Bob Boyd (golfer)

Robert McLean Boyd Jr. (July 29, 1955 – February 21, 2011) was an American professional golfer.[1][2]

Bob Boyd
Personal information
Full nameRobert McLean Boyd Jr.
Born(1955-07-29)July 29, 1955
Mount Olive, North Carolina
DiedFebruary 21, 2011(2011-02-21) (aged 55)
Sporting nationality United States
SpousePamela Bennett Boyd
Children1
Career
CollegeUniversity of Maryland
Turned professional1977
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Tarheel Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour1
Other19
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT19: 1990
U.S. OpenT50: 1983
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Career

Boyd was born in Mount Olive, North Carolina. He played his college golf at (and graduated from) the University of Maryland.[1] He turned professional in 1977.[1]

Boyd spent 1983 and 1984 on the PGA Tour.[3] His best finish was a T-6 at the 1983 Houston Coca-Cola Open. He also played a handful of tournaments on the Nationwide Tour where his best finish was a T-4 at the 1996 Nike Carolina Classic.

Boyd also played on the European Seniors Tour from 2005 to 2010.[4] He had won the Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España in 2005.

Professional wins (20)

Tarheel Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Aug 22, 2002 Tradition Invitational −10 (68-68-70=206) 2 strokes United States Cortney Brisson

Other wins (18)

this list may be incomplete

European Senior Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 Oct 2, 2005 Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España −11 (68-66-71=205) 1 stroke England Jim Rhodes, Spain José Rivero

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2009 Irish Seniors Open Wales Ian Woosnam Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 2009 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open South Africa John Bland Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
U.S. Open T50 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T30 T19 CUT CUT T52 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Boyd never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Other achievements
  • 7-time Carolina PGA Player of the Year[5]
  • 22-time Carolina PGA section major winner[5]

U.S. national team appearances
  • PGA Cup: 1990 (winners), 2000 (winners)

See also

References
  1. Bob Boyd, former National Champion, loses battle with Leukemia
  2. Bob Boyd Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine - European Seniors Tour obituary
  3. "Bob Boyd – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. "European Seniors Tour results". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  5. "Robert M. Boyd and Rod Myers Carolinas Hall of Fame inductees". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
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