Peter Mitchell (golfer)

Peter Robert Mitchell (born 6 April 1958) is an English professional golfer.

Peter Mitchell
Personal information
Full name	Peter Robert Mitchell
Born	(1958-04-06) 6 April 1958 (age 64) London, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Woodchurch, Kent, England
Career
Turned professional	1974
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	7
Highest ranking	74 (4 May 1997)^[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	3
European Senior Tour	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T20: 1995

Mitchell was born in London. He turned professional at an early age in 1974, working in a club job before embarking on a tournament career several years later. He made his first appearance on the European Tour in 1979 and his last in 2003. In the early years he had difficulties holding on to his tour card, but in the thirteen-year stretch from 1988 to 2000 he finished in the top eighty of the European Tour Order of Merit every season, with a highest ranking of 12th in 1996. That same year he made his only appearance in the World Cup of Golf. He won three European Tour events: the 1992 Mitsubishi Austrian Open, the 1997 Madeira Island Open and the 1998 Portuguese Open.

Upon turning 50 in 2008, Mitchell joined the European Seniors Tour. He won three times during his rookie season, finishing in 3rd place on the Order of Merit, and won again the following year.

Professional wins (7)

European Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	14 Jun 1992	Mitsubishi Austrian Open	−17 (74-62-73-62=271)	1 stroke	Peter Fowler,   David J. Russell,   Jamie Spence
2	30 Mar 1997	Madeira Island Open	−12 (70-63-71=204)*	1 stroke	Freddie Jacobson
3	22 Mar 1998	Portuguese Open	−18 (67-70-67-70=274)	1 stroke	David Gilford,   Jarmo Sandelin

*Note: The 1997 Madeira Island Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

European Senior Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Jun 2008	Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open	−3 (72-70-71=213)	2 strokes	Ian Woosnam
2	28 Sep 2008	Scottish Seniors Open	−9 (71-67-69=207)	2 strokes	Sam Torrance
3	12 Oct 2008	Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open	−13 (68-67-68=203)	1 stroke	Gordon J. Brand,   Ian Woosnam
4	20 Sep 2009	Casa Serena Open	−13 (67-67-66=200)	3 strokes	Glenn Ralph,   Peter Senior

Results in major championships

Tournament	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988
The Open Championship	CUT					CUT				71

Tournament	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT		T22	T73	CUT	T20	T27	T51	CUT

Note: Mitchell only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing England): 1996

References

1. "Week 18 1997 Ending 4 May 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links

• Peter Mitchell at the European Tour official site
• Peter Mitchell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• – official site