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Peter Alliss
English golfer and broadcaster (–)
Peter Alliss (28 February – 5 December ) was an English professional golfer, television presenter, commentator, author and golf course designer. Following the death of Henry Longhurst in , he was regarded by many as the "Voice of golf".[1][2] In he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement category.[3]
Between and , Alliss won 20 professional tournaments, including three British PGA Championships, in , and He had five top finishes in the Open Championship, coming closest in at Royal Birkdale when he finished four shots behind the champion Peter Thomson.
Alliss played on eight Ryder Cup teams between and with a record of 10 wins, 15 losses and 5 halved matches. He played on Great Britain's victorious 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.
Early life
[edit]Alliss's father Percy was one of the leading British professional golfers in the s and s, winning many tournaments in Britain and Continental Europe. Peter Alliss was born in Berlin while his father was employed as a club professional at the Wannsee Golf Cl
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It is coming up to the second anniversary of Peter’s death from Parkinson’s disease at the age of By way of a personal tribute to the man who
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