Peter McEvoy OBE (1953-2025)

Born in London in 1953, Peter was brought up in Renfrewshire, Scotland and swung a club for the first time there with his father, a doctor, and a member of the local club, Gourock, near Greenock.
His family moved to the West Midlands when he was 10 and, aged 13, he joined Copt Heath Golf Club near Solihull.
He was made an Honorary Member despite moving from Tewkesbury to Troon in 2018, and the Peter McEvoy Trophy was named after him, which is contested annually at Copt Heath.
Peter played 153 ma