5 December 2020(2020-12-05) (aged 89) Hindhead, Surrey, England
Sporting nationality
England
Spouse
Joan McGuinness (m.1953) Jackie (m.1972)
Children
6
Career
Turned professional
1947
Professional wins
31
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
CUT: 1966, 1967
PGA Championship
DNP
U.S. Open
DNP
The Open Championship
8th/T8: 1954, 1961, 1962, 1969
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
2012 (member page)
Harry Vardon Trophy
1964, 1966
Peter Alliss (28 February 1931 – 5 December 2020) was an English professional golfer, television presenter, commentator, author and golf course designer. Following the death of Henry Longhurst in 1978, he was regarded by many as the "Voice of golf".[1][2] In 2012 he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement category.[3]
Between 1952 and 1969, Alliss won 20 professional tournaments, including three British PGA Championships, in 1957, 1962 and 1965. He had five top-10 finishes in the Open Championship, coming closest in 1954 at Royal Birkdale when he finished four shots behind the champion Peter Thomson.
Alliss played on eight Ryder Cup teams between 1953 and 1969 with a record of 10 wins, 15 losses and 5 halved matches. He played on Great Britain's victorious 1957 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.
^"The BBC at the Open". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
^"The Observer Profile: Peter Alliss". The Observer. London. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
^"Sandy Lyle, Peter Alliss picked for Hall". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
PeterAlliss (28 February 1931 – 5 December 2020) was an English professional golfer, television presenter, commentator, author and golf course designer...
Alliss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Percy Alliss (1897–1975), English golfer PeterAlliss (1931–2020), English golfer, son of...
weather. In 1967 and 1968, both open and closed championships were held. Alliss won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. Shortened to 63 holes due...
2012 Phil Mickelson 2012 Dan Jenkins – golf writer 2012 Sandy Lyle 2012 PeterAlliss 2013 Fred Couples 2013 Ken Venturi 2013 Willie Park Jr. 2013 Colin Montgomerie...
Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2016. Kelley, Brent. "PeterAlliss – Biography of Golfer and Broadcaster PeterAlliss". Golf.about.com. Archived from the original...
prepared for the tournament by studying a golf instruction manual by PeterAlliss which he had borrowed from his local library. He also studied instructional...
to the game by his friend Iain Stewart. English professional golfer PeterAlliss gave Connery golf lessons before the filming of the 1964 James Bond film...
Rosburg joined the network as the first ever on-course reporter, and PeterAlliss joined as a co-anchor. Beginning in 1982, ABC adopted its most well-known...
commentator. Hay was best known for his commentating partnership with PeterAlliss where their banter, often displaying humour or wit became regarded by...
was not necessarily headed by the golfer who won the most money. In 1971 Peter Oosterhuis won the Order of Merit and won £9,269. Gary Player was the leading...
Rosburg joined the network as the first ever on-course reporter, and PeterAlliss joined as a co-anchor. 1982-1996 Beginning in 1982, ABC adopted its most...
has never worn the jacket); Seve Ballesteros who, in an interview with PeterAlliss from his home in Pedreña, showed one of his two green jackets in his...
Lawrie, which followed in 1978; and the "Marquess Course", designed by PeterAlliss and Clive Clark, European Golf Design (Ross McMurray), and Alex Hay,...
Cooper, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate 1931 – PeterAlliss, English golfer and sportscaster (d. 2020) 1931 – Gavin MacLeod, American...
"PeterAlliss, voice of the BBC's golf coverage, dies aged 89". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2020. Jackson, Keith (6 December 2020). "Peter Alliss...
Europe. He was also the father of commentator and former golfer PeterAlliss. Alliss was born in Sheffield. He became an assistant professional at the...
(Mike) Barefoot Kicking (Steff) Storyville - The Red Penguins (Mike) PeterAlliss at Steve's house (Mike) Rivaldo play-acting at the 2002 World Cup (Elis)...
Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1964. p. 4. "Coles wins £650 in Bowmaker event – Alliss one stroke more". The Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1964. p. 11. Crawley, Leonard...
equipment and was a guest of veteran British player and broadcaster PeterAlliss on A Golfer's Travels. He wrote the foreword to the Gary McCord book...
Winchester Golf Club is another downland course, designed by David Thomas and PeterAlliss. The club was established in 1993. Winchester College invented and gave...
Rosburg joined the network as the first ever on-course reporter, and PeterAlliss joined as a co-anchor. Beginning in 1982, ABC adopted its most well-known...
general conduct of the event. Members of the Captain's Club have included PeterAlliss, Peggy Kirk Bell, Sean Connery, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player among...
Rosburg joined the network as the first ever on-course reporter, and PeterAlliss joined as a co-anchor. Beginning in 1982, ABC adopted its most well-known...
Championship Website thebelfry.co.uk Brabazon Course Designed by Dave Thomas, PeterAlliss Par 72 Length 7,253 Course record 63, Martin Erlandsson PGA National...
1970s BBC pro-celebrity golf series "Around With Alliss" (fronted by professional golfer PeterAlliss). A version of the song is played over the closing...
Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 October 2013. "Sandy Lyle, PeterAlliss picked for Hall". ESPN. Associated Press. 15 December 2011. Retrieved...
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