Peter Alan Baker (born 7 October 1967) is an

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professional

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er. He had three wins on the

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, one in 1988 and two in 1993. He represented Europe in the

1993 Ryder Cup The 30th Ryder Cup Matches were held in England at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, near Sutton Coldfield. The United States team won a second consecutive Ryder Cup, by a margin of 15 to 13 points. Europe took a slender one point lead into t ...

Amateur career

Baker learned golf at his father's nine-hole Himley Hall course and was taught by

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's father Alex. In 1985, he was the joint winner of the

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, after a tie with

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. He represented Great Britain & Ireland in the

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and turned professional the following year.

Professional career

Baker was a consistent performer on the

from the late 1980s until the early years of the new Millennium, with three tournament wins on the tour and a highest Order of Merit finish of seventh in 1993. His one Ryder Cup appearance for Europe came in the losing

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team. He won three of his four matches, winning two fourball matches, playing with

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, and beating

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in the singles. In 2007 Baker won two events on the second-tier

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, the Credit Suisse Challenge and the Open AGF-Allianz Côtes d’Armor Bretagne on his 40th birthday. He also won the

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at the end of 2007, beating

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by three shots. In 2009 he had his third Challenge Tour success, winning the Credit Suisse Challenge for the second time. Since reaching 50, he has played on the

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. He won the 2019 Arras Open Senior Hauts de France, 5 strokes ahead of

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. Baker was one of

's vice-captains at the

2006 Ryder Cup The 36th Ryder Cup Matches were held 22–24 September 2006 in Ireland at the Palmer Course of the K Club in Straffan, County Kildare, west of Dublin. It was the first time the event was played in Ireland. Europe won by 18 to 9 points, equallin ...

Amateur wins

*1983 Peter McEvoy Trophy, Carris Trophy *1985 Carris Trophy,

(tie with

)

Professional wins (11)

European Tour wins (3)

European Tour playoff record (2–0)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (4)

* 1990 UAP European Under-25 Championship * 1994 Tournoi Perrier de Paris (with

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) * 1998 Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship * 2007

European Senior Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1983 (winners), 1984 (winners), 1985 (winners) *

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(representing England):

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1986 (winners) Professional * Ryder Cup (representing Europe):

* Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing England):

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