Senior Tour Order of Merit Winner | 2023 |
Peter Alan Baker (born 7 October 1967) is an English professional golfer. He had three wins on the European Tour, one in 1988 and two in 1993. He represented Europe in the 1993 Ryder Cup.
Amateur career
Baker learned golf at his father's nine-hole Himley Hall course and was taught by Sandy Lyle's father Alex. In 1985, he was the joint winner of the Brabazon Trophy, after a tie with Roger Roper. He represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1985 Walker Cup and turned professional the following year.
Professional career
Baker was a consistent performer on the European Tour from the late 1980s until the early years of the new Millennium, with three tournament wins on the tour and a highest Order of Merit finish of seventh in 1993. His one Ryder Cup appearance for Europe came in the losing 1993 team. He won three of his four matches, winning two fourball matches, playing with Ian Woosnam, and beating Corey Pavin in the singles.
In 2007 Baker won two events on the second-tier Challenge Tour, the Credit Suisse Challenge and the Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d’Armor Bretagne on his 40th birthday. He also won the Mauritius Open at the end of 2007, beating José-Filipe Lima by three shots. In 2009 he had his third Challenge Tour success, winning the Credit Suisse Challenge for the second time.
Since reaching 50, he has played on the European Senior Tour. He won the 2019 Arras Open Senior Hauts de France, 5 strokes ahead of James Kingston.
Baker was one of Ian Woosnam's vice-captains at the 2006 Ryder Cup.
Amateur wins
- 1983 Peter McEvoy Trophy, Carris Trophy
- 1985 Carris Trophy, Brabazon Trophy (tie with Roger Roper)
Professional wins (16)
European Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 7 Aug 1988 | Benson & Hedges International Open | −17 (68-68-66-69=271) | Playoff | Nick Faldo |
2 | 6 Jun 1993 | Dunhill British Masters | −22 (67-64-72-63=266) | 7 strokes | Carl Mason |
3 | 1 Aug 1993 | Scandinavian Masters | −10 (67-71-68-72=278) | Playoff | Anders Forsbrand |
European Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1988 | Benson & Hedges International Open | Nick Faldo | Won with eagle on second extra hole |
2 | 1993 | Scandinavian Masters | Anders Forsbrand | Won with par on second extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 24 Jun 2007 | Credit Suisse Challenge | −20 (72-67-66-67=272) | 1 stroke | Andrew McArthur |
2 | 7 Oct 2007 | Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | −13 (64-67-65-71=267) | Playoff | Ross McGowan |
3 | 5 Jul 2009 | Credit Suisse Challenge (2) | −18 (70-71-66-67=274) | 1 stroke | Florian Praegant |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2007 | Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | Ross McGowan | Won with par on first extra hole |
Other wins (4)
- 1990 UAP European Under-25 Championship
- 1994 Tournoi Perrier de Paris (with David J. Russell)
- 1998 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship
- 2007 Mauritius Open
European Senior Tour wins (6)
Legend |
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Tour Championships (1) |
Other European Senior Tour (5) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 9 Jun 2019 | Arras Open Senior Hauts de France | −13 (66-70-67=203) | 5 strokes | James Kingston |
2 | 25 Jun 2023 | Irish Legends | −18 (66-63-69=198) | 7 strokes | Ricardo González |
3 | 5 Aug 2023 | JCB Championship | −6 (69-69=138)* | 1 stroke | Vijay Singh |
4 | 27 Aug 2023 | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | −12 (69-66-69-72=276) | 6 strokes | Greg Owen |
5 | 10 Dec 2023 | MCB Tour Championship | −15 (67-67-67=201) | 1 stroke | Peter Fowler, Patrik Sjöland |
6 | 5 May 2024 | Barbados Legends | −10 (67-67-69=203) | Playoff | Scott Hend |
*Note: The 2023 JCB Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2024 | Barbados Legends | Scott Hend | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||||||||
U.S. Open | T39 | CUT | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T63 | T21 | T55 | T68 | CUT | T15 | T37 | |||
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1983 (winners), 1984 (winners), 1985 (winners)
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing England: 1984, 1985 (winners)[2][3][4]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1985
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1985
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986 (winners)
Professional
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1993
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1993, 1998
- World Cup (representing England): 1999
See also
- 2007 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2009 Challenge Tour graduates
- List of golfers with most European Senior Tour wins
References
- ^ "Week 22 1994 Ending 29 May 1994" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "...och europamästare i lag, EM Boys" [...and European team champions, European Boys' Team Championship]. Svensk Golf (in Swedish). No. 6/1983. August 1983. pp. 58, 78. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Scots top of class in Europe". The Glasgow Herald. 16 July 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Malone, Roger (16 July 1984). "European Boys' Team Championship: Britons' experience proves decesive". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
External links
- Peter Baker at the European Tour official site
- Peter Baker at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- BBC interview
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- 1960 Tommy Goodwin
- 1961 Alex Caygill
- 1962 No award
- 1963 Tony Jacklin
- 1964 No award
- 1965 No award
- 1966 Robin Liddle
- 1967 No award
- 1968 Bernard Gallacher
- 1969 Peter Oosterhuis
- 1970 Stuart Brown
- 1971 David Llewellyn
- 1972 Sam Torrance
- 1973 Pip Elson
- 1974 Carl Mason
- 1975 No award
- 1976 Mark James
- 1977 Nick Faldo
- 1978 Sandy Lyle
- 1979 Mike Miller
- 1980 Paul Hoad
- 1981 Jeremy Bennett
- 1982 Gordon Brand Jnr
- 1983 Grant Turner
- 1984 Philip Parkin
- 1985 Paul Thomas
- 1986 José María Olazábal
- 1987 Peter Baker
- 1988 Colin Montgomerie
- 1989 Paul Broadhurst
- 1990 Russell Claydon
- 1991 Per-Ulrik Johansson
- 1992 Jim Payne
- 1993 Gary Orr
- 1994 Jonathan Lomas
- 1995 Jarmo Sandelin
- 1996 Thomas Bjørn
- 1997 Scott Henderson
- 1998 Olivier Edmond
- 1999 Sergio García
- 2000 Ian Poulter
- 2001 Paul Casey
- 2002 Nick Dougherty
- 2003 Peter Lawrie
- 2004 Scott Drummond
- 2005 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
- 2006 Marc Warren
- 2007 Martin Kaymer
- 2008 Pablo Larrazábal
- 2009 Chris Wood
- 2010 Matteo Manassero
- 2011 Tom Lewis
- 2012 Ricardo Santos
- 2013 Peter Uihlein
- 2014 Brooks Koepka
- 2015 An Byeong-hun
- 2016 Wang Jeung-hun
- 2017 Jon Rahm
- 2018 Shubhankar Sharma
- 2019 Robert MacIntyre
- 2020 Sami Välimäki
- 2021 Matti Schmid
- 2022 Thriston Lawrence
- 2023 Ryo Hisatsune