Background
Townsend was born in Cambridge.
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Peter Townsend
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Having had such a promising start to his career, Townsend moved to the United States and qualified for the Professional Golf Association Tour. However he did not enjoy the same success, although he did have several top 10 finishes, and returned to Europe, going on to end both the 1971 and 72 seasons inside the top 5 on the Order of Merit. Townsend represented Great Britain twice in the Ryder Cup, in 1969 and 1971.
After retiring from tournament golf, he worked as a club professional and was elected Captain of the Professional Golfers" Association in 1994.
1962 Boys Amateur Championship Europen Seniors Tour wins (1).
Achievements
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1962 Boys Amateur Championship 1964 Boys Amateur Championship 1965 British Youths Championship 1966 Brabazon Trophy, Lytham Trophy, Golf Illustrated Gold Vase (tie with Bobby Cole) 1967 Dutch Open 1968 Western Australian Open, British Professional Golf Association Closed Championship, Coca-Cola Young Professionals" Championship 1969 Venezuela Open 1971 Walworth Aloyco Tournament, Swiss Open 1972 Los Lagartos Open (Colombia) 1976 International Computers Limited International (South Africa) 1978 Colombian Open, Hassan II Golf Trophy, Zambia Open, Caribbean Open 2002 Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open.
