Pete Cowen Explained

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

Professional golfer

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

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

• 1976 Zambia Open

Results in major championships

Note: Cowen only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half way cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

• PGA Cup (representing continental Europe): 1992

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

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