Allen Doyle

Allen Doyle
— Golfer —
Allen Doyle Golf Swing
Personal information
Full name	Allen Michael Doyle
Nickname	The Grip
Born	(1948-07-26) July 26, 1948 Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	LaGrange, Georgia
Spouse	Kate Doyle
Children	Michelle, Erin
Career
College	Norwich University
Turned professional	1995
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	18
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour	3
PGA Tour Champions	11
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 1991, 2006, 2007
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Charles Schwab Cup	2001

Allen Michael Doyle (born July 26, 1948) is an American professional golfer who played on the Nike Tour, PGA Tour, and Champions Tour.

Life and career

Doyle was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island^[1] and raised in the Boston suburb of Norwood, Massachusetts.^[2] He attended Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Norwich University in Vermont where he hosts an annual golf tournament to benefit the Norwich Hockey Team.^[1]^[3] Despite winning numerous amateur titles, he did not turn professional until he was 46.^[4] In 1995, his first full professional season, he won three times on the Nike Tour.

Doyle became eligible to play on the Senior PGA Tour when he turned 50 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.^[5] He successfully defended his U.S. Senior Open title in 2006 by defeating Tom Watson at Prairie Dunes Country Club^[6] and becoming the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion at 57 years, 11 months and 17 days.^[7] His career earnings on the Champions Tour at the time of his retirement is listed as $13,401,250.^[8]

Doyle is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.^[9] He owns and operates The Doyle Golf Center driving range in La Grange, Georgia.^[10] As a philanthropist, Doyle has donated over 1 million dollars to various charities including family members of slain rescuers of the 9/11 attacks.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Amateur wins (23)

1978 Georgia Amateur^[14]
1979 Georgia Amateur^[14]
1982 Georgia Amateur^[14]
1984 Georgia Mid-Amateur^[15]
1986 Georgia Mid-Amateur^[15]
1987 Georgia Amateur,^[14] Georgia Mid-Amateur^[15]
1988 Georgia Amateur,^[14] Georgia Mid-Amateur,^[15] Rice Planters Amateur^[16]
1989 Sunnehanna Amateur, Georgia Mid-Amateur^[15]
1990 Sunnehanna Amateur, Georgia Amateur,^[14] Rice Planters Amateur^[16]
1991 Cardinal Amateur^[17]
1992 Sunnehanna Amateur
1993 Northeast Amateur
1994 Dogwood Invitational, Sunnehanna Amateur, Porter Cup, Cardinal Amateur,^[17] Rice Planters Amateur^[16]

Professional wins (18)

Nike 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.

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

Champions Tour playoff record (3–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1999	Toshiba Senior Classic	Al Geiberger, John Jacobs, Gary McCord	McCord won with birdie on fifth extra hole Doyle and Geiberger eliminated with eagle on first hole
2	1999	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	Joe Inman	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3	2001	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	John Schroeder	Lost to par on second extra hole
4	2001	Ford Senior Players Championship	Doug Tewell	Won with par on first extra hole
5	2001	State Farm Senior Classic	Bruce Fleisher	Won with par on third extra hole

Other senior wins (4)

1999 Senior Slam
2001 Senior Slam, Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley)
2002 Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley)

Champions Tour major championships

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.

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2012.

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002
Senior PGA Championship	1	T17	4	T15
The Tradition	68	DNP	T10	T16
Senior Players Championship	T19	T12	1	T12
U.S. Senior Open	T13	T8	T4	T7

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Senior PGA Championship	T7	T13	T6	T23	T68	T53	T57	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Tradition	T42	T2	T36	T25	73	T52	T25	65	T53	T67
Senior Players Championship	T15	T9	T5	T45	T46	T59	T43	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Senior Open	T4	T42	1	1	CUT	CUT	CUT	T38	DNP	CUT
Senior British Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	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.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Eisenhower Trophy: 1990, 1992, 1994 (team winners and individual winner)
Walker Cup: 1989, 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners)

