Peter McEvoy
Summary
Wins
- 1977 The Amateur Championship Ganton Golf Club · 5 & 4
- 1978 The Amateur Championship Royal Troon Golf Club · 4 & 3
Near misses
- 1987 The Amateur Championship Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to Paul Mayo · 3 & 1
Results by championship
Best day
1977 The Amateur
Ganton Golf Club · won 5 & 4
Peter McEvoy beat Hugh Campbell 5 & 4 in the final at Ganton.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1977.
Career line, 1977–1987
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
Peter McEvoy was born on March 22, 1953, in London, England. McEvoy won the 1977 The Amateur and the 1978 The Amateur. McEvoy was runner-up at the 1987 The Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (2)
- 1977 The Amateur Championship Ganton Golf Club · 5 & 4
- 1978 The Amateur Championship Royal Troon Golf Club · 4 & 3
Near misses
- 1987 The Amateur Championship Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to Paul Mayo · 3 & 1
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Peter Aloysius McEvoy Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1977 European Amateur Team Championship team (England)
- 1979 European Amateur Team Championship team (England)
- 1981 European Amateur Team Championship team (England)
- 1983 European Amateur Team Championship team (England)
- 1985 European Amateur Team Championship team (England)
- 1987 European Amateur Team Championship team (England)
- 1989 European Amateur Team Championship team (England)
- 1977 Walker Cup team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1979 Walker Cup team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1981 Walker Cup team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1985 Walker Cup team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1989 Walker Cup team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1999 Walker Cup team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 2001 Walker Cup team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1978 Eisenhower Trophy team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1980 Eisenhower Trophy team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1984 Eisenhower Trophy team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1986 Eisenhower Trophy team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1988 Eisenhower Trophy team (Great Britain and Ireland)
- 1978 St Andrews Trophy team (Great Britain and Ireland)
Source: Wikipedia: Peter McEvoy
Known for
- Peter Aloysius McEvoy OBE (22 March 1953 – 6 April 2025) was a British amateur golfer for many years, and a golf course designer, golf administrator and golf writer. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
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.