Thomas Craig Maltman (born 23 March 1953) is a Scottish professional golfer. He had some successes in Scottish events, winning the Scottish Assistants' Championship three times and winning the Tartan Tour Order of Merit in 1989 after winning the

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and the Ram Classic that year. He played on the Safari Circuit, winning 1989 Zambia Open and the 1993

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Professional career

Maltman had been an assistant greenkeeper at Dunbar before turning professional. He was an assistant as Knebworth and then at Beadlow Manor. He won the Scottish Assistants' Championship three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1976, and was also runner-up, behind Jim Noon, in 1974. Maltman became the professional at Eyemouth in the late 1970s. He played a number of

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events in the early 1980s, with little success. He was tied for third place after three rounds of the 1981 Coral Classic at Royal Porthcawl after a third-round 66, but a final round 77 dropped him into a tie for 10th place. Domestically Maltman's best season was 1989 when he won the Scottish region Order of Merit. He had two wins during the season, in the

and the Ram Classic. He was runner-up in a number of Scottish 72-hole events, including the 1983 Carnoustie Challenge, the 1987

, the

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in 1989, 1990 and 1991, and the Gore-Tex Fabrics Challenge in 1992. Maltman gained a place on the

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by finishing 42nd in the

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at La Manga in December 1989. He had some success, making the cut in his first seven tournaments between February and May. but had some poor results and dropped off the tour at the end of July. Maltman finished third in the 1992 Glenmuir Club Professional Championship to gain a place in the PGA Cup team that year. He also made the team in 1994. He only won one of his five matches in 1992 but had better results in 1994, winning three matches out of four. Maltman was a regular competitor on the Safari Circuit. In 1984 he was a runner-up in the Ivory Coast Open, five strokes behind

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. He won the Zambia Open in 1989 and was a runner-up the following year. He was runner-up in the 1992

, a stroke behind André Bossert, and won the event the following year, making a birdie at the third playoff hole against Peter Harrison and

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. Maltman competed on the

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from 2003 to 2006. He had four top-10 finishes including three in successive events from April to June 2005.

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Safari Circuit wins (1)

Other wins (5)

*1972 Scottish Assistants' Championship *1975 Scottish Assistants' Championship *1976 Scottish Assistants' Championship *1989

, Ram Classic

Team appearances

* PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1992, 1994

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maltman, Craig Scottish male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers People from Eyemouth 1953 births Living people