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Peter Alliss

England · born , Berlin, Germany · died

12.5Ryder Cup points from 30 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 8 Cups · 10-15-5 · 12.5 points (41.7%)
  • Singles 5-4-3 · Foursomes 4-6-1 · Four-ball 1-5-1
  • Open top 10s 1953 (T9), 1954 (T8), 1961 (T8), 1962 (T8), 1969 (8)

Near misses

  1. 1953 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T9 · 292
  2. 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 287
  3. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 291
  4. 1962 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T8 · 293
  5. 1969 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 8 · 286 (+2)

Ryder Cup

8 Cups, 30 matches: 10 won, 15 lost, 5 halved, 12.5 points. Foursomes 4-6-1, four-ball 1-5-1, singles 5-4-3.

  1. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
  2. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
  3. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  4. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
  5. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
  6. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 5-1-0, 5 points · automatic
  7. 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 1-5-0, 1 point · automatic
  8. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · committee pick

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Christy O'Connor Snr's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1953 Ryder Cup Peter Alliss, after going out of bounds at the 17th, fluffed a chip at the 18th (36th) and lost 1 up to Jim Turnesa, guaranteeing the USA retained the Cup.
  2. 1965 Ryder Cup Peter Alliss and Tony Lema each went 5-1-0, the first players to earn five points in a single Ryder Cup.

Records and firsts

  1. — Ryder Cup Most points in one Cup, Europe (Peter Alliss (1965), Tony Jacklin (1969), Francesco Molinari (2018))
  2. — Ryder Cup Other big single-Cup records (Tony Lema and Peter Alliss 5-1-0 (1965); Jacklin 4-0-2 (1969); Nicklaus 5-1-0 (1971))

Results by championship

    Best day

    1965 Ryder Cup

    Royal Birkdale Golf Club · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 5-1-0, 5 points

    Peter Alliss and Tony Lema each went 5-1-0, the first players to earn five points in a single Ryder Cup.

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1965.

    Career line, 1953–1969

    The Open
    1953 The Open: finished T91954 The Open: finished T81961 The Open: finished T81962 The Open: finished T81969 The Open: finished 8
    Ryder Cup
    1953 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01957 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01959 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-0-11961 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-1-11963 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-2-21965 Ryder Cup (GB): 5-1-01967 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-5-01969 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-1
    1955196019651970

    13 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Peter Alliss was born in 1931 in Berlin, Germany. Alliss played in 8 Ryder Cups for GB (1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969), winning 10, losing 15 and halving 5 of 30 matches for 12.5 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1953 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T9 · 292
    2. 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 287
    3. 1961 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T8 · 291
    4. 1962 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T8 · 293
    5. 1969 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 8 · 286 (+2)

    Ryder Cup

    Alliss played 8 Ryder Cups for GB: 30 matches, 10 won, 15 lost, 5 halved, 12.5 points (41.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 4-6-1, four-ball 1-5-1, singles 5-4-3 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
    2. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
    3. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 1-0-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    4. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 2-1-1, 2.5 points · automatic
    5. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 1-2-2, 2 points · automatic
    6. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 5-1-0, 5 points · automatic
    7. 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 1-5-0, 1 point · automatic
    8. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · committee pick

    Partners, with matches played together: Christy O'Connor Snr (12), Bernard Hunt (3), Harry Weetman (1), Malcolm Gregson (1), Brian Barnes (1).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. — Ryder Cup Most points in one Cup, Europe (Peter Alliss (1965), Tony Jacklin (1969), Francesco Molinari (2018))
    2. — Ryder Cup Other big single-Cup records (Tony Lema and Peter Alliss 5-1-0 (1965); Jacklin 4-0-2 (1969); Nicklaus 5-1-0 (1971))

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Peter Alliss
    3. R&A 1953
    4. R&A 1954
    5. R&A 1961
    6. R&A 1962
    7. R&A 1969
    8. GC: 1953 ryder cup
    9. Wikipedia: 1953 Ryder Cup
    10. GC: 1957 ryder cup
    11. Wikipedia: 1957 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 1959 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1959 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 1961 ryder cup
    15. WP 1961
    16. GC: 1963 ryder cup
    17. WP 1963
    18. GC: 1965 ryder cup
    19. WP 1965
    20. GC: 1967 ryder cup
    21. WP 1967
    22. GC: 1969 ryder cup
    23. WP 1969
    24. National Club Golfer
    25. The Golf News Net, 5-0-0