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Fulton Allem

South African professional golfer

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South African professional golfer

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name	Fulton Allem
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fullname	Fulton Peter Allem
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birth_place	Kroonstad, South Africa
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weight	215 lb
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yearpro	1976
retired
tour	Champions Tour
extour	PGA Tour
Sunshine Tour
prowins	15
pgawins	3
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sunwins	10
auswins
chalwins
champwins
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otherwins	2
majorwins
masters	T38: 1994
usopen	T33: 1994
open	T44: 1987, 1991
pga	T31: 1993
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Sunshine Tour Fulton Peter Allem (born 15 September 1957) is a South African professional golfer.

Early life

Allem was born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, the middle child of five children and the grandson of a Lebanese trader; he had a privileged upbringing. By the time he came into the world, his family had the largest corn farm in the Southern Hemisphere and the only privately owned grain silos in South Africa. Allem started playing golf at the age of 7 with encouragement from his father. Gary Player, a close family friend, also had a large influence on his early career.

Professional career

Allem did not attend college and turned pro in 1976. He spent the early part of his career playing mostly in South Africa. He won 11 times on the Sunshine Tour between 1985 and 1991. A second-place finish in the 1987 NEC World Series of Golf convinced him to join the PGA Tour. Allem's first win on the PGA Tour was at the 1991 Independent Insurance Agent Open.

In 1993, he won twice on the PGA Tour and finished ninth on the money list. He won the Southwestern Bell Colonial and NEC World Series of Golf that year, two of the Tour's most prestigious non-majors.

Since his big year in 1993, Allem has been plagued by a host of medical ailments. In 1994, he suffered a herniated disc in his lower back. In 1998, he developed pericarditis, a potentially fatal inflammation of the sack surrounding the heart. In 2003, there were problems with vertebrae in his cervical spine. He has also suffered multiple heart attacks. These conditions have limited his playing time and adversely affected his play.

Allem began play on the Champions Tour in late 2007 after reaching the age of 50. He recorded three T2 finishes during his first two full seasons.

He has appeared on Fore Inventors Only on The Golf Channel.

Personal life

Allem lives in Central Florida with his wife, Jennifer and their four children. He is sometimes known by the nickname "Fulty", particularly by the other South African players. His youngest brother is the interior designer Charles Allem, Principal of CAD International based in Miami.

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	26 Oct 1991	Independent Insurance Agent Open	−15 (71-69-67-66=273)	1 stroke	USA Billy Ray Brown, USA Mike Hulbert,
USA Tom Kite
2	30 May 1993	Southwestern Bell Colonial	−16 (66-63-68-67=264)	1 stroke	AUS Greg Norman
3	29 Aug 1993	NEC World Series of Golf	−10 (68-68-72-62=270)	5 strokes	USA Jim Gallagher Jr., ZWE Nick Price,
USA Craig Stadler

Southern Africa Tour wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Feb 1986	AECI Charity Classic	−22 (70-63-66-67=266)	1 stroke	ZIM Mark McNulty
2	1 Mar 1986	Palabora Classic	−18 (69-67-69-65=270)	3 strokes	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi
3	11 Jan 1987	Palabora Classic (2)	−17 (67-73-66-65=271)	1 stroke	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi
4	25 Jan 1987	Lexington PGA Championship	−12 (65-67-68-68=268)	2 strokes	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi
5	9 Jan 1988	Palabora Classic (3)	−11 (70-70-70-67=277)	4 strokes	NIR David Feherty, SCO Ian Young
6	24 Nov 1989	Minolta Copiers Match Play	−3 (69)	19 holes	ZAF John Bland
7	20 Jan 1990	Lexington PGA Championship (2)	−14 (61-71-67-67=266)	2 strokes	ENG Chris Davison
8	24 Nov 1990	Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters	−12 (69-69-68-70=276)	2 strokes	ZAF Ian Palmer
9	22 Dec 1990	Goodyear Classic	−11 (72-69-68-68=277)	2 strokes	ZAF John Bland
10	16 Jan 1991	ICL International	−17 (69-67-64-71=271)	3 strokes	ZAF Gavan Levenson, ZAF Ashley Roestoff,
ZAF Wayne Westner

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1986	Swazi Sun Pro-Am	ZIM Mark McNulty	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1987	Southern Suns South African Open	ZIM Mark McNulty	Lost to par on second extra hole

Other South African wins (1)

1986 Minolta Match Play Championship

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	4 Dec 1988	Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge	−10 (72-71-66-69=278)	1 stroke	USA Don Pooley

Results in major championships

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Masters Tournament						T52		T38
U.S. Open					CUT		T52	T33	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	T44			T44		CUT	CUT
PGA Championship			CUT	CUT		T40	T31	T47

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
The Players Championship	T3	T14	T11	CUT	CUT	T20	T55	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T77	T66	CUT	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2012
Senior PGA Championship		CUT	CUT
The Tradition		T57	T21	T38
Senior Players Championship	T18	T41	T57
U.S. Senior Open		T36		T53
Senior British Open Championship		T32

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

This list may be incomplete.

Dunhill Cup (representing South Africa): 1993
Presidents Cup (International team): 1994
Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)

References

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