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. 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.
Amateur wins (7)
Nike Tour wins (3)
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 |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Vicente
Fernandez (golfer)|Vicente Fernández]] |-bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |2 |Apr
18, [[1999 Senior PGA Tour|1999]] |'''[[PGA Seniors'
Championship]]''' |-14 (70-71-69-64=274) |2 strokes
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Vicente Fernandez (golfer)|Vicente Fernández]]
|- |3 |Jun 6, [[1999 Senior PGA Tour|1999]] |[[Cadillac NFL Golf
Classic]] |-12 (67-66-71=204) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe
Inman]] |- |4 |Sep 5, [[1999 Senior PGA Tour|1999]] |[[TD
Waterhouse Championship]] |-12 (66-70-65=198) |2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Dougherty]] |- |5 |Mar 5, [[2000 Senior PGA
Tour|2000]] |[[Toshiba Senior Classic]] |-8 (67-69=136) |1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Thorpe (golfer)|Jim Thorpe]],
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard Twitty]] |-bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |6 |Jul 15,
[[2001 Senior PGA Tour|2001]] |'''[[Ford Senior Players
Championship]]''' |-15 (67-69-70-67=273) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}}
[[Doug Tewell]] |- |7 |Jul 29, [[2001 Senior PGA Tour|2001]]
|[[State Farm Senior Classic]] |-11 (73-65-67=205) |Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Fleisher]] |- |8 |Aug 3, [[2003 Champions
Tour|2003]] |[[FleetBoston Classic]] |-15 (68-63-67=198) |3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Fleisher]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob
Gilder]] |- |9 |Jun 13, [[2004 Champions Tour|2004]] |[[Bayer
Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am]] |-13 (65-66=131) |1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Pate]] |-bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |10 |Jul 31,
[[2005 Champions Tour|2005]] |'''[[U.S. Senior Open]]''' |-10
(71-67-73-63=274) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Roberts]],
{{flagicon|USA}} [[D. A. Weibring]] |-bgcolor="#e5d1cb" |11 |Jul 9,
[[2006 Champions Tour|2006]] |'''[[U.S. Senior Open]]''' |-8
(69-68-67-68=272) |
2 strokes |
Tom Watson |
Other senior wins (4)
- 1999 Senior Slam
- 2001 Senior Slam, Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley)
- 2002 Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana
Quigley)
See also
References
- Doyle becomes oldest winner of U.S. Senior Open
pgatour.com, July
9, 2006.
External links