Ian Palmer (golfer)

Ian Palmer
Personal information
Full name	Ian Stanley Palmer
Born	(1957-07-13) 13 July 1957 (age 64) Uitenhage, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality	South Africa
Residence	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Spouse	Louise (m. 1987)
Children	Lise (b. 1990), Joni (b. 1992)
Career
Turned professional	1981
Current tour(s)	European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1983, 1992

Ian Stanley Palmer (born 13 July 1957) is a South African professional golfer.

Palmer was born in Uitenhage. He turned professional in 1981 and has won the 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic and the 1991 Nissan Challenge on the Southern Africa Tour. He also played on the European Tour for several years, winning the 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic and the 1993 Jersey European Airways Open. He finished a career best 45th on the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those two seasons.

Professional wins (4)[]

European Tour wins (2)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	2 Feb 1992	Johnnie Walker Asian Classic	−20 (66-67-67-68=268)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer, Brett Ogle, Ronan Rafferty
2	20 Jun 1993	Jersey European Airways Open	−20 (68-67-70-63=268)	2 strokes	Sam Torrance

Sunshine Tour wins (3)[]

• 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic
• 1989 State Mines Open
• 1991 Nissan Challenge

Results in major championships[]

Note: Palmer only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

External links[]

• Ian Palmer at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Ian Palmer at the European Tour official site
• Ian Palmer at the Official World Golf Ranking official site