Bruce Devlin
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Devlin 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. His best year in professional golf was 1972 when he earned $119,768 and finished eighth on the money list. [Biographical Information from golfpodium.com]
On the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour), Devlin won one tournament, the 1995 FHP Health Care Classic. He has worked as a television commentator for NBC and ESPN. 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.
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.
PGA Tour wins
- 1964 (1) St. Petersburg Open
- 1966 (2) Colonial National Invitation, Carling Open
- 1969 (1) Byron Nelson Golf Classic
- 1970 (2) Bob Hope Desert Classic, Cleveland Open Invitational
- 1972 (2) Houston Open, USI Classic
Champions Tour wins
- 1995 FHP Health Care Classic
Other wins
- 1959 Australian Amateur
- 1960 Australian Open
- 1963 French Open, New Zealand Open
- 1966 Australian PGA Championship
- 1969 Australian PGA Championship
- 1970 Australian PGA Championship, World Cup team event (with David Graham)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | 4 | T15 | T28 | T10 | 4 | T19
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| 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
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| The Open Championship | T25 | T37 | T26 | T18 | T39 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
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| PGA Championship | T18 | T13 | CUT | T24 | T22 | T50 | DNP | T51 | DNP | DNP
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| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | T31 | DNP | CUT
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| U.S. Open | T12 | T26 | T10 | T65
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| 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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