Bruce Devlin

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Bruce William Devlin (born October 10, 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]

Devlin's most infamous moment came in 1975 at the Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational. On the 72nd hole at Torrey Pines South Course, he made a 10 after hitting multiple shots into the water in front of the green.[3] Many have referred to this moment as a real life Tin Cup moment (the movie starring Kevin Costner).

[edit] Amateur wins

  • 1959 Australian Amateur

[edit] PGA Tour wins (8)

[edit] Other wins (11)

[edit] Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Masters CUT DNP 4 T15 T28 T10 4 T19
U.S. Open CUT DNP CUT T6 T26 T23 T9 T10
The Open Championship CUT T33 5 T8 T4 T8 T10 T16
PGA Championship DNP DNP T39 T6 T28 WD DNP T32
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Masters T31 T13 T5 T8 T31 T15 T19 T42 DNP DNP
U.S. Open T8 T27 T65 CUT DNP DNP T60 CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship T25 T37 T26 T18 T39 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T18 T13 CUT T24 T22 T50 DNP T51 DNP DNP
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983
The Masters DNP T31 DNP CUT
U.S. Open T12 T26 T10 T65
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship T30 CUT DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

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