Ian Baker-Finch

Ian Baker-Finch (born 24 October 1960 in Nambour, Australia) is an Australian professional golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1991.

Baker-Finch turned professional in 1979. Baker-Finch credits Jack Nicklaus as his greatest influence, saying that he based his game on NIcklaus's book, Golf My Way. He began his professional career on the PGA Tour of Australasia, winning his first professional tournament, the New Zealand Open, in 1983. From 1984 to 1987 he was a member of the more prestigious PGA European Tour, and enjoyed moderate success on that tour, winning the 1985 Scandinavian Enterprise Open and finishing in the top twenty on the order of merit in both 1985 and 1986. At the same time he continued to play in Australasia in the Northern Hemisphere winter, picking up several further tournament titles there, and occasionally played on the Japan Golf Tour.

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