Peter Lewis Cowen (born January 1951) is an English ex-professional golfer and golf coach.

Pete Cowen
Personal information
Full namePeter Lewis Cowen
BornJanuary 1951
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT36: 1979

Professional golfer

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Cowen played on the European Tour in the 1970s and early 1980s with little success. He finished tied for 6th place in the 1980 Cold Shield Greater Manchester Open after a last round 64.[1] He won the Zambia Open in 1976.[2]

Golf coach

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As a coach, Cowen's clients include former world number one Lee Westwood, major champions Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen, Danny Willett, Sergio García, Darren Clarke, Henrik Stenson, Gary Woodland and Brooks Koepka and many other players on both the PGA Tour and European Tour. He has academies in Rotherham, England and in Dubai. He is also senior coach to the English Golf Union.[3][4] In 2010, he was UK Coach of the Year, an all-sport award.[5]

Professional wins

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T36 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Cowen only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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  • PGA Cup (representing continental Europe): 1992

References

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  1. ^ "Smyth wins play-off duel". The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1980. p. 17.
  2. ^ Schupak, Adam (20 July 2017). "Top Instructor Is Making Golf's Stars Shine Brighter". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Cowen, Pete; Yocom, Guy (27 January 2017). "The Best Teacher No One Knows". Golf Digest. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. ^ Corrigan, James (14 December 2016). "Shame on the BBC for snubbing Pete Cowen after his spectacular 2016". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Top coach award for Cowen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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