Thomas Boyd (7 January 1888 – 29 November 1952) was an Irish-American professional golfer who played in the early-to-mid 20th century. His best U.S. Open finish was T20 in 1925 and his best PGA Championship effort came in 1921 when he finished T9.
Boyd was born on 7 January 1888 in Armagh in what is now Northern Ireland. Little is known of his early life although like contemporaries from his era he likely first started as a caddie and progressed to a career as a professional golfer from there. He also learned, as did almost all pro golfers in the early 20th century, to make golf clubs from scratch.[1]
Golf careeredit
Boyd emigrated to the United States in 1915. He served as the head professional of the Fox Hills Golf Club in Stapleton, New York.[2] Boyd had several fine finishes in both the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. His best tournament was the 1921 PGA Championship when he reached the round of 16, eventually placing in a tie for 9th place. He defeated Eddie Towns in a first round match by default. He then lost in a second round match to Walter Hagen by the score of 6 and 5. He won once on the PGA Tour, in 1925.[3]
Memorable matchesedit
Boyd was involved in a memorable match on October 6, 1918, at Fox Hills Golf Club when he was paired with Jerome Travers to win 1 up after an extra hole to break a tie. They defeated the opposing amateur pair of A. Lucien Walker Jr. and A. F. Kammer. The charity match raised $1,000 for the American Red Cross which used the funds to support the war effort during World War I.[2]
In an even more high-profile match held on July 23, 1920, at Fox Hills, Boyd and George Fotheringham went up against the very formidable pair of Harry Vardon, then the 6-time Open Championship winner, and his partner Ted Ray. The touring British duo – who seldom lost matches – triumphed in this match as well.[4] Ray was in particularly good form in 1920; just more than a month after the Boyd/Fotheringham match he won the U.S. Open at Inverness Club.[5]
Death and legacyedit
Boyd died in 1952. He is best remembered as a touring golf professional with a number of good finishes in golf major championships.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded NT = No tournament DNP = Did not play T = Tied for a place ? = Unknown R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play Yellow background for top-10
^"Harry Vardon at Fox Hills Golf Club". corbisimages.com. 23 July 1920.
^ abBrenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN978-0-7864-3360-5.
January 01, 1970
boyd, golfer, thomas, boyd, january, 1888, november, 1952, irish, american, professional, golfer, played, early, 20th, century, best, open, finish, 1925, best, championship, effort, came, 1921, when, finished, boydpersonal, informationfull, namethomas, boydbor. Thomas Boyd 7 January 1888 29 November 1952 was an Irish American professional golfer who played in the early to mid 20th century His best U S Open finish was T20 in 1925 and his best PGA Championship effort came in 1921 when he finished T9 Tom BoydPersonal informationFull nameThomas BoydBorn 1888 01 07 7 January 1888Armagh IrelandDied29 November 1952 1952 11 29 aged 64 Sporting nationalityIrelandCareerTurned professionalc 1909Former tour s PGA TourProfessional wins1Number of wins by tourPGA Tour1Best results in major championshipsMasters TournamentDNPPGA ChampionshipT9 1921U S OpenT20 1925The Open ChampionshipDNP Contents 1 Early life 2 Golf career 2 1 Memorable matches 3 Death and legacy 4 Results in major championships 5 ReferencesEarly life editBoyd was born on 7 January 1888 in Armagh in what is now Northern Ireland Little is known of his early life although like contemporaries from his era he likely first started as a caddie and progressed to a career as a professional golfer from there He also learned as did almost all pro golfers in the early 20th century to make golf clubs from scratch 1 Golf career editBoyd emigrated to the United States in 1915 He served as the head professional of the Fox Hills Golf Club in Stapleton New York 2 Boyd had several fine finishes in both the U S Open and the PGA Championship His best tournament was the 1921 PGA Championship when he reached the round of 16 eventually placing in a tie for 9th place He defeated Eddie Towns in a first round match by default He then lost in a second round match to Walter Hagen by the score of 6 and 5 He won once on the PGA Tour in 1925 3 Memorable matches edit Boyd was involved in a memorable match on October 6 1918 at Fox Hills Golf Club when he was paired with Jerome Travers to win 1 up after an extra hole to break a tie They defeated the opposing amateur pair of A Lucien Walker Jr and A F Kammer The charity match raised 1 000 for the American Red Cross which used the funds to support the war effort during World War I 2 In an even more high profile match held on July 23 1920 at Fox Hills Boyd and George Fotheringham went up against the very formidable pair of Harry Vardon then the 6 time Open Championship winner and his partner Ted Ray The touring British duo who seldom lost matches triumphed in this match as well 4 Ray was in particularly good form in 1920 just more than a month after the Boyd Fotheringham match he won the U S Open at Inverness Club 5 Death and legacy editBoyd died in 1952 He is best remembered as a touring golf professional with a number of good finishes in golf major championships Results in major championships editTournament 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 U S Open T37 T39 NT NT T26 54 T20 T30 PGA Championship NYF DNP NT NT R32 R32 R16 R32 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Note Boyd never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship NYF Tournament not yet founded NT No tournament DNP Did not play T Tied for a place Unknown R64 R32 R16 QF SF Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play Yellow background for top 10Source 5 References edit Leading Golf Professionals Golfers Magazine October 1919 a b Travers and Boyd Take Golf Match The New York Times 6 October 1918 Barkow Al November 1989 The History of the PGA TOUR Copyright PGA Tour Doubleday pp 236 249 255 ISBN 0 385 26145 4 Harry Vardon at Fox Hills Golf Club corbisimages com 23 July 1920 a b Brenner Morgan G 2009 The Majors of Golf Complete Results of the Open the U S Open the PGA Championship and the Masters 1860 2008 Vol 1 McFarland ISBN 978 0 7864 3360 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Boyd golfer amp oldid 1194519751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
