Alex Caygill
| Alex Caygill | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Gordon Alexander Caygill |
| Born | 1940 (age 83–84) Appleby-in-Westmorland, England |
| Nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T16: 1966 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year |
1961 |
Gordon Alexander Caygill (born 1940) is an English professional golfer.[1]
Caygill was born in Appleby-in-Westmorland. He twice won the British Youths Championship.[2][3] He had more success in 1963, winning the Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament and the Rediffusion Tournament,[4] but he did not win again on the circuit until 1969 having suffered with stomach ulcers.[5] That year he won twice, first at the Penfold Tournament,[6] and then again at the Martini International, where he tied with South African Graham Henning.[1][7]
On the back of those wins Caygill was chosen as a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup team in 1969, although he only played one match, partnering Brian Huggett in Friday's foursomes. They halved their match against the American pair of Raymond Floyd and Miller Barber.[1]
In 1981 Caygill was fined £500 and suspended by the PGA following an incident the previous October at the Wansbeck Classic, a pro-am event.[1][8]
Professional wins (9)
- This list may be incomplete
- 1960 British Youths' Open Championship
- 1962 British Youths' Open Championship
- 1963 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament, Rediffusion Tournament
- 1966 Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes (with B Cawthray)
- 1969 Penfold Tournament, Martini International (tie with Graham Henning)
- 1970 Lusaka Dunlop Open[9]
- 1973 Lancashire Open[10]
- 1978 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Julia Greenhalgh)[11]
Results in major championships
Note: Caygill only played in The Open Championship.
| Tournament | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T17 | CUT | T16 | CUT | T24 | T25 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T41 | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | T63 | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup: 1969 (tie)
References
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