Allen Doyle
| Allen Doyle | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Allen Michael Doyle |
| Born | July 26, 1948 Woonsocket, Rhode Island |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Norwich University |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Nationwide Tour | 3 |
| Champions Tour | 11 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1991, 2006, 2007 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Allen Michael Doyle (born July 26, 1948) is an American golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour.
Doyle was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and raised in the Boston suburb of Norwood, Massachusetts. He attended Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Norwich University in Vermont. Exceptionally for a future leading professional, and despite winning numerous amateur titles, he did not turn pro until he was 46. In 1995 he won three times on the Nike Tour.
Doyle became eligible to play on the Senior PGA Tour when he turned fifty in July 1998, and won four official money events in 1999 including the Senior PGA Championship. In 2001 he won his second senior major, the Senior Players Championship, and led the tour on the money list. In 2005 he claimed a third major at the U.S. Senior Open, coming behind from a nine stroke deficit with a 63 in the final round. He successfully defended his U.S. Senior Open title in 2006 becoming the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion at 57 years, 11 months and 17 days.[1] His career earnings on the Champions Tour exceed US$11 million.
Doyle is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.
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[edit] Amateur wins (7)
- 1989 Sunnehanna Amateur
- 1990 Sunnehanna Amateur
- 1992 Sunnehanna Amateur
- 1993 Northeast Amateur
- 1994 Dogwood Invitational, Sunnehanna Amateur, Porter Cup
[edit] Professional wins (19)
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 9, 1995 | NIKE Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | -15 (66-70-67-70=273) | Playoff1 | Franklin Langham |
| 2 | Aug 27, 1995 | NIKE Texarkana Open | -19 (66-70-66-66=269) | 1 stroke | Gary Rusnak |
| 3 | Oct 22, 1995 | NIKE Tour Championship | -5 (72-68-72-71=283) | Playoff2 | John Maginnes |
1Defeated Langham with par on second extra hole.
2Defeated Maginnes with par on first extra hole.
[edit] Other wins (1)
- 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament (tie with Jimmy Johnston)
[edit] Champions Tour wins (11)
| Legend |
| Champions Tour major championships (4) |
| Other Champions Tour (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 28, 1999 | ACE Group Classic | -13 (64-70-69=203) | 5 strokes |  Vicente Fernández |
| 2 | Apr 18, 1999 | PGA Seniors' Championship | -14 (70-71-69-64=274) | 2 strokes | Vicente Fernández |
| 3 | Jun 6, 1999 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | -12 (67-66-71=204) | Playoff | Joe Inman |
| 4 | Sep 5, 1999 | TD Waterhouse Championship | -12 (66-70-65=198) | 2 strokes | Ed Dougherty |
| 5 | Mar 5, 2000 | Toshiba Senior Classic | -8 (67-69=136) | 1 stroke | Jim Thorpe, Howard Twitty |
| 6 | Jul 15, 2001 | Ford Senior Players Championship | -15 (67-69-70-67=273) | Playoff | Doug Tewell |
| 7 | Jul 29, 2001 | State Farm Senior Classic | -11 (73-65-67=205) | Playoff | Bruce Fleisher |
| 8 | Aug 3, 2003 | FleetBoston Classic | -15 (68-63-67=198) | 3 strokes | Bruce Fleisher, Bob Gilder |
| 9 | Jun 13, 2004 | Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am | -13 (65-66=131) | 1 stroke | Jerry Pate |
| 10 | Jul 31, 2005 | U.S. Senior Open | -10 (71-67-73-63=274) | 1 stroke | Loren Roberts, D. A. Weibring |
| 11 | Jul 9, 2006 | U.S. Senior Open | -8 (69-68-67-68=272) | 2 strokes | Tom Watson |
[edit] Other senior wins (4)
- 1999 Senior Slam
- 2001 Senior Slam, Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley)
- 2002 Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley)
[edit] Champions Tour major championships
[edit] Wins (4)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PGA Seniors' Championship | −14 (71−71−68−64=274) | 2 strokes | Vicente Fernández |
| 2001 | Ford Senior Players Championship | −15 (67−69−70−67=273) | Playoff1 | Doug Tewell |
| 2005 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 (71−67−73−63=274) | 1 stroke | Loren Roberts, D. A. Weibring |
| 2006 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | −8 (69−68−67−68=272) | 2 strokes | Tom Watson |
1 Won on the first playoff hole over Tewell.
[edit] Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2011.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | 68 | DNP | T10 | T16 |
| Senior PGA Championship | 1 | T17 | 4 | T15 |
| U.S. Senior Open | T13 | T8 | T4 | T7 |
| Senior Players Championship | T19 | T12 | 1 | T12 |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T42 | T2 | T36 | T25 | 73 | T52 | T25 | 65 | T53 |
| Senior PGA Championship | T7 | T13 | T6 | T23 | T68 | T53 | T57 | DNP | DNP |
| Senior British Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Senior Open | T4 | T42 | 1 | 1 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T38 | DNP |
| Senior Players Championship | T15 | T9 | T5 | T45 | T46 | T59 | T43 | DNP | DNP |
The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1990, 1992, 1994 (team winners and individual winner)
- Walker Cup: 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Doyle becomes oldest winner of U.S. Senior Open pgatour.com, July 9, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Allen Doyle at the PGA Tour official site
- American male golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Champions Tour golfers
- Winners of senior major golf championships
- Golfers from Rhode Island
- Golfers from Massachusetts
- Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Norwich University alumni
- People from Woonsocket, Rhode Island
- People from Norwood, Massachusetts
- 1948 births
- Living people
