Peter Gill (golfer)
| Peter Gill | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Peter E. Gill |
| Born | 23 July 1930 European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1967 |
Peter E. Gill (23 July 1930 – 23 April 2020) was an English
Gor-Ray Cup in successive weeks. He died in 2020 from COVID-19 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England
.
Professional career
Gill was an assistant professional in the 1950s, first at
Open Championship the same year. In 1959 he won the Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament and the Gor-Ray Cup in successive weeks. He won the Coombe Hill Tournament after a six-hole playoff with Billy Bingham and then won the Gor-Ray Cup, a stroke ahead of Peter Shanks.[3][4]
Gill was third in the 1970
European Tour
events in 1972 and 1973.
Gill played in the
European Seniors Tour in its early years, although he was over 60 when the tour was founded. He had one top-10 finish, in the 1992 Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters
.
Gill was the professional at Surbiton Golf Club in Surrey, Gatton Manor in Surrey and Knole Park in Kent.[1] He was an honorary member of the PGA.[1]
Professional wins (2)
- 1959 Gor-Ray Cup
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | WD | CUT |
Note: Gill only played in The Open Championship.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
Source:[9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Peter Gill (1930 – 2020)". PGA. 23 April 2020.
- The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1953. p. 5.
- The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1959. p. 11.
- The Glasgow Herald. 5 June 1959. p. 11.
- ^ "O'Connor holds off Jacklin and wins £25,000". The Glasgow Herald. 7 September 1970. p. 4.
- The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1981. p. 14.
- The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1982. p. 23.
- The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1983. p. 25.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
External links
- Peter Gill at the European Tour official site