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Fred Boobyer

Fred Boobyer

English golfer

Frederick Sackville Boobyer (28 January 1928 – 24 March 2009[1]) was an English professional golfer who played on the British circuit in the 1960s.[2] Although he never won an important 72-hole tournament, he was good enough to be selected for the Professionals against the Amateurs in 1960 and for the 6-man England team in the 1967 R.T.V. International Trophy, where he won 5 of his 6 matches and halved the other.[3][4]

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He won the 1966 36-hole pro-am Bowmaker Tournament at Sunningdale Golf Club, scoring 30 for the last 9 holes. He collected £350 for the win plus a further £50 for his second round 64 and another £250 for winning the pro-am where he was partnered by Bruce Forsyth.[5]

In the 1981 PGA Seniors Championship at North Berwick Golf Club, he lost in a playoff to Christy O'Connor Snr, taking 5 to Christy's 4 at the first playoff hole.[6]

His father Fred and brother Bob were also professional golfers.

Tournament wins

Results in major championships

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Note: Boobyer only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1970 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References

  1. [1]
    "Obituary". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Ex-Tour ace Fred Boobyer dies, 81". Bristol Post. 1 April 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Scots beaten by Irish at Edmondstown". The Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1967. p. 4.
  4. [4]
    "England's clean sweep in R.T.V. Internationals". The Glasgow Herald. 28 August 1967. p. 4.
  5. [5]
    "Boobyer's victory with inward 30 – Muscroft one stroke behind". The Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1966. p. 16.
  6. [6]
    "Christy has Irish luck". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1981. p. 14.
  7. [7]
    Wicker, Bob (7 August 1967). "Boobyer wins Woodlawn by 3 strokes". European Stars And Stripes. Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. p. 21. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Newspaper Archive.
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