Allen Doyle
Allen Michael Doyle is an American professional golfer who played on the Nike Tour, PGA Tour, and Champions Tour.
Life and career
Doyle was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and raised in the Boston suburb of Norwood, Massachusetts. He attended Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Norwich University in Vermont where he hosts an annual golf tournament to benefit the Norwich Hockey Team. Despite winning numerous amateur titles, he did not turn professional until he was 46. In 1995, his first full professional season, he won three times on the Nike Tour.From 1996 to 1998 Doyle competed in 58 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 31, including two top-10 finishes.
Doyle became eligible to play on the Senior PGA Tour when he turned 50 in July 1998 and won four official money events in 1999, including the Senior PGA Championship. In 2001 he won his second senior major, the Senior Players Championship, and led the tour on the money list. In 2005 he claimed a third major at the U.S. Senior Open, coming behind from a nine stroke deficit with a 63 in the final round. He successfully defended his U.S. Senior Open title in 2006 by defeating Tom Watson at Prairie Dunes Country Club and becoming the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion at 57 years, 11 months and 17 days. His career earnings on the Champions Tour at the time of his retirement is listed as $13,401,250.
Doyle is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. He owns and operates The Doyle Golf Center driving range in La Grange, Georgia. As a philanthropist, Doyle has donated over 1 million dollars to various charities including family members of slain rescuers of the 9/11 attacks.
Amateur wins (23)
- 1978 Georgia Amateur
- 1979 Georgia Amateur
- 1982 Georgia Amateur
- 1984 Georgia Mid-Amateur
- 1986 Georgia Mid-Amateur
- 1987 Georgia Amateur, Georgia Mid-Amateur
- 1988 Georgia Amateur, Georgia Mid-Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur
- 1989 Sunnehanna Amateur, Georgia Mid-Amateur
- 1990 Sunnehanna Amateur, Georgia Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur
- 1991 Cardinal Amateur
- 1992 Sunnehanna Amateur
- 1993 Northeast Amateur
- 1994 Dogwood Invitational, Sunnehanna Amateur, Porter Cup, Cardinal Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur
Professional wins (19)
Nike Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Apr 9, 1995 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | −15 | Playoff |  Franklin Langham |
| 2 | Aug 27, 1995 | Nike Texarkana Open | −19 | 1 stroke | Gary Rusnak |
| 3 | Oct 22, 1995 | Nike Tour Championship | −5 | Playoff | John Maginnes |
Nike Tour playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1995 | Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic | Franklin Langham | Won with par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1995 | Nike Tour Championship | John Maginnes | Won with par on first extra hole |
Champions Tour wins (11)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
| 1 | Feb 28, 1999 | ACE Group Classic | −13 | 5 strokes |  Vicente Fernández |
| 2 | Apr 18, 1999 | Senior PGA Championship | −14 | 2 strokes | Vicente Fernández |
| 3 | Jun 6, 1999 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | −12 | Playoff | Joe Inman |
| 4 | Sep 5, 1999 | TD Waterhouse Championship | −12 | 2 strokes | Ed Dougherty |
| 5 | Mar 5, 2000 | Toshiba Senior Classic | −8 | 1 stroke | Jim Thorpe, Howard Twitty |
| 6 | Jul 15, 2001 | Ford Senior Players Championship | −15 | Playoff | Doug Tewell |
| 7 | Jul 29, 2001 | State Farm Senior Classic | −11 | Playoff | Bruce Fleisher |
| 8 | Aug 3, 2003 | FleetBoston Classic | −15 | 3 strokes | Bruce Fleisher, Bob Gilder |
| 9 | Jun 13, 2004 | Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am | −13 | 1 stroke | Jerry Pate |
| 10 | Jul 31, 2005 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 | 1 stroke | Loren Roberts, D. A. Weibring |
| 11 | Jul 9, 2006 | U.S. Senior Open | −8 | 2 strokes | Tom Watson |
Champions Tour playoff record
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1999 | Toshiba Senior Classic | Al Geiberger, John Jacobs, Gary McCord | McCord won with birdie on fifth extra hole Doyle and Geiberger eliminated with eagle on first hole |
| 2 | 1999 | Cadillac NFL Golf Classic | Joe Inman | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 3 | 2001 | NFL Golf Classic | John Schroeder | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 4 | 2001 | Ford Senior Players Championship | Doug Tewell | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2001 | State Farm Senior Classic | Bruce Fleisher | Won with par on third extra hole |
Other senior wins (5)
- 1999 Senior Slam
- 2001 Senior Slam, Hyundai Team Matches
- 2002 Hyundai Team Matches
- 2017 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf – Legends Division
Champions Tour major championships
Wins (4)
1 Won on the first playoff hole over Tewell.Results timeline
Results not in chronological order before 2012.The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.