Oliver James Fisher (born 13 September 1988) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He also played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series.
| Oliver Fisher | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Oliver James Fisher |
| Born | 13 September 1988 Chingford, London, England |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12.7 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Chigwell, Essex, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2006 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour |
| Former tour(s) | LIV Golf |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2014 |
| The Open Championship | T32: 2013 |
Early years and amateur career
editFisher was born in Chingford, London.[citation needed] He was a winner of the Faldo Series, Nick Faldo's development programme for young golfers, in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and as such was regarded as one of the best prospects of his generation. In 2004, he was part of the English team winning the European Boys' Team Championship and a member of Europe's winning 2004 Junior Ryder Cup team against United States in Ohio.[1] In 2005 he became the youngest player to take part in the Walker Cup.[2]
In late 2006, while still an amateur, Fisher entered the European Tour's qualifying school. He finished fifth to become the youngest Briton to win a tour card and immediately turned professional.
Professional career
editHe made the cut at his first five European Tour events and ended the season just outside the top 100 on the 2007 Order of Merit to retain his card for 2008. A solid 2008 season which included a runner-up finish at the MAPFRE Open de Andalucía by Valle Romano, where he lost out in a playoff with Thomas Levet, saw him finish in 51st place on the Order of Merit.
Fisher was coached from 9 years old until January 2009 by Chris Jenkins.[citation needed]
The 2009 season proved a struggle for Fisher as he finished 125th on the Race To Dubai standings and therefore lost his European Tour Card, and failed to gain it back at qualifying school. Nevertheless, Fisher received a number of starts and sponsors invites in 2010, and a run of 4 consecutive top ten finishes in the early part of the season gave Fisher the momentum to successfully re-establish himself and regain full playing rights for the 2011 season.
Fisher endured an horrific start to the 2011 season missing 20 of his first 21 cuts before back-to-back made cuts in Sweden at the Nordea Masters and the Irish Open. In his very next tournament on the European Tour, Fisher won his maiden tour title at the Czech Open in August. He entered the final round tied for the lead and shot a closing 69 to win by two strokes from Mikael Lundberg.[3] Fisher had started the tournament way down at 224th on the Race to Dubai and was in danger of losing his card, but the victory earned him a two-year tour exemption.
At the end of 2012, Fisher entered the PGA Tour Qualifying School and reached the final stage. However, he missed qualifying by just one stroke over six rounds. This was the last time that the Qualifying School provided a chance for players to qualify for the main PGA Tour, rather than the Web.com Tour.[4] He remained on the European Tour for 2013.
In 2018, Fisher shot the first-ever round of 59 on the European Tour in the second round of the Portugal Masters.[5]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Score | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 59 |
Amateur wins
edit- 2004 McGregor Trophy
- 2006 St Andrews Links Trophy
Professional wins (1)
editEuropean Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Aug 2011 | Czech Open | −13 (71-67-68-69=275) | 2 strokes |  Mikael Lundberg
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European Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | MAPFRE Open de Andalucía |  Thomas Levet
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2014 | Africa Open |  Thomas Aiken
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Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T32 | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing England): 2004 (winners)[6]
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2005 (winners)
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2005
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 2006
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing England): 2006
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2006 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2006 (winners)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship". European Golf Association. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Fisher eyes bright future". BBC Sport. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "Fisher wins maiden European Tour title". European Tour. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "20102 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament – Full Leaderboard". Golf Channel.
- ^ "Fisher cards history-making 59 in Portugal". European Tour. 21 September 2018.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
edit- Oliver Fisher at the European Tour official site
- Oliver Fisher at the Official World Golf Ranking official site