Craig Bryan Defoy (born 27 March 1947) is a

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. He finished fourth in the

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Professional career

Defoy had a successful start to his tournament career, winning three age-restricted events, the Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship in 1968 and Lord Derby’s Under-23 Professional Tournament and the Energen Junior Match Play, for under-25s, in 1969. Defoy later played on the

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where he did not win but had three second-place finishes: 1973

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, 1976 Sun Alliance Match Play Championship, and 1977

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(playoff loss). Playing with Derek Small he was also runner-up in the 1974 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball, losing a playoff. He won five times on the Safari Circuit between 1970 and 1973. Defoy also played on the

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where his best finish was as runner-up in the 1997 Jersey Seniors Open and in the 2001 SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship. Defoy represented Wales seven times in the

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and won the

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four times.

Professional wins

*1968 Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship *1969 Lord Derby’s Under-23 Professional Tournament, Energen Junior Match Play *1970 Cock of the North *1971

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*1972 Zambia Open,

*1973 Zambia Open *1975

*1977

*1981

*1982

*1999 PGA Senior Club Professional Championship

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Defoy only played in the Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1975 and 1983)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

(representing Wales):

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

, 1973,

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, 1977,

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

Double Diamond International The Double Diamond International was a team golf tournament that was played from 1971 to 1977. It was hosted in England for the first three years, and then in Scotland. From 1974 and 1977 the event was preceded by an individual 36-hole stroke pla ...

(representing Wales): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 *

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(representing Wales): 1975 * PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1981 (tie), 1984 (winners), 1996 (tie, non-playing captain), 1998 (non-playing captain) *

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(representing Wales): 1984

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Defoy, Craig Welsh male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers People from McKean County, Pennsylvania 1947 births Living people