Ian Stanley Palmer (born 13 July 1957) is a South African professional golfer.

Ian Palmer
Personal information
Full nameIan Stanley Palmer
Born (1957-07-13) 13 July 1957 (age 67)
Uitenhage, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceBloemfontein, South Africa
Spouse
Louise
(m. 1987)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1981
Former tour(s)European Tour
Sunshine Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1983, 1992

Early life

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Palmer was born in Uitenhage.

Professional career

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In 1981, Palmer turned professional. He has won the 1985 PAN AM Wild Coast Sun Classic and the 1991 Nissan Challenge on the Southern Africa Tour. He also played on the European Tour for several years, winning the 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic and the 1993 Jersey European Airways Open. He finished a career best 45th on the European Tour Order of Merit in each of those two seasons.

Professional wins (4)

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European Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 2 Feb 1992 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic −20 (66-67-67-68=268) 1 stroke   Bernhard Langer,   Brett Ogle,
  Ronan Rafferty
2 20 Jun 1993 Jersey European Airways Open −20 (68-67-70-63=268) 2 strokes   Sam Torrance

Southern Africa Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 17 Mar 1985 Wild Coast Classic −3 (68-69-70-70=277) 1 stroke   John Bland

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1989 Palabora Classic   Stuart Smith Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 1998 Vodacom Series (Eastern Cape)   Sammy Daniels Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other South African wins (2)

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  • 1989 State Mines Open
  • 1991 Nissan Challenge

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Palmer only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

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