In 1947, when he was only 16 years old, Peter Alliss made the transition from amateur to professional player. Beginning in his life, he worked alongside his father as an assistant in the family business.Alliss had a career in the music industry that spanned over twenty years. During this time period, he competed in and participated in ten World Cups and eight Ryder Cups, winning over twenty tournaments along the way. He also won a half-dozen national championships.
Following his retirement, Alliss began his career as a golf commentator for BBC. His no-nonsense commentary won him supporters as well as detractors. Despite this, the BBC continued to employ him, and over the course of his career at the BBC, he became one of the golf commentators with the longest tenure, earning him the title of “Voice of Golf.”
In addition to providing commentary for the BBC, he did so for a number of other major networks around the world, such as ESPN and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In addition to that, Alliss was a golf course architect. He is the designer of over 50 different courses, one of which is The Belfry. In addition to that, he was the host of the television show Around with Alliss for seven different series. On the show, he would interview famous people about their passion for golf. Additionally, he has written a number of books on the sport of golf.
