Peter J. McWhinney (born 25 July 1956) is an Australian

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

Professional career

McWhinney played in the 1983

Queensland PGA Championship The Queensland PGA Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The tournament is currently held at Nudgee Golf Club in Nudgee. History The event was founded as the Queensland Professional Championship in 1926. The inaugura ...

. During the second round he shot a 67 (−5) to equal the course record. He was at 143 (−1), in a tie for second with Mike Ferguson, one back of

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. After a third round 70 (−2), he took the 54-hole lead by three shots. He won the tournament. McWhinney took the second round lead at the 1995

Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...

. McWhinney played on the

Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out of the regular (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...

from 1993 to 1999, winning once.

Professional wins (2)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut
''Note: McWhinney only played in The Open Championship.''

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* * Australian male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers 1956 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-golf-bio-stub