Bruce Devlin

Bruce Devlin
Bruce Devlin
Personal information
Full name	Bruce William Devlin
Born	10 October 1937 (age 87); Armidale, Australia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	158 lb (72 kg; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Career
Turned professional	1961
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Champions Tour
Professional wins	31
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	8
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	21
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	4th: 1964, 1968
PGA Championship	T6: 1965
U.S. Open	T6: 1965
The Open Championship	5th: 1964

Bruce William Devlin (born 10 October 1937) is an Australian professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer.

Devlin was born in Armidale, Australia. He turned pro in 1961 and joined the PGA Tour in 1962 after an amateur career in Australia which included a win at the Australian Amateur in 1959. During his PGA Tour career, he had eight victories all of which occurred between 1964 and 1972. In 1972, he earned $119,768 and finished eighth on the money list.^[1]

On the Senior PGA Tour, Devlin won one tournament, the 1995 FHP Health Care Classic. At the end of the 1998 golf season, Devlin decided to retire from the Senior PGA Tour to concentrate on his Golf Course Architecture and Design business and his commitment to ESPN's Golf Telecasts.^[2]

The main focus of Devlin's career in the past 30 years has been his work as a Golf Course Architect and Designer. Devlin has designed and built more than 150 golf courses throughout the world including Australia, Japan, Scotland, the Bahamas, and the United States. About two-thirds of the golf courses he designed have been in Florida and Texas. Many of these courses have hosted all of the professional golf tours, including: The Houston Open, HealthSouth LPGA Classic, Key Biscayne Golf Classic, and The Nike Cleveland Open. His golf design business is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Devlin has also worked as a television commentator. He worked for NBC from 1977 to 1982; ESPN from 1983 to 1987; and since 1999 has occasionally covered professional golf for ESPN.^[2]

At the 72nd hole of the 1975 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Devlin shot a 10 after hitting multiple shots into the water in front of the 18th green of the Torrey Pines South Course.^[3] The pond was thereafter nicknamed "Devlin’s Billabong".^[4]

Devlin is one of only four golfers to have scored a double eagle (three-under-par) at the Masters Tournament. He achieved this in the first round of the 1967 Masters, holing a 4-wood from 248 yards on the par-5 8th hole.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1958 Lake Macquarie Amateur
1959 Australian Amateur

Professional wins (31)

PGA Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Mar 1964	St. Petersburg Open Invitational	−16 (69-64-69-70=272)	4 strokes	Dan Sikes
2	22 May 1966	Colonial National Invitation	E (67-68-70-75=280)	1 stroke	R. H. Sikes
3	3 Sep 1966	Carling World Open	−6 (73-70-74-69=286)	1 stroke	Billy Casper
4	27 Apr 1969	Byron Nelson Golf Classic	−3 (71-66-70-70=277)	1 stroke	Frank Beard, Bruce Crampton
5	8 Feb 1970	Bob Hope Desert Classic	−21 (67-68-68-70-66=339)	4 strokes	Larry Ziegler
6	28 Jun 1970	Cleveland Open	−12 (69-69-66-64=268)	4 strokes	Steve Eichstaedt
7	8 May 1972	Houston Open	−10 (69-70-67-72=278)	2 strokes	Tommy Aaron, Lou Graham, Doug Sanders
8	20 Aug 1972	USI Classic	−13 (69-68-69-69=275)	3 strokes	Lee Elder

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1968	Bing Crosby National Pro-Am	Billy Casper, Johnny Pott	Pott won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1969	Atlanta Classic	Bert Yancey	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
3	1972	Cleveland Open	David Graham	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Dec 1983	Air New Zealand Shell Open	−10 (67-67-66=200)*	1 stroke	Bobby Clampett

*Note: The 1983 Air New Zealand Shell Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Australia/New Zealand circuit wins (18)

1960 Australian Open (as an amateur)
1962 Wills Classic, Victorian Open
1963 New Zealand Open, Queensland Open, Victorian Open, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament (tie with Frank Phillips), Wills Classic, Caltex Tournament
1964 Victorian PGA Championship
1965 Wills Masters, Dunlop International
1967 Lakes Open
1968 Dunlop International
1969 Australian PGA Championship, Dunlop International, City of Sydney Open
1970 Australian PGA Championship

Other wins (3)

1963 French Open
1970 Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, World Cup (team with David Graham)

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	5 Mar 1995	FHP Health Care Classic	−10 (64-66=130)	Playoff	Dave Eichelberger

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1995	FHP Health Care Classic	Dave Eichelberger	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	CUT		4	T15	T28	T10	4	T19
U.S. Open	CUT		CUT	T6	T26	T23	T9	T10
The Open Championship	CUT	T33	5	T8	T4	T8	T10	T16
PGA Championship			T39	T6	T28	WD		T32

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
Masters Tournament	T31	T13	T5	T8	T31	T15	T19	T42
U.S. Open	T8	T27	T65	CUT			T60	CUT
The Open Championship	T25	T37	T26	T18	T39
PGA Championship	T18	T13	CUT	T24	T22	T50		T51

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983
Masters Tournament		T31		CUT
U.S. Open	T12	T26	T10	T65
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	T30	CUT

Top 10

Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	3	5	10	17	15
U.S. Open	0	5	7	17	13
The Open Championship	2	5	8	13	12
PGA Championship	0	1	5	14	11
Totals	5	16	30	61	51

Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (1968 Masters – 1972 Open Championship)
Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

Team appearances

these lists may be incomplete

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 1958 (team winners and individual leader, tie), 1960
Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1959

Professional

World Cup (representing Australia): 1963, 1964, 1966, 1970 (winners), 1971

References

^ "Biographical Information from golfpodium.com". Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 28 September 2011 suggested (help)
^ ^a ^b "Bruce Devlin Golf Course Designer – Career Highlights as Professional Golfer".
^ 40th Anniversary – PGA Tour at Torrey Pines Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ https://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2013/01/23/featured-hole--torrey-pines.html

External links

Official website
Bruce Devlin at the PGA Tour official site

[1] "Biographical Information from golfpodium.com". Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 28 September 2011 suggested (help)

[bd-2] "Bruce Devlin Golf Course Designer – Career Highlights as Professional Golfer".

[3] 40th Anniversary – PGA Tour at Torrey Pines Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[4] ttps://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2013/01/23/featured-hole--torrey-pines.html

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