Gary Wolstenholme

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Gary Wolstenholme
European Senior Tour
Rookie of the Year
2011

Gary P. Wolstenholme

MBE (born 21 August 1960) is an English professional golfer. Wolstenholme is known for his long amateur career and now plays on the European Senior Tour
.

Early life and amateur career

Wolstenholme was born in Egham, Surrey. His father was Guy Wolstenholme a professional golfer. He has won The Amateur Championship twice (1991, 2003) as well as many other amateur tournaments around the world. He has played on six Walker Cup teams and is the all-time points leader for the Great Britain and Ireland side.

Professional career

In September 2008, at the age of 48, Wolstenholme turned professional in anticipation of playing senior professional golf in 2010.

European Tour through qualifying school, but failed to advance past the first stage.[2]

Playing on the European Senior Tour, Wolstenholme has won three events: the 2010 Casa Serena Open, 2012 Mallorca Open Senior and the 2012 Benahavis Senior Masters.

Amateur wins

  • 1986 Midland Open Amateur Championship, Midland Closed Amateur Championship
  • 1987 West of England Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship
  • 1989 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase
  • 1991 The Amateur Championship
  • 1993 Chinese Amateur
  • 1994 Duncan Putter, English County Champion of Champions
  • 1995 United Arab Emirates Amateur, British Mid-Amateur
  • 1996 British Mid-Amateur, Finnish Amateur Championship, Berkshire Trophy, Duncan Putter, English County Champion of Champions
  • 1997 Welsh Amateur, Berkshire Trophy, Hampshire Hog
  • 1998 British Mid-Amateur, St Mellion International Amateur, English County Champion of Champions
  • 1999 Berkhamsted Trophy, Duncan Putter
  • 2000
    Sherry Cup
  • 2001 Selborne Salver, Hampshire Salver,
    Sherry Cup
    , English County Champion of Champions
  • 2002 South African Amateur Stroke Play, Berkhamsted Trophy, Hampshire Hog, Berkshire Trophy, Lagonda Trophy, Midland Open Amateur Championship
  • 2003
    Sherry Cup
  • 2005
    Sherry Cup
  • 2006
    European Mid-Amateur
    , South of England Open Amateur Championship, St Mellion International Amateur
  • 2007
    New South Wales Amateur
  • 2008 Lee Westwood Trophy

Professional wins (5)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 1 Jul 2010 Stoke by Nayland −15 (69-63-69=201) 4 strokes England James Busby, Republic of Ireland Brendan McCarroll

European Senior Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 19 Sep 2010 Casa Serena Open −13 (66-67-67=200) 3 strokes Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr
2 13 May 2012 Mallorca Open Senior −8 (70-66-69=205) 2 strokes Australia Mike Harwood, England Paul Wesselingh,
South Africa Chris Williams
3 3 Jun 2012 Benahavis Senior Masters −13 (67-67-66=200) 1 stroke England Mark James, Wales Mark Mouland

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2016 Acorn Jersey Open Austria Gordon Manson, Wales Ian Woosnam Manson won with birdie on third extra hole

Other senior wins (1)

  • 2011
    Handa Australian Senior Open

Results in major championships

Tournament 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Wolstenholme never played in the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Team appearances

Amateur

References

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