Miles Tunnicliff

Completed one of the most heart-warming maiden European Tour triumphs in history when he won The 2002 Great North Open at the De Vere Slaley Hall. The victory came only a fortnight after he lost his inspirational mother Pam to cancer. Two days before she died she told Tunnicliff to go and win a tournament for her, the raw emotion was therefore understandable when he did just that. That catapulted him from the Challenge Tour back to The European Tour where he finished 92nd in the Volvo Order of Merit, a feat he repeated the following season in 2003. Required nine attempts to reach The European Tour through the Qualifying School process. Grew up in Plymouth and achieved scratch handicap at 16. Studied business management at college and toured France and Spain for a year before turning professional in 1989. Lives in Marbella after parents moved there on their retirement from hotel business.
1996 PGA European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 24; in money - 17; top-10 finishes - 6; scoring average 71.76; money �155,597 or £111,141 (ranked 62nd); best finish 6th, Oki Pro-Am.
1997 PGA European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 29; in money - 12; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 72.78; money �75,531 or £53,951 (ranked 110th); best finish, T8th, Volvo Scandinavian Masters.
1998 PGA European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 26; in money - 9; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 72.85 (ranked 108th); money �77,361 or £55,258 (ranked 112th); best finish T13th, German Open.
1999 PGA European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 27; in money - 16; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 72.24 (ranked 94th); money �90,667 or £64,762 (ranked 116); best finish, T18th, The Sarazen World Open.
2000 PGA European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 7; in money - 2; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 72.67; money �21,718 or £12,916 (ranked 202nd); best finish, T17th, TNT Dutch Open.
2001 PGA European Tour Summary: Played twice miss cut at Qatar Masters, T43rd North West of Ireland Open.
2002 PGA European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 14; in money - 8; top-10 finishes - 1; scoring average 71.55 (68th); money â?¬223,171 or 142,296 (ranked 92nd); Winner The Great North Open.
2003 PGA European Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 22; in money - 17; top-10 finishes - 0; scoring average 71.26 (ranked 52nd); money �225,192 or £157,006 (ranked 92nd); best finish T16th, Nordic Open.