| Bob Boyd | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert McLean Boyd Jr. |
| Born | July 29, 1955 Mount Olive, North Carolina |
| Died | February 21, 2011 (aged 55) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Spouse | Pamela Bennett Boyd |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| College | University of Maryland |
| Turned professional | 1977 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Tarheel Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 20 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Other | 19 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T19: 1990 |
| U.S. Open | T50: 1983 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Robert McLean Boyd Jr. (July 29, 1955 – February 21, 2011) was an American professional golfer.[1][2]
Boyd was born in Mount Olive, North Carolina. He played his college golf at (and graduated from) the University of Maryland.[1] He turned professional in 1977.[1]
Boyd spent 1983 and 1984 on the PGA Tour.[3] His best finish was a T-6 at the 1983 Houston Coca-Cola Open. He also played a handful of tournaments on the Nationwide Tour where his best finish was a T-4 at the 1996 Nike Carolina Classic.
Boyd also played on the European Seniors Tour from 2005 to 2010.[4] He had won the Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España in 2005.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 22, 2002 | Tradition Invitational | −10 (68-68-70=206) | 2 strokes | Cortney Brisson
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this list may be incomplete
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 2, 2005 | Castellon Costa Azahar Open de España | −11 (68-66-71=205) | 1 stroke |  Jim Rhodes,  José Rivero
|
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Irish Seniors Open |  Ian Woosnam
|
Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2009 | Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open |  John Bland
|
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T50 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T30 | T19 | CUT | CUT | T52 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Boyd never played in the Masters Tournament nor The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied