Iain Pyman (born 3 March 1973) is an English professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Pyman was born in Whitby. He won the Carris Trophy in 1991, and played in a winning Jacques Léglise Trophy team the same year. In 1993 he won The Amateur Championship by defeating Paul Page after 37 holes at Royal Portrush, and was the leading amateur in The Open Championship at Royal St George's. He played in the Walker Cup at the end of 1993.
Professional career In 1994, Pyman turned professional. His career has fluctuated between seasons on the main European Tour and seasons on the second tier Challenge Tour. He has won eight tournaments on the Challenge Tour, more than any other player, but has not won on the European Tour. He won the ECCO Tour Championship and the Telia Challenge Waxholm in back-to-back weeks on the Challenge Tour in 2007. He also won the Tusker Kenya Open in 2008.
Amateur wins 1991 Carris Trophy 1993 The Amateur Championship
Professional wins (8) Challenge Tour wins (8) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up122 Aug 1999BMW Russian Open−15 (64-70-68-71=273)1 stroke Hennie Otto217 Oct 1999Challenge de France Bayer−13 (76-67-65-67=275)Playoff Gustavo Rojas330 Sep 2001PGA of Austria Masters−16 (69-65-61-73=270)1 stroke Daniel Chopra421 Jul 2002Golf Challenge−12 (66-66-72=204)3 strokes Graeme McDowell511 Aug 2002BMW Russian Open (2)−19 (62-67-71-69=269)1 stroke Benn Barham, Guido van der Valk62 Sep 2007ECCO Tour Championship1−20 (64-67-62-67=260)3 strokes Magnus A. Carlsson, John E. Morgan79 Sep 2007Telia Challenge Waxholm−18 (68-70-70-66=274)2 strokes Robert Coles89 Mar 2008Tusker Kenya Open−12 (71-63-70-68=272)3 strokes Thomas Feyrsinger 1Co-sanctioned by the Nordic Golf League
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11999Challenge de France Bayer Gustavo RojasWon with birdie on sixth extra hole22005Firstplus Wales Challenge Olivier DavidLost to birdie on second extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Masters TournamentCUTThe Open ChampionshipT27LACUT Note: Pyman never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.
LA = Low amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991 (winners) Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1993 European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1993
See also 2005 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2007 Challenge Tour graduates List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
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