| Peter Alliss | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Peter Alliss | ||||
| Born | 28 February 1931 Berlin, Germany | ||||
| Died | 5 December 2020 (aged 89) Hindhead, Surrey, England | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||||
| Spouse | Joan McGuinness (m.1953) Jackie (m.1972) | ||||
| Children | 6 | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1947 | ||||
| Professional wins | 31 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1966, 1967 | ||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
| The Open Championship | 8th/T8: 1954, 1961, 1962, 1969 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Peter Alliss (28 February 1931 – 5 December 2020) was an English professional golfer, television presenter, commentator, author and golf course designer. Following the death of Henry Longhurst in 1978, he was regarded by many as the "Voice of golf".[1][2] In 2012 he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement category.[3]
Between 1952 and 1969, Alliss won 20 professional tournaments, including three British PGA Championships, in 1957, 1962 and 1965. He had five top-10 finishes in the Open Championship, coming closest in 1954 at Royal Birkdale when he finished four shots behind the champion Peter Thomson.
Alliss played on eight Ryder Cup teams between 1953 and 1969 with a record of 10 wins, 15 losses and 5 halved matches. He played on Great Britain's victorious 1957 Ryder Cup Team. Peter and his father Percy were the first father and son to both participate in and both win the Ryder Cup. Alliss also represented England in the World Cup on 10 occasions.
- ^ "The BBC at the Open". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- ^ "The Observer Profile: Peter Alliss". The Observer. London. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Sandy Lyle, Peter Alliss picked for Hall". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2013.