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Peter Butler

England · born , Birmingham, England · died

4Ryder Cup points from 14 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 4 Cups · 3-9-2 · 4 points (28.6%)
  • Singles 2-3-0 · Foursomes 1-4-0 · Four-ball 0-2-2
  • Open top 10s 1973 (6), 1976 (T10)

Near misses

  1. 1973 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 6 · 286 (-2)
  2. 1976 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 289 (+1)

Ryder Cup

4 Cups, 14 matches: 3 won, 9 lost, 2 halved, 4 points. Foursomes 1-4-0, four-ball 0-2-2, singles 2-3-0.

  1. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 0-3-2, 1 point · automatic
  2. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
  3. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
  4. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 0-3-0, 0 points · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Lionel Platts' rivals →

Moments

  1. 1973 Ryder Cup Peter Butler made the first hole-in-one in Ryder Cup history, at the 16th in the Day 2 morning foursomes.

Records and firsts

  1. 1973 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup hole-in-one: 16th, Muirfield · Foursomes

Results by championship

    Best day

    1969 Ryder Cup

    Royal Birkdale Golf Club · tied 16–16 · 2-2-0, 2 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1969.

    Career line, 1965–1976

    The Open
    1973 The Open: finished 61976 The Open: finished T10
    Ryder Cup
    1965 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-3-21969 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-2-01971 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01973 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 0-3-0
    196519701975

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

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Peter Butler was born in 1932 in Birmingham, England. Butler played in 4 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I (1965, 1969, 1971, 1973), winning 3, losing 9 and halving 2 of 14 matches for 4 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. 1973 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 6 · 286 (-2)
    2. 1976 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 289 (+1)

    Ryder Cup

    Butler played 4 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I: 14 matches, 3 won, 9 lost, 2 halved, 4 points (28.6% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-4-0, four-ball 0-2-2, singles 2-3-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1965 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · USA won 19.5–12.5 · 0-3-2, 1 point · automatic
    2. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 2-2-0, 2 points · automatic
    3. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point · automatic
    4. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 0-3-0, 0 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Lionel Platts (3), Maurice Bembridge (2), Brian Barnes (2), Bernard Hunt (1), Peter Townsend (1).

    Records and firsts

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

    1. 1973 Ryder Cup Ryder Cup hole-in-one: 16th, Muirfield · Foursomes

    Sources

    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. Wikipedia: Peter Butler (golfer)
    3. R&A 1973
    4. R&A 1976
    5. GC: 1965 ryder cup
    6. WP 1965
    7. GC: 1969 ryder cup
    8. WP 1969
    9. GC: 1971 ryder cup
    10. WP 1971
    11. GC: 1973 ryder cup
    12. WP 1973
    13. Wikipedia: List of Ryder Cup records