References

1 2 "Allen Doyle – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
↑ Lieber, Jill (May 8, 1995). "Late Riser At 46, Allen Doyle Is Earning Kudos, And Big Money, As The Oldest Rookie On The Nike Tour". Sports Illustrated.
↑ "Allen Doyle Golf Classic". Retrieved September 5, 2016.
↑ Kelley, Brent. "Oldest Rookies on the PGA Tour". About.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
↑ Shefter, David. "Two-Time U.S. Senior Open Champion Doyle Relishes Being Underdog". USGA. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
↑ "2006: Allen Doyle's double".
↑ Senko, Dave (July 9, 2006). "Doyle becomes oldest winner of U.S. Senior Open". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006.
↑ "Champions Career Money Leaders".
↑ "Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Member". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
↑ "Doyle Making Best of Retirement".
↑ "Allen Doyle gives $1.1 million to Norwich". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
↑ "He wins $1 million and gives it away". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
↑ "Doyle's Cup Still Runneth Over". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Georgia Amateur Championship Records". Georgia State Golf Association. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 "Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship Event History". Georgia State Golf Association. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
1 2 3 "Rice Planters Amateur Championship Tee Times & Scoring".
1 2 "Cardinal Amateur Golf Championship".

External links

Allen Doyle at the PGA Tour official site

Allen Doyle in the senior major championships

Senior PGA Championship champions

1980 Arnold Palmer† 1981 Miller Barber 1982 Don January 1983 Not held 1984 (Jan) Arnold Palmer 1984 (Dec) Peter Thomson 1985 Not held 1986 Gary Player 1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1988 Gary Player 1989 Larry Mowry 1990 Gary Player 1991 Jack Nicklaus 1992 Lee Trevino 1993 Tom Wargo† 1994 Lee Trevino 1995 Raymond Floyd 1996 Hale Irwin 1997 Hale Irwin 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Allen Doyle 2000 Doug Tewell 2001 Tom Watson 2002 Fuzzy Zoeller 2003 John Jacobs 2004 Hale Irwin 2005 Mike Reid† 2006 Jay Haas† 2007 Denis Watson 2008 Jay Haas 2009 Michael Allen 2010 Tom Lehman† 2011 Tom Watson† 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kōki Idoki 2014 Colin Montgomerie 2015 Colin Montgomerie 2016 Rocco Mediate

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

U.S. Senior Open champions

1980 Roberto De Vicenzo 1981 Arnold Palmer† 1982 Miller Barber 1983 Billy Casper† 1984 Miller Barber 1985 Miller Barber 1986 Dale Douglass 1987 Gary Player 1988 Gary Player† 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Lee Trevino 1991 Jack Nicklaus† 1992 Larry Laoretti 1993 Jack Nicklaus 1994 Simon Hobday 1995 Tom Weiskopf 1996 Dave Stockton 1997 Graham Marsh 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Dave Eichelberger 2000 Hale Irwin 2001 Bruce Fleisher 2002 Don Pooley† 2003 Bruce Lietzke 2004 Peter Jacobsen 2005 Allen Doyle 2006 Allen Doyle 2007 Brad Bryant 2008 Eduardo Romero 2009 Fred Funk 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Olin Browne 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Colin Montgomerie† 2015 Jeff Maggert 2016 Gene Sauers

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Senior Players Championship champions

1983 Miller Barber 1984 Arnold Palmer 1985 Arnold Palmer 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987 Gary Player 1988 Billy Casper 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jim Albus 1992 Dave Stockton 1993 Jim Colbert 1994 Dave Stockton 1995 J. C. Snead† 1996 Raymond Floyd 1997 Larry Gilbert 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Hale Irwin 2000 Raymond Floyd 2001 Allen Doyle† 2002 Stewart Ginn 2003 Craig Stadler 2004 Mark James 2005 Peter Jacobsen 2006 Bobby Wadkins 2007 Loren Roberts 2008 D. A. Weibring 2009 Jay Haas 2010 Mark O'Meara† 2011 Fred Couples† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Bernhard Langer 2016 Bernhard Langer

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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