Peter Baker (golfer)

Peter Baker
Peter Baker
Personal information
Full name	Peter Alan Baker
Born	7 October 1967 (age 56); Shifnal, Shropshire, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, England
Spouse	Helen (m. 1990)
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1986
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour; Challenge Tour
Professional wins	15
Highest ranking	54 (29 May 1994)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
Challenge Tour	3
European Senior Tour	5
Other	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1994
PGA Championship	CUT: 1994
U.S. Open	T39: 1994
The Open Championship	T15: 1998
Achievements and awards
Sir Henry Cotton; Rookie of the Year
Sir Henry Cotton; Rookie of the Year	1987
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

1983 Peter McEvoy Trophy, Carris Trophy
1985 Carris Trophy, Brabazon Trophy (tie with Roger Roper)

Professional wins (14) edit

European Tour wins (3) edit

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
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
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) edit

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
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
1	2007	Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d'Armor Bretagne	Ross McGowan	Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (4) edit

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 (5) edit

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other European Senior Tour (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
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 (Mauritius)	−15 (67-67-67=201)	1 stroke	Peter Fowler, Patrik Sjöland

*Note: The 2023 JCB Championship was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Results in major championships edit

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1993	1994	1995	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament					CUT
U.S. Open					T39				CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	T63	T21	T55	T68	CUT	T15	T37
PGA Championship					CUT

Tournament	2002	2005	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances edit

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

References edit

^ "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 edit

Peter Baker at the European Tour official site
Peter Baker at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
BBC interview

[w199422-1] "Week 22 1994 Ending 29 May 1994" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[2] "...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.

[3] "Scots top of class in Europe". The Glasgow Herald. 16 July 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[4] Malone, Roger (16 July 1984). "European Boys' Team Championship: Britons' experience proves decesive". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

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