Peter McWhinney
Peter McWhinney | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Peter J. McWhinney |
Born | 25 July 1956 |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16.1 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour (1993-99) |
Professional wins | 2 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1988 |
Peter J. McWhinney (born 25 July 1956) is an Australian professional golfer.
Professional career[]
McWhinney played in the 1983 Queensland PGA Championship. During the second round he shot a 67 (−5) to equal the course record. He was at 143 (−1), in a tie for second with Mike Ferguson, one back of Ossie Moore. After a third round 70 (−2), he took the 54-hole lead by three shots.[1] He won the tournament.[2][3]
McWhinney took the second round lead at the 1995 Australian Open.[4]
McWhinney played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1993 to 1999, winning once.
Professional wins (2)[]
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 14 Apr 1996 | Tsuruya Open | −12 (70-72-68-66=276) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)[]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 12 Dec 1983 | Queensland PGA Championship | −5 (76-67-70-70=283) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Results in major championships[]
Tournament | 1988 |
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The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: McWhinney only played in The Open Championship.
References[]
- ^ "Golf: Three-shot Bead to MacWhinney". The Canberra Times. 11 December 1983. p. 27. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Clipped From The Age". The Age. 12 December 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "McWhinney no longer a lamb to slaughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 1983. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "McWhinney shakes off woes to lead Open". The Canberra Times. 25 November 1995. p. 60. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
External links[]
- Peter McWhinney at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Peter McWhinney at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Categories:
- Australian male golfers
- Japan Golf Tour golfers
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Australian golf biography stubs