| Peter Butler | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Peter Joseph Butler |
| Born | 25 March 1932 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Died | 11 October 2022 (aged 90) |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1947 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 26 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Other | 25 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T13: 1964, 1966 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 6th: 1973 |
Peter Joseph Butler (25 March 1932 – 11 October 2022) was an English professional golfer.[1] He was one of the leading British golfers of the 1960s and early 1970s. He won a number of important tournaments including the 1963 PGA Close Championship and the 1968 French Open. He played in four Ryder Cup matches between 1965 and 1973 and three times in the World Cup. He played in the Open Championship 23 times, with two top-10 finishes, and seven successive times in the Masters from 1964 to 1970.
- ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.