Peter Baker (golfer)

Peter Baker (born 7 October 1967) is an English professional golfer.

Baker was born in Shifnal, Shropshire, and currently lives near Wolverhampton. He learned golf at his father's nine hole Himley Hall course and was taught by Sandy Lyle's father Alex.

In 1985, Baker won the Brabazon Trophy (tie with Roger Roper). He represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1985 Walker Cup and turned professional the following year.

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, but he picked up three points out of four, beating Corey Pavin in the singles.

In 2007 Baker won two events on the second-tier Challenge Tour. He won the Credit Suisse Challenge and the Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d’Armor Bretagne on his 40th birthday.

Baker was one of Ian Woosnam's vice-captains at the 2006 Ryder Cup.

Professional wins

European Tour wins (3)
* 1988 Benson & Hedges International Open
* 1993 Dunhill British Masters, Scandinavian Masters

Challenge Tour wins (2)
* 2007 Credit Suisse Challenge, Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d’Armor Bretagne

Other (2)
* 1990 UAP Under-25s Championship
* 1994 Tournoi Perrier de Paris (with David J Russell)

Team appearances

Amateur
* Walker Cup: 1985
* St Andrews Trophy: 1986 (winners)
* Jacques Léglise Trophy: 1983 (winners), 1984 (winners), 1985 (winners)Professional
* Ryder Cup: 1993
* Alfred Dunhill Cup: 1993, 1998
* World Cup: 1999

Results in major championships

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/publish.sps?syndicatorguid=&rmasiteinstanceguid=&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B-0225-4C71-BD89-2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerid=2660 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/6126366.stm BBC interview]