Ian Palmer (golfer)

Ian Palmer
Personal information
Full name Ian Stanley Palmer
Born (1957-07-13) 13 July 1957
Uitenhage, South Africa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Nationality  South Africa
Residence Bloemfontein, South Africa
Spouse Louise (m. 1987)
Children Lise (b. 1990), Joni (b. 1992)
Career
Turned professional 1981
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 2
Sunshine Tour 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1983, 1992
PGA Championship DNP

Ian Stanley Palmer (born 13 July 1957) is a South African professional golfer.

Palmer was born in Uitenhage. He turned professional in 1981 and has won the 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic and the 1991 Nissan Challenge on the Southern Africa Tour. He also played on the European Tour for several years, winning the 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic and the 1993 Jersey European Airways Open. He finished a career best 45th on the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those two seasons.

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 2 Feb 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic −20 (66-67-67-68=268) 1 stroke Germany Bernhard Langer, Australia Brett Ogle,
Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty
2 20 Jun 1993 Jersey European Airways Open −20 (68-67-70-63=268) 2 strokes Scotland Sam Torrance

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

  • 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic
  • 1989 State Mines Open
  • 1991 Nissan Challenge

Results in major championships

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Palmer only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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