Hugh Boyle (golfer)

Hugh Boyle
Hugh Boyle
Personal information
Full name	Hugh F. J. Boyle
Born	28 January 1936; European Tour
Professional wins	5
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T8: 1967

Hugh F. J. Boyle (28 January 1936 – 23 May 2015) was an Irish professional golfer best known for his achievements in the mid-1960s.^[1]

Boyle was born in

Schweppes Open (PGA Championship)^[2] He finished in eighth place at the 1967 Open Championship, behind the champion, Roberto De Vicenzo, and, second placed, Jack Nicklaus, at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club.^[2] His final round of 68 was the best by a PGA member that year and won him the Tooting Bec Cup. He also won the Irish PGA Championship

Boyle held the professional course record at the Royal Norwich Golf Club with a score of 66.^[3]

In 1983, Boyle became a head professional at the Royal Wimbledon Club, a position he retained for over twenty years.^[2]

Professional wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Apr 1966	Yomiuri International	−2 (68-71-71-76=286)	2 strokes	Ted Ball

Tournament	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
The Open Championship	T27	CUT	CUT	T12	CUT	T8	CUT	CUT	CUT		CUT	T18	CUT

Note: Boyle only played in The Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place