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Bruce William Devlin (born October 10, 1937) is an Australian professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In Golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for

Devlin was born in Armidale, Australia. Armidale (population 21660 is a university and cathedral city in northern New South Wales, Australia, in Armidale Dumaresq Council 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. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During his PGA Tour career, he had eight victories all of which occurred between 1964 and 1972. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) [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. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the About two-thirds of the golf courses he designed have been in Florida and Texas. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. 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. Scottsdale ( O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, 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. NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to [2]

Devlin's most infamous moment came in 1975 at the Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational. The Buick Invitational, is a PGA Tour professional Golf tournament played in the San Diego California area in the early part of the Tour season known 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. Torrey Pines Golf Course is a Municipal public golf course owned by the city of San Diego, California. [3] Many have referred to this moment as a real life Tin Cup moment (the movie starring Kevin Costner). Tin Cup is a 1996 Romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Ron Shelton, and starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director

Amateur wins

PGA Tour wins (8)

Other wins (11)

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Biographical Information from golfpodium.com. The St Petersburg Open Invitational, first played as the St Petersburg Open, was a PGA Tour event that was held at three St The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The 1970 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to December 13. The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is a professional Golf tournament played each January in California's Coachella Valley. This article is about the former PGA Tour event for information on the former Nationwide Tour event see Greater Cleveland Open. The 1972 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to December 3. The Shell Houston Open is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The CVS Caremark Charity Classic is a professional Golf tournament The Australian Open is one of the principal annual Golf tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia. The Open de France is a European Tour Golf tournament Inaugurated in 1906 it is the oldest national open in Continental Europe and has been part The New Zealand Open, which is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael Hill New Zealand Open, is the leading men's Golf tournament in New Zealand The Australian PGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia The Australian PGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia The Australian PGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour of Australasia The Alcan Open was a PGA Tour event that was played for a single year &mdash 1969 &mdash and was won by Billy Casper. The World Cup is an annual men's Golf tournament It is contested by teams of two representing their country PGA Tour wins (8 1972 (1 Cleveland Open 1976 (2 American Express Westchester Classic, American Golf Classic The 1995 Senior PGA Tour was the 16th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 The FHP Health Care Classic was a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 1996 The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour.
  2. ^ a b Bruce Devlin Golf Course Designer – Career Highlights as Professional Golfer.
  3. ^ 40th Anniversary - PGA Tour at Torrey Pines

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