Craig Defoy | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Craig Bryan Defoy |
Born | Kane, Pennsylvania, U.S. [1] | 27 March 1947
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st) |
Sporting nationality | Wales |
Residence | Kingston Upon Thames, London, England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1964 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour European Seniors Tour |
Professional wins | 13 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 4th: 1971 |
Craig Bryan Defoy (born 27 March 1947) is a Welsh professional golfer. He finished fourth in the 1971 Open Championship.
Defoy had a successful start to his tournament career, winning three age-restricted events, the Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship in 1968 and Lord Derby’s Under-23 Professional Tournament and the Energen Junior Match Play, for under-25s, in 1969. [2] [3] [4]
Defoy later played on the European Tour where he did not win but had three second-place finishes: 1973 Spanish Open, 1976 Sun Alliance Match Play Championship, and 1977 Skol Lager Individual (playoff loss). Playing with Derek Small he was also runner-up in the 1974 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball, losing a playoff. [5] He won five times on the Safari Circuit between 1970 and 1973. [6]
Defoy also played on the European Seniors Tour where his best finish was as runner-up in the 1997 Jersey Seniors Open and in the 2001 SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship.
Defoy represented Wales seven times in the World Cup and won the Welsh Professional Championship four times.
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1977 | Skol Lager Individual | Nick Faldo, Chris Witcher (a) | Faldo won with birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
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The Open Championship | T52 | CUT | CUT | 4 | T23 | T31 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Defoy only played in the Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1975 and 1983)
"T" = tied
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