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


Early life
Allem was born in , Orange Free State, , the middle child of five children and the grandson of a trader; he had a privileged upbringing. By the time he came into the world, his family had the largest 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. , 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 between 1985 and 1991. A second-place finish in the 1987 NEC World Series of Golf convinced him to join the . 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 in his lower back. In 1998, he developed , a potentially fatal inflammation of the sack surrounding the . In 2003, there were problems with in his . He has also suffered multiple heart attacks. These conditions have limited his playing time and adversely affected his play.

Allem began play on the 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 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 .


Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (3)
126 Oct 1991Independent Insurance Agent Open−15 (71-69-67-66=273)1 strokeBilly Ray Brown, ,
230 May 1993Southwestern Bell Colonial−16 (66-63-68-67=264)1 stroke
329 Aug 1993NEC World Series of Golf−10 (68-68-72-62=270)5 strokesJim Gallagher Jr., ,


Southern Africa Tour wins (10)
115 Feb 1986AECI Charity Classic−22 (70-63-66-67=266)1 stroke
21 Mar 1986−18 (69-67-69-65=270)3 strokes
311 Jan 1987 (2)−17 (67-73-66-65=271)1 stroke
425 Jan 1987Lexington PGA Championship−12 (65-67-68-68=268)2 strokes
59 Jan 1988 (3)−11 (70-70-70-67=277)4 strokes, Ian Young
624 Nov 1989Minolta Copiers Match Play−3 (69)19 holesJohn Bland
720 Jan 1990Lexington PGA Championship (2)−14 (61-71-67-67=266)2 strokes
824 Nov 1990Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters−12 (69-69-68-70=276)2 strokesIan Palmer
922 Dec 1990−11 (72-69-68-68=277)2 strokesJohn Bland
1016 Jan 1991ICL International−17 (69-67-64-71=271)3 strokes, ,

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–2)

11986Swazi Sun Pro-AmLost to par on first extra hole
21987Southern Suns South African OpenLost to par on second extra hole


Other South African wins (1)
  • 1986 Minolta Match Play Championship


Other wins (1)
14 Dec 1988Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge−10 (72-71-66-69=278)1 stroke


Results in major championships
Masters Tournament T52 T38
U.S. Open CUT T52T33CUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTT44 T44 CUTCUT
CUTCUT T40T31T47

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied


Results in The Players Championship
The Players ChampionshipT3T14T11CUTCUTT20T55CUTCUTCUTCUTT77T66CUTCUTCUT

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


Results in senior major championships
Senior PGA Championship CUTCUT
T57T21 T38
Senior Players ChampionshipT18T41T57
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.
  • (representing South Africa): 1993
  • (International team): 1994
  • Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)


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