Peter Randall Fowler (born 9 June 1959) is an Australian professional

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er. He played on the

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, and the

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Early life

Fowler was born in

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Professional career

In 1977, Fowler turned professional. He won the

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in 1983. He has spent a large part of his career playing on the

, 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

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in Germany. After struggling for form in through the mid and late nineties Fowler enjoyed something of an

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between 2002 and 2004, returning to the top hundred for those three seasons, and recording his best finish in

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in 2003 when he came joint 22nd. Another career highlight for Fowler was winning the 1989

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for Australia in partnership with

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. In addition to the team title, Fowler won the prize for the best individual performance. In 2009, Fowler joined the

, making his début in the

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, 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 (20)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (0–2)

Other wins (3)

*1979 Wyong Open *1988 French Medal Match Play *1989

(team with

and individual)

European Senior Tour wins (7)

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

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

Other senior wins (1)

* 2011

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Results in major championships

''Note: Fowler only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1983 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

(representing Australia):

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(winners, individual winner)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Peter Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Sportsmen from New South Wales 1959 births Living people 20th-century Australian sportsmen