Pierre Fulke

Pierre Olof Fulke (born 21 February 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour.

Pierre Fulke
Personal information
Full namePierre Olof Fulke
Born (1971-02-21) 21 February 1971
Nyköping, Sweden
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Nationality Sweden
ResidenceEksjö, Sweden
Career
Turned professional1989
Retired2007
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking26 (11 February 2001)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Challenge Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2001
PGA ChampionshipT10: 2002
U.S. OpenWD: 2001
The Open ChampionshipT7: 2000

Fulke was born in Nyköping. He turned professional in 1989.

In 1991 and 1992, Fulke played on the second tier Challenge Tour, winning twice in the latter year to qualify for membership of the main tour.

The first of Fulke's three European Tour wins came at the 1999 Lancome Trophy. His most successful season was 2000, when he won the Scottish PGA Championship and the Volvo Masters and finished 12th on the European Tour Order of Merit. During this period he featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He was also a member of the European team at the 2002 Ryder Cup.

In 2004, Fulke slipped to 134th place on the Order of Merit, but he retained his tour card for 2005 thanks to a five-year exemption for his Volvo Masters victory. In 2005, he recovered some of his form and finished 49th on the Order of Merit. He missed the majority of the 2006 season through injury and in 2007 he announced that he was retiring from tournament golf to concentrate on golf course design.[2]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 19 Sep 1999 Trophée Lancôme −14 (69-69-65-67=270) 1 stroke Ignacio Garrido
2 27 Aug 2000 Scottish PGA Championship −17 (70-63-68-70=271) 2 strokes Henrik Nyström
3 5 Nov 2000 Volvo Masters −16 (67-68-70-67=272) 1 stroke Darren Clarke

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open WD
The Open Championship CUT CUT T30 T7 T62 T28 T15
PGA Championship CUT T10 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000010
U.S. Open00000010
The Open Championship00001275
PGA Championship00001131
Totals000023126
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2002 Open Championship – 2003 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament20002001200220032004
Match Play 2 R64
Championship T42 NT1
Invitational T17 T42 T67 75

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • WGC-World Cup (representing Sweden): 2000
  • Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners)

References
  1. "Week 6 2001 Ending 11 Feb 2001" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. Fulke calls time on golf career, bbc.co.uk, 3 March 2007.
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