Allen Doyle

Professional career At the age of 46, Doyle turned professional. 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 owns and operates The Doyle Golf Center driving range in La Grange, Georgia. As a philanthropist, Doyle has donated over $1,000,000 to various charities including family members of slain rescuers of the 9/11 attacks.

Awards and honors

Doyle is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Doyle is a member of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.

Amateur wins 1978 Georgia Amateur 1979 Georgia Amateur 1986 Georgia Mid-Amateur 1989 Sunnehanna Amateur, Georgia Mid-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) Legend Tour Championships (1) Other Nike Tour (2)

Nike Tour playoff record (2–0)

Champions Tour wins (11) LegendChampions Tour major championships (4)Other Champions Tour (7) Note: Tournament shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Champions Tour playoff record (3–2)

Other senior wins (5) 1999 Senior Slam 2001 Senior Slam, Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley) 2002 Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley) 2017 Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf – Legends Division (with Hubert Green)

Results in major championships Tournament 199119921993199419951996199719981999U.S. OpenCUT Tournament 20002001200220032004200520062007U.S. OpenCUTCUT CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Allen only played in the U.S. Open.

Senior major championships Wins (4) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up 1999 PGA Seniors' Championship −14 (71-71-68-64=274) 2 strokes Vicente Fernández 2001 Ford Senior Players Championship −15 (67-69-70-67=273) Playoff Doug Tewell 2005 U.S. Senior Open −10 (71-67-73-63=274) 1 stroke Loren Roberts, D. A. Weibring 2006 U.S. Senior Open (2) −8 (69-68-67-68=272) 2 strokes Tom Watson

Results timeline Results not in chronological order before 2012.

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Note: Allen never played in The Senior Open Championship.

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy: 1990, 1992, 1994 (team winners and individual leader) Walker Cup: 1989 (injured, did not play), 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners)