Peter Alliss

Peter made his broadcasting debut with the BBC covering the 1961 British Open, and part of the team of ABC Television Sports, USA. By 1978 he was the BBC's chief golf commentator. A professional golfer from 1946, Peter played in 8 Ryder Cup matches and 10 Canada Cup, winning 21 major events. Peter retired from the professional golf circuit in 1969 which led to a full-time career on the other side of the ropes. He is recognised around the world for his television commentaries for ABC in the United States and the BBC in Europe, as well as working for the Australian and Canadian Broadcasting Corporations. As well as commentating Peter fronted 140 episodes of the popular BBC series Pro-Celebrity Golf, between 1974 and 1988, and progressed to an informal chat show on the fairways, ‘Around with Alliss’. His most recent television series, A Golfer's Travels, is still being shown on worldwide television. He has written 20 books, the latest being Golf Heroes, and he also writes regularly for Golf International, Golf Pages and Golf World magazines. Peter has also designed many golf courses throughout the UK and the world.

Peter is recognised as one of the country’s finest after dinner speakers with a wealth of golfing stories.

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