Bruce Critchley
| Bruce Critchley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bruce Fishwick Critchley |
| Born | 9 December 1942 London, England |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
Bruce Fishwick Critchley (born 9 December 1942)[1] is a UK TV broadcaster and commentator who worked for the BBC in the 1980s and from the early 1990s was a member of Sky Sports golf broadcasting team until his retirement in the mid-2010s.[2]
Background
Critchley was the son of Air Commodore
British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1930 and had played in the Curtis Cup
in 1932 and 1934 and was non-playing captain in 1950.
Golf
Critchley was never a professional golfer unlike many of his fellow broadcasters. He won the
Tournament wins
- 1961 Frances Smith)
- 1964 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Robin Hunter)
- 1969 Hampshire Hog, Surrey Amateur
- 1974 The Antlers (Royal Mid-Surrey)
Source: [9]
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1969
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1970 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 1969 (winners)
- Men's Home Internationals(representing England): 1962 (joint winners), 1969 (winners), 1970
References
- ^ "Births". The Times. 11 December 1942. p. 1.
- ^ "Retirement Bruce Critchley". Twitter.
- ^ "Christening". The Times. 13 May 1943. p. 7.
- The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1939. p. 3.
- ^ "Mrs Smith's fourth success". The Glasgow Herald. 13 October 1961. p. 6.
- ^ "Splendid putting display by Mrs Ferguson". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1969. p. 6.
- The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1970. p. 5.
- The Glasgow Herald. 6 June 1970. p. 4.
- ISBN 0333518616.