Eddie Pepperell
| Eddie Pepperell | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
22 January 1991 Oxfordshire, England |
| Nationality |
 England |
| Residence | Abingdon, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2013 |
| The Open Championship | T49: 2015 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2015 |
Eddie Pepperell (born 22 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Pepperell was born in Oxfordshire. He had a prominent amateur career, including finishing runner-up in the Boys Amateur Championship in 2009.[1] He turned professional in 2011 but failed to earn a place on either the European or Challenge Tours, and he began 2012 playing on the mini-tours. However he received an invitation to the Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne in May, the fourth event on the Challenge Tour schedule. He went on to win the event in a sudden-death playoff over Jeppe Huldahl and as a result secured his membership on the Challenge Tour.
In 2013, Pepperell placed tied 6th at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth and the very next day won through the qualifier for the U.S. Open at Walton Heath to win a place in his first major.[2]
Pepperell lost in a three-man sudden-death playoff at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in May 2015. On a very difficult final day in windy conditions, Pepperell shot a two-under 69, while all the other leaders were shooting over-par rounds, to come from seven strokes behind and join the playoff. Søren Kjeldsen won with a birdie on the first extra hole, after Pepperell and Bernd Wiesberger could not get up and down for birdie from the greenside areas. This was Pepperell's best-ever showing on the European Tour to date and qualified him for the 2015 Open Championship.[3]
Amateur wins (3)
- 2010 Berkshire Trophy, Welsh Men's Amateur Strokeplay
- 2011 Portuguese Amateur Championship
Professional wins (1)
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Dubai Duty Free Irish Open |  Søren Kjeldsen,  Bernd Wiesberger |
Kjeldsen won with birdie on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 May 2012 | Allianz Open Côtes d'Armor Bretagne | –3 (67-71-71-68=277) | Playoff | Jeppe Huldahl |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | T49 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2007 (winners), 2008 (winners), 2009 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2010
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2010
See also
References
- ↑ Tom Lewis wins British Boys Championship
- ↑ "Khan leads US Open qualifiers at Walton Heath". PGA European Tour. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Open 2015: Eddie Pepperell and Tyrrell Hatton set for St Andrews". BBC Sport. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
External links
- Official website
- Eddie Pepperell at the European Tour official site
- Eddie Pepperell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site