Peter was born in Berlin in 1931, the son of the famous British professional Percy Alliss - one of Britain's leading players between 1920 and 1939.

He has twice been captain of the Professional Golfers' Association and was the first president of the European Women's Professional Golfers Association, as well as past president of the British Greenkeepers' Association.

Peter is recognised around the world for his television commentaries for ABC in the United States and the BBC in Europe, as well as working for the Australian and Canadian Broadcasting Corporations.
He was the host of 140 Pro-Celebrity Golf television programmes made by the BBC between the years of 1974 and 1988 and was also the host of another very successful series titled Around with Alliss.
His most recent television series, A Golfer's Travels, is still being shown on worldwide television.
He has written 20 books, the latest being Golf Heroes, and he also writes regularly for Golf International, Golf Pages and Golf World magazines.

Peter has been married to Jackie since 1969. He has three sons - Gary, Simon and Henry - two daughters - Carol and Sara - and three grandchildren, Craig, Tara and Rebecca.

Golfing Career

With his father, Percy Alliss, among the finest players of his generation, it was perhaps inevitable that Peter would also make a career in golf. Percy hired Peter as his unpaid assistant at Ferndown Golf Club, allowing him time off during midweek to compete in tournaments. With some degree of success in his first professional tournaments, Peter quickly established himself among the top young players of the time.

Between 1954 and 1969, he won 21 professional tournaments - including three British PGA championships - and was twice winner of the Vardon Trophy. In September 1958, he won the national championships of Italy, Spain, and Portugal in three consecutive weeks.

He spent just six weeks on the American tour, in 1954, and therefore is known primarily as a commentator in the USA.

His first appearance in the Ryder Cup was in 1953, and with the single exception of 1955, he represented Great Britain and Ireland in the event until 1969 and is one of only two father-and-son duos to have represented their country at this level.

He retired from the professional golf circuit in 1969.

Peter made his broadcasting bow way back in 1961, as part of the BBC team covering the Open Championship at Birkdale which was won by Arnold Palmer.

His retirement from international golf at the - relatively early - age of 38 led to a full-time career on the other side of the ropes. By 1978 he was the BBC's chief golf commentator following the death of his co-host and great friend Henry Longhurst.

Peter once claimed he's a golf commentator only because he's "there as an old player, a lover of the game and a good weaver of stories". Modesty would prevent him saying that Golf Digest described him as "the greatest golf commentator ever" - but to many that's what he is.

But it's not only as a commentator that Peter is revered: he became a part of tv history, fronting 140 episodes of the popular BBC series Pro-Celebrity Golf, between 1974 and 1988, and progressed to an informal chat show on the fairways, Around with Alliss.

His most recent television series, A Golfer's Travels, is still being shown across the world - and is available on DVD...

Golf Course Design

Peter's involvement with golf course architecture goes back more than 30 years.

Working in tandem wiith partner Dave Thomas he created over 50 courses, including The Belfry - which is now the home of the British Professional Golfers' Association and where the Ryder Cup has been played on numerous occasions - the Seve Club in Japan, La Baule in Brittany, the Landsdowne Course at Blairgowrie in Scotland, Old Thorns, in Hampshire, and Yamasukra on the Ivory Coast.
Peter later joined forces with Clive Clark and added another 22 courses to his portfolio, which included Brocket Hall - 20 miles North of London - Herons Reach, Blackpool, for the De Vere Group, and a number of other very successful golf courses in the UK.

Born in Torry and raised in Kincorth, John is as Aberdonian as the rowie and the rain in July. He has performed at over 600 gigs as a stand up comedian and many more as a DJ and MC. He has released two CD's and a video of his stand up routines and performed his own one man shows at various venues around the North East. This December 2006, he will present the Hogmanay Party with Wet Wet Wet at The Castlegate for Aberdeen's City Council for the third year. Last year he worked with The Proclaimers and he also brought in the bells in front of 100,000 revelers during the Millennium celebrations at The Castlegate.

John has been working on Northsound Radio for the last 17 years. He began in 1990, producing the now legendary "Red Balloon Soccer Crew" comedy slot. He has been presenting the breakfast show on Northsound Two for the last 11 years. In a radio world where most presenters last a little over twenty four months on the same time slot, John has bucked the trend. He was also Aberdeen football club's notorious matchday announcer from 1994 until 2003, when the then £100,000 a year Chief Executive sacked him because he was costing too much. "I was making less in a season than he was doing in a week, yet I was the greedy one". Dons' fans still consider John as their favourite.

Peter Innes wrote about John in his book "Fit Like New York".  "Then there is a gadgie like John McRuvie. No pretentious bullsh*t, McRuvie tells it like it is in a way that's refreshing in a radio world full of ego's. Bless you McRuvie, great creator of The Red Balloons"

John's sharp wit comes from his upbringing in Kincorth, where he still lives with his wife and two kids, his days at Aberdeen Football Club and his work on the Northsound Radio.

He has shared the top table at a variety of functions with personalities such as Andy Cameron, Frank McAvennie, Ron "Chopper" Harris, Billy McNeil and Tommy Docherty.

Functions include: Scottish Football Association Referees, Aberdeen + District Dinner, Cove Rangers FC Centenary Dinner, First Bus Awards Dinner, Oldmeldrum Golf Club Dinner, Clydesdale Bank Area Awards Dinner, North District Senior Boxing Championships Dinner, Garioch Rugby Club Annual Dinner, Peterhead & District Amatuer Football Association Dinner.