Peter Michael Paul Townsend (born 16 September 1946)[1] is an English professional golfer.

He had a number of wins in the early part of his professional career including the Piccadilly PGA Close Championship in 1968.

[6] These good performances gained him an entry to the Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship at Royal Birkdale where he finished second to Gay Brewer, winning over £6,000.

He won The Western Australian Ten Thousand and finished runner-up at the Wills Masters (where he lost in a playoff to Gary Player) and the Dunlop International.

[8][9][10] After this promising start to his career, Townsend played a number of events on the PGA Tour in 1968, 1969, and 1970.

He did not, however, enjoy the same degree of success although he did have four top-10 finishes in 1969, including a solo fourth place in the Western Open.

[11] He had more success in 1971, winning the Walworth Aloyco Tournament in Italy and the Swiss Open and finishing 5th in the Order of Merit.

After turning 50, Townsend played on the European Senior Tour from 1996 to 2006, winning the Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open in March 2002.

Townsend married Irish model Lorna Hogan, a niece of golfer Joe Carr, in 1969.