Craig Bryan Defoy (born 27 March 1947) is a

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. He finished fourth in the

1971 Open Championship The 1971 Open Championship was the 100th Open Championship, played 7–10 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Lee Trevino won the first of his consecutive Open Championships, one stroke ahead of Lu Liang-Huan. It was the t ...

Professional career

Defoy had a successful start to his tournament career, winning three age-restricted events, the

Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship The Gor-Ray Under-24 Championship was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played in 1968 and 1969. The 1968 event was played over 72 holes but this was reduced to 54 holes in 1969. Total prize money was £1,250. It was played at ...

in 1968 and

Lord Derby’s Under-23 Professional Tournament Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played from 1968 to 1974. From 1968 to 1971 it was a stroke play tournament for under-23 professionals. In 1968 it was over 72 holes while in 19 ...

and the

Energen Junior Match Play The Energen Junior Match Play was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played in October 1969. The event was restricted to the leading 16 golfers, under the age of 25 on 1 April 1969, in the PGA Order of Merit. Play was over two ...

, 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 Spanish Open, 1976

Sun Alliance Match Play Championship The British PGA Matchplay Championship was a match play golf tournament that began in 1903 and ran until 1979. Between 1903 and 1969, the event was sponsored by the now defunct British newspaper the ''News of the World'', and was commonly known b ...

, and 1977

Skol Lager Individual The Double Diamond Individual Championship was a European Tour golf tournament which was played from 1974 to 1977. The event was a 36-hole strokeplay tournament which preceded the Double Diamond International team event, which was played later ...

(playoff loss). Playing with

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he was also runner-up in the 1974

Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball The Sumrie Better-Ball was a professional golf tournament played from 1969 to 1978. It was a 72-hole better-ball stroke-play event. It was played at Pannal in 1969 and 1970 and then at Blairgowrie in 1972 and 1973. From 1974 it was called the Sum ...

, losing a playoff. He won five times on the

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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 The Acorn Jersey Open was a men's senior (over 50) professional golf tournament on the European Senior Tour. It was held, under a number of different titles, from 1996 to 2010, before being played in 2015 and 2016 as the Acorn Jersey Open. It has ...

and in the 2001 SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship. Defoy represented Wales seven times in the

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and won the Welsh Professional Championship four times.

Professional wins

*1968

*1969

*1970 Cock of the North *1971 Mufulira Open *1972

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, Mufulira Open *1973

*1975 Welsh Professional Championship *1977 Welsh Professional Championship *1981 Welsh Professional Championship *1982 Welsh Professional Championship *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 (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

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 Phil