Kenneth Bousfield (2 October 1919 – 25 May 2000[1]) was one of the leading British golfers of the immediate post-World War II period.[2]
| Ken Bousfield | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Kenneth Bousfield |
| Born | 2 October 1919 Marston Moor, Yorkshire |
| Died | 25 May 2000 (aged 80) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1938 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T5: 1955 |
Bousfield won a number of tournaments on the European circuit in the 1950s and 1960s, including the British PGA Championship, which is the second most prestigious tournament in the United Kingdom after The Open Championship. He had two top ten finishes at The Open Championship, finishing in a tie for fifth in 1955 and a tie for eighth in 1961. He was past his peak by the time the formal European Tour was formed in 1972, but he played on it until 1976. He played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup six times (1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961) and had a 5-5-0 win–loss–draw record.
Professional wins (19)
editRegular wins (18)
edit- This list is probably incomplete.
- 1951 Southern Professional Championship, News Chronicle Tournament
- 1955 British PGA Championship, News of the World Match Play, German Open
- 1956 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (tie with Dai Rees)
- 1957 Dunlop Tournament, Southern Professional Championship
- 1958 Belgian Open, Swiss Open
- 1959 Sprite Tournament, German Open
- 1960 Portuguese Open
- 1961 Portuguese Open, Swallow-Penfold Tournament
- 1964 Ryder Cup Reunion Foursomes Tournament (with Alex Caygill),[3] Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament (with Keith Warren)
Senior wins (1)
editResults in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T27 | T21 | T11 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T21 | T34 | T5 | T22 | T35 | T11 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T21 | T8 | CUT | T30 | CUT | CUT | 54 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT |
Note: Bousfield only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
edit- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1949, 1951, 1955, 1957 (winners), 1959, 1961
- Canada Cup (representing England): 1956, 1957
- Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1955 (winners), 1958 (winners)
- Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1957 (winners), 1958, 1959 (winners), 1960 (winners)
References
edit- ^ "Ken Bousfield - Winner of 19 professional golf championships in six years" The Times, 2 June 2000.
- ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "Bousfield and Caygill win by two strokes". The Guardian. 14 September 1964. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Ken Bousfield at the European Tour official site
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