Peter was also responsible for the recruitment of John Paramor as a referee to the nascent Tour and Schofield added: “We needed another referee and John was Peter’s caddy at the time.
“Peter recommended him for the role and, the rest, as they say, is history – he went on to become the leading rules official in the world.”
Peter also made history himself in 1973 when, in what was his fourth and final appearance in the Ryder Cup, he recorded a hole-in-one at the 16th at Muirfield to become the first player from either side in the history of the match to achieve the feat.
A year prior to that, Peter had served The PGA as Captain and his always strong bond with the Association was exemplified by him representing Great Britain and Ireland in the PGA Cup on five occasions. He made his debut in 1978 and was on the victorious side three times, winning a dozen matches, losing two, and halving three.
In addition, to representing The PGA on the course and playing in its tournaments – he won the Midland Open Championship six times – Peter never forgot his roots or training as a club professional.
Peter was also responsible for the recruitment of John Paramor as a referee to the nascent Tour and Schofield added: “We needed another referee and John was Peter’s caddy at the time.
“Peter recommended him for the role and, the rest, as they say, is history – he went on to become the leading rules official in the world.”
Peter also made history himself in 1973 when, in what was his fourth and final appearance in the Ryder Cup, he recorded a hole-in-one at the 16th at Muirfield to become the first player from either side in the history of the match to achieve the feat.
A year prior to that, Peter had served The PGA as Captain and his always strong bond with the Association was exemplified by him representing Great Britain and Ireland in the PGA Cup on five occasions. He made his debut in 1978 and was on the victorious side three times, winning a dozen matches, losing two, and halving three.
In addition, to representing The PGA on the course and playing in its tournaments – he won the Midland Open Championship six times – Peter never forgot his roots or training as a club professional.
Peter was also responsible for the recruitment of John Paramor as a referee to the nascent Tour and Schofield added: “We needed another referee and John was Peter’s caddy at the time.
“Peter recommended him for the role and, the rest, as they say, is history – he went on to become the leading rules official in the world.”
Peter also made history himself in 1973 when, in what was his fourth and final appearance in the Ryder Cup, he recorded a hole-in-one at the 16th at Muirfield to become the first player from either side in the history of the match to achieve the feat.
A year prior to that, Peter had served The PGA as Captain and his always strong bond with the Association was exemplified by him representing Great Britain and Ireland in the PGA Cup on five occasions. He made his debut in 1978 and was on the victorious side three times, winning a dozen matches, losing two, and halving three.
In addition, to representing The PGA on the course and playing in its tournaments – he won the Midland Open Championship six times – Peter never forgot his roots or training as a club professional.
“He came from a generation for whom the PGA was his first port of call,” Schofield confirmed.
“In the early days he used to be the pro at St Cloud in France,” added Gallacher, a successor of Peter as PGA Captain.
“He played the British circuit in the summer and autumn, then in the winter he and his wife Doreen would go to Saint Cloud and he’d teach there.
“And when he retired, he became a top-notch club pro at the RAC Club. He had a wonderful business brain and had a really good shop there. He was well-liked at the club.”
Similarly, Peter was a popular and hugely respected figure in PGA circles and chief executive Robert Maxfield added: “Peter never forgot his calling as a PGA pro despite all his success on Tour and the part he played in setting it up.
“That was typified by his service as the Association’s Captain, sterling performances in the PGA Cup, love of coaching and day-to-day running of a pro shop.
“His passing is a sad loss to the Association and, even more so to his daughter Verity, to whom we extend heartfelt condolences.”
