| Gary Wolstenholme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gary P. Wolstenholme | ||
| Born | 21 August 1960 Egham, Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14.5 st) | ||
| Sporting 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 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2008 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1992, 2003 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Gary P. Wolstenholme MBE (born 21 August 1960) is an English professional golfer. Wolstenholme is known for his long amateur career and 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.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jul 2010 | Stoke by Nayland | −15 (69-63-69=201) | 4 strokes | James Busby,  Brendan McCarroll
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| 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
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| 2 | 13 May 2012 | Mallorca Open Senior | −8 (70-66-69=205) | 2 strokes |  Mike Harwood, Paul Wesselingh, Chris Williams
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| 3 | 3 Jun 2012 | Benahavis Senior Masters | −13 (67-67-66=200) | 1 stroke | Mark James,  Mark Mouland
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European Senior Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Acorn Jersey Open |  Gordon Manson, Ian Woosnam
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Manson won with birdie on third extra hole |
| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | ||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
Note: Wolstenholme never played in the PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Amateur
