Fulton Allem

Fulton Peter Allem (born 15 September 1957) is a South African professional golfer.

Fulton Allem
Personal information
Full name	Fulton Peter Allem
Born	(1957-09-15) 15 September 1957 (age 67) Kroonstad, South Africa
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1976
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Sunshine Tour
Professional wins	15
Highest ranking	52 (27 February 1994)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Sunshine Tour	10
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T38: 1994
PGA Championship	T31: 1993
U.S. Open	T33: 1994
The Open Championship	T44: 1987, 1991

Early life

Allem was born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa,^[2] 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.^[3][4]

Professional career

Allem did not attend college and turned pro in 1976.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

He has appeared on Fore Inventors Only on The Golf Channel.^[3]

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.^[4] 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	Billy Ray Brown, Mike Hulbert, Tom Kite
2	30 May 1993	Southwestern Bell Colonial	−16 (66-63-68-67=264)	1 stroke	Greg Norman
3	29 Aug 1993	NEC World Series of Golf	−10 (68-68-72-62=270)	5 strokes	Jim Gallagher Jr., Nick Price, 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	Mark McNulty
2	1 Mar 1986	Palabora Classic	−18 (69-67-69-65=270)	3 strokes	Hugh Baiocchi
3	11 Jan 1987	Palabora Classic (2)	−17 (67-73-66-65=271)	1 stroke	Hugh Baiocchi
4	25 Jan 1987	Lexington PGA Championship	−12 (65-67-68-68=268)	2 strokes	Hugh Baiocchi
5	9 Jan 1988	Palabora Classic (3)	−11 (70-70-70-67=277)	4 strokes	David Feherty, Ian Young
6	24 Nov 1989	Minolta Copiers Match Play	−3 (69)	19 holes	John Bland
7	20 Jan 1990	Lexington PGA Championship (2)	−14 (61-71-67-67=266)	2 strokes	Chris Davison
8	24 Nov 1990	Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters	−12 (69-69-68-70=276)	2 strokes	Ian Palmer
9	22 Dec 1990	Goodyear Classic	−11 (72-69-68-68=277)	2 strokes	John Bland
10	16 Jan 1991	ICL International	−17 (69-67-64-71=271)	3 strokes	Gavan Levenson, Ashley Roestoff, Wayne Westner

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–2)

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

Results in major championships

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	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

  Did not play

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

  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in senior major championships

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	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

  Did not play

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)