Fulton Allem

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

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 hemisphereand 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.

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 (now known as the Shell Houston Open).

In 1993, he won twice on the PGA Tour and finished ninth on the money list. He won theSouthwestern 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, the 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 lives in Central Florida with his wife, Jennifer, son, Nicholas and three daughters, Nadia, Sybil and Sophia. 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. He has appeared on Fore Inventors Only on The Golf Channel.

Allem joined the Champions Tour in 2008 and has recorded three runner up finishes through February 2009.

Professional wins (15)

[edit]PGA Tour wins (3)

• 1991 Independent Insurance Agent Open
• 1993 Southwestern Bell Colonial, NEC World Series of Golf

[edit]Sunshine Tour wins (11)

• 1986 Minolta Match Play Championship, Palaborwa Classic, South African PGA Championship
• 1987 Palaborwa Classic, South African PGA Championship
• 1988 Palaborwa Classic
• 1989 Minolta Match Play Championship
• 1990 Lexington PGA Championship, Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters, Goodyear Classic
• 1991 ICL International

[edit]Other wins (1)

• 1988 Million Dollar Challenge (South Africa - unofficial money event)

[edit]Results in major championships

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	T44	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
The Masters	DNP	DNP	T52	DNP	T38	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	CUT	DNP	T52	T33	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	T44	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T40	T31	T47	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

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