Frederick Sackville Boobyer (28 January 1928 – 24 March 2009) was an English

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who played on the British circuit in the 1960s. Although he never won an important 72-hole tournament, he was good enough to be selected for the Professionals against the Amateurs in 1960 and for the 6-man England team in the 1967 R.T.V. International Trophy, where he won 5 of his 6 matches and halved the other. He won the 1966 36-hole pro-am Bowmaker Tournament at

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, scoring 30 for the last 9 holes. He collected £350 for the win plus a further £50 for his second round 64 and another £250 for winning the pro-am where he was partnered by

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. In the 1981

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, he lost in a playoff to

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, taking 5 to Christy's 4 at the first playoff hole. His father Fred and brother Bob were also professional golfers.

Tournament wins

*1964 West of England Professional Championship *1966 Bowmaker Tournament *1967 Woodlawn International Invitational *1974 West of England Professional Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Boobyer only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1970 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateurs–Professionals Match The Amateurs–Professionals Match was an annual men's team golf competition between teams of golfers from Great Britain and Ireland representing amateurs and professionals. It was played from 1956 to 1960. The Professionals won four of the five c ...

(representing the Professionals): 1960 (winners) * R.T.V. International Trophy (representing England): 1967 (winners)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boobyer, Fred English male golfers European Tour golfers People from North Somerset (district) Golfers from Bristol 1928 births 2009 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen