Peter O'Malley (golfer)
Peter O'Malley is an Australian professional golfer.
O'Malley was born in Bathurst, New South Wales. He is married to Jill O'Malley and has two children Tom and Jess.
O'Malley won the Australian Junior Championship and the New Zealand Amateur Championship in 1986, and turned professional the following year. 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.
Amateur wins (3)
- 1986 Australian Junior, New Zealand Amateur, Lake Macquarie Amateur
Professional wins (8)
European Tour wins (3)
European Tour playoff recordNo. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 1989 | Karl Litten Desert Classic | Mark James | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (5)
1Co-sanctioned by the Nationwide TourPGA Tour of Australasia playoff record
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 1989 | Tattersall's Tasmanian Open | Ian Stanley | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1997 | Ericsson Masters | Peter Lonard | Lost to par on second extra hole |
3 | 2005 | ING New Zealand PGA Championship | Steven Bowditch | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 2010 | New South Wales Open | Peter Cooke, Tom Lewis | Won with par on third extra hole Cooke eliminated by par on second hole |
Results in major championships
Note: O'Malley never played in the Masters Tournament.CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur- Eisenhower Trophy : 1986
- World Cup : 1992, 1998, 2000
- Alfred Dunhill Cup : 1999, 2000