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Peter McWhinney
Peter McWhinney
Personal information
Full name	Peter J. McWhinney
Born	25 July 1956 (age 68)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb; 16.1 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
Status	Professional
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour (1993-99)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1988

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Peter J. McWhinney (born 25 July 1956) is an Australian professional golfer.

Professional career

McWhinney played in the 1983 Queensland PGA Championship. During the second round he shot a 67 (−5) to equal the course record. He was at 143 (−1), in a tie for second with Mike Ferguson, one back of Ossie Moore. After a third round 70 (−2), he took the 54-hole lead by three shots.^[1] He won the tournament.^[2]^[3]

McWhinney took the second round lead at the 1995 Australian Open.^[4]

McWhinney played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1993 to 1999, winning once.

Professional wins (2)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Apr 1996	Tsuruya Open	−12 (70-72-68-66=276)	1 stroke	Peter Senior

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	12 Dec 1983	Queensland PGA Championship	−5 (76-67-70-70=283)	2 strokes	Ossie Moore

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988
The Open Championship	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: McWhinney only played in The Open Championship.

References

^ "Golf: Three-shot Bead to MacWhinney". The Canberra Times. 11 December 1983. p. 27. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ "Clipped From The Age". The Age. 12 December 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "McWhinney no longer a lamb to slaughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 1983. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ "McWhinney shakes off woes to lead Open". The Canberra Times. 25 November 1995. p. 60. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

External links

Peter McWhinney at the Japan Golf Tour official site
Peter McWhinney at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[1] "Golf: Three-shot Bead to MacWhinney". The Canberra Times. 11 December 1983. p. 27. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

[:15-2] "Clipped From The Age". The Age. 12 December 1983. p. 21. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[3] "McWhinney no longer a lamb to slaughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 December 1983. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[4] "McWhinney shakes off woes to lead Open". The Canberra Times. 25 November 1995. p. 60. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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-'''Peter J. McWhinney''' (born 25 July 1956) is an [[Australia]]n [[professional golfer]].
+'''Peter J. McWhinney''' (born 25 July 1956) is an Australian [[professional golfer]].
+== Professional career ==
+McWhinney played in the 1983 [[Queensland PGA Championship]]. During the second round he shot a 67 (−5) to equal the course record. He was at 143 (−1), in a tie for second with [[Mike Ferguson (golfer)|Mike Ferguson]], one back of [[Ossie Moore]]. After a third round 70 (−2), he took the 54-hole lead by three shots.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1983-12-11 |title=Golf: Three-shot Bead to MacWhinney |page=27 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116400668 |access-date=2020-11-10}}</ref> He won the tournament.<ref name=":15">{{Cite news|date=1983-12-12|title=Clipped From The Age|pages=21|work=The Age|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63219066/the-age/|access-date=2020-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 12, 1983 |title=McWhinney no longer a lamb to slaughter |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1P5jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1517,5637352 |access-date=2020-11-17 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
+McWhinney took the second round lead at the 1995 [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1995-11-25 |title=McWhinney shakes off woes to lead Open| page=60 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130572790 |access-date=2020-11-21}}</ref>
 McWhinney played on the [[Japan Golf Tour]] from 1993 to 1999, winning once.
-==Professional wins==
+==Professional wins (2)==
-===Japan Golf Tour wins===
+===PGA of Japan Tour wins (1)===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
-*1996 [[Tsuruya Open]]
+!No.
+!Date
+!Tournament
+!Winning score
+!Margin of<br>victory
+!Runner-up
+|-
+|align=center|1
+|align=right|14 Apr [[1996 PGA of Japan Tour|1996]]
+|[[Tsuruya Open]]
+|−12 (70-72-68-66=276)
+|1 stroke
+|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Senior]]
+|}
+===PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
+!No.
+!Date
+!Tournament
+!Winning score
+!Margin of<br>victory
+!Runner-up
+|-
+|align=center|1
+|align=right|12 Dec 1983
+|[[Queensland PGA Championship]]
+|−5 (76-67-70-70=283)
+|2 strokes
+|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ossie Moore]]
+|}
+==Results in major championships==
+{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"
+|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
+!align="left"|Tournament
+!1988
+|-
+|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
+|CUT
+|}
+CUT = missed the halfway cut<br>
+''Note: McWhinney only played in The Open Championship.''
-===Other wins===
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
-*1983 [[Queensland PGA Championship]]
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:1956 births]]
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+[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]