- Pete Oakley
Peter H. "Pete" Oakley (born
June 28 ,1949 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer best known for winning the 2004Senior British Open , one of the major championships in senior men's professional golf. He is the younger brother of golferDavid Oakley .Oakley was born in
Panama City, Florida . He got started in the game at age 11 by his mother who thought a nearby nine-hole course would be a great babysitter for him and his brother David.Oakley was a long-time club pro in the Philadelphia-Delaware area where he won numerous sectional titles including the Delaware State Open four times. He played some on the
Nationwide Tour in his forties to prepare himself for theChampions Tour .The biggest win of his career was his first on the Champions Tour, and came in a major – The 2004
Senior British Open played atRoyal Portrush Golf Club inNorthern Ireland . Oakley sank a 10-foot par putt on the final hole to win by one stroke and avoid a playoff withTom Kite andEduardo Romero . The victory made him only the 10th open qualifier to win a Champions Tour event.Oakley has done some
golf course design work. In 2001, he completed and opened (with partner Chris Adkins) a public course inMilton, Delaware called "The Rookery".Oakley was awarded the Player of the Year for the Philadelphia Section of the PGA of America in 1980, 1984, 1999 and 2000. His son's, Zac and J.J., are also golfers. Zac was a three-time All-American at Wesley College, and J.J. played at the
University of Delaware . Oakley is a man of strong religious faith. He lives inLincoln, Delaware .Regular career wins (non-PGA Tour events)
*1989
Philadelphia Open Championship
*1990Philadelphia Open Championship
*Four time winner Delaware State OpenChampions Tour wins
*2004
Senior British Open Senior major championship is shown in bold
Other senior wins
*1999 PGA Senior Club Pro Championship
*2000 PGA Senior Stroke Play ChampionshipExternal links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/08/45 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
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