Peter Anthony O'Malley (born 23 June 1965) is an Australian professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career In 1965, O'Malley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales. He won the Australian Junior Championship and the New Zealand Amateur in 1986.
Professional career In 1987, O'Malley turned professional. He has won several times on the PGA Tour of Australasia but spent most of the year playing on the European Tour. He was runner-up to Mark James in his first European Tour event, the 1989 Dubai Desert Classic, and has since won three titles on the European Tour. Perhaps the most famous of these three victories was his Scottish Open win which he played the last five holes in seven under par to snatch victory. He made the top-100 on the European Tour Order of Merit every year from 1989 through to 2007, with a best ranking of tenth in 1995. His greatest strength is his accuracy, and he topped the European Tour's driving accuracy rankings in 2001 and 2002.
Personal life O'Malley is married to Jill O'Malley and has two children, Tom and Jess.
Amateur wins 1985 New South Wales Medal 1986 Australian Junior, New Zealand Amateur, Lake Macquarie Amateur, New South Wales Amateur
Professional wins (9) European Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up111 Jul 1992Bell's Scottish Open−18 (65-70-65-62=262)2 strokes Colin Montgomerie214 May 1995Benson & Hedges International Open−8 (68-65-74-73=280)1 stroke Mark James, Costantino Rocca310 Jun 2001Compass Group English Open−13 (70-69-70-66=275)1 stroke Raphaël Jacquelin
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11989Karl Litten Desert Classic Mark JamesLost to birdie on first extra hole
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up110 Dec 1995AMP Air New Zealand Open−8 (65-67-68-72=272)3 strokes Scott Hoch222 Feb 1998Canon Challenge−17 (63-73-64-71=271)9 strokes Paul Gow317 Mar 2002Holden Clearwater Classic1−17 (67-69-67-68=271)5 strokes Brad Ott427 Feb 2005ING New Zealand PGA Championship1 (2)−14 (66-68-71-69=274)Playoff Steven Bowditch528 Nov 2010NSW Open−14 (65-67-66-72=270)Playoff Peter Cooke, Tom Lewis (a) 1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11989Tattersall's Tasmanian Open Ian StanleyLost to birdie on first extra hole21997Ericsson Masters Peter LonardLost to par on second extra hole32005ING New Zealand PGA Championship Steven BowditchWon with birdie on first extra hole42010NSW Open Peter Cooke, Tom Lewis (a)Won with par on third extra holeCooke eliminated by par on second hole
PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (1) 2016 Pymble Legends Pro-Am Source:
Results in major championships Tournament19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004U.S. OpenT67CUTThe Open ChampionshipT38T68T55CUTT7T24T24CUTT8CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT Note: O'Malley never played in the Masters Tournament.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 7PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0Totals 0 0 0 0 2 4 16 8 Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (1991 Open Championship – 1996 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20022003Match PlayR32ChampionshipT57T44Invitational
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1986 Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1986 (winners) Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1985 (winners), 1986
Professional World Cup (representing Australia): 1992, 1998, 2000 Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Australia): 1999, 2000
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