Gary Wolstenholme
| Gary Wolstenholme | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Gary P. Wolstenholme |
| Born |
21 August 1960 Egham, Surrey, England |
| Nationality |
 England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Senior Tour Champions Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Senior Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1992, 2004 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1992, 2003 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Gary P. Wolstenholme MBE (born 21 August 1960) is an English professional golfer known for his long amateur career who now plays on the European Senior Tour.
Wolstenholme was born in Egham, Surrey. His father was Guy Wolstenholme a professional golfer. He has won The Amateur Championship twice (1991, 2003) as well as many other amateur tournaments around the world. He has played on six Walker Cup teams and is the all-time points leader for the Great Britain and Ireland side.
In September 2008, at the age of 48, Wolstenholme turned professional in anticipation of playing senior professional golf in 2010.[1] He attempted to qualify for the European Tour through qualifying school, but failed to advance past the first stage.[2]
Playing on the European Senior Tour, Wolstenholme has won three events: the 2010 Casa Serena Open, 2012 Mallorca Open Senior and the 2012 Benahavis Senior Masters.
Amateur wins (14)
- 1989 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase
- 1991 The Amateur Championship
- 1993 Chinese Amateur
- 1995 United Arab Emirates Amateur, British Mid-Amateur
- 1996 British Mid-Amateur, Finnish Amateur Championship
- 1997 Welsh Amateur
- 1998 British Mid-Amateur
- 2000 Sherry Cup Invitational
- 2001 Sherry Cup Invitational
- 2002 South African Amateur Stroke Play
- 2003 The Amateur Championship, Scottish Amateur Strokeplay Championship
- 2007 New South Wales Amateur
Professional wins (5)
European Senior Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Sep 2010 | Casa Serena Open | –13 (66-67-67=200) | 3 strokes |  Gordon Brand, Jnr |
| 2 | 13 May 2012 | Mallorca Open Senior | –8 (70-66-69=205) | 2 strokes |  Mike Harwood, Paul Wesselingh, Chris Williams |
| 3 | 3 Jun 2012 | Benahavis Senior Masters | –13 (67-67-66=200) | 1 stroke | Mark James,  Mark Mouland |
Other wins (2)
- 2010 Stoke By Nayland (PGA EuroPro Tour)
- 2011 Handa Australian Senior Open
Team appearances
this list maybe incomplete
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1995 (winners), 1997, 1999 (winners), 2001 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1996, 1998 (winners)
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2002, 2004
References
External links
- Official website
- Gary Wolstenholme at the European Senior Tour official site
- 2008 U.S. Open profile