Kenneth Bousfield (2 October 1919 – 25 May 2000) was one of the leading

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ers of the immediate post-

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period.

Professional career

Bousfield won a number of tournaments on the European circuit in the 1950s and 1960s, including the British PGA Championship, which is the second most prestigious tournament in the United Kingdom after

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. He had two top ten finishes at The Open Championship, finishing in a tie for fifth in 1955 and a tie for eighth in 1961. He was past his peak by the time the formal

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was formed in 1972, but he played on it until 1976. Bousfield also played for Great Britain in the

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six times (1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961) and had a 5-5-0 win–loss–draw record.

Professional wins (19)

Regular wins (18)

:''This list is probably incomplete.'' *1951 Southern Professional Championship, News Chronicle Tournament *1955 British PGA Championship,

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, German Open *1956

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(tie with Dai Rees) *1957 Dunlop Tournament, Southern Professional Championship *1958 Belgian Open, Swiss Open *1959 Sprite Tournament, German Open *1960

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*1961

, Swallow-Penfold Tournament *1964 Ryder Cup Reunion Foursomes Tournament (with Alex Caygill), Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament (with Keith Warren)

Senior wins (1)

*1972 PGA Seniors Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Bousfield only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain):

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

, 1955,

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

(winners),

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

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(representing England):

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

* Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1955 (winners), 1958 (winners) * Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1957 (winners), 1958, 1959 (winners), 1960 (winners)

References

External links

* English male golfers European Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe 1919 births 2000 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-golf-bio-stub