Peter Whiteford

Peter William Whiteford (born 3 August 1980) is a Scottish professional golfer.

Peter Whiteford
Personal information
Full namePeter William Whiteford
Born (1980-08-03) 3 August 1980
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality Scotland
SpouseGabriella
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2011

Whiteford was born in Kirkcaldy. He turned professional in 2002.[1]

Whiteford won twice on PGA EuroPro Tour from 2002 to 2003 and has played on the Challenge and European Tours since then.[1] He won twice on the Challenge Tour in 2007[2][3] and once in 2009.[4] Since 2010, he has established himself on the European Tour and Challenge tour. As of 2019, Whiteford is a golf coach focused on performance and the short game.

Amateur wins (1)

  • 1996 Scottish Boys Under 16 Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Legend
Grand Finals (1)
Other Challenge Tour (2)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 30 Sep 2007 The Dutch Futures −13 (69-70-63-73=275) 2 strokes François Delamontagne
2 14 Oct 2007 Doc Salbe PGA European Challenge −22 (66-66-68-66=266) 4 strokes Richie Ramsay
3 31 Oct 2009 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final −5 (70-73-69-67=279) Playoff Andrew Tampion

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge Marc Warren Lost to par on third extra hole
2 2009 Apulia San Domenico Grand Final Andrew Tampion Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (2)

  • 2002 Castletown Links
  • 2003 Oitavos Golfe

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2013 Ballantine's Championship Marcus Fraser, Brett Rumford Rumford won with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2011
The Open Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Whiteford only played in The Open Championship.

See also

References

  1. "Peter Whiteford". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Peter Whiteford". Daily Record. 1 October 2007.
  3. "Challenge Tour promises thrilling finale". Golf Monthly. 16 October 2007.
  4. "Grand Final – a look at previous winners". PGA European Tour. 11 October 2011.
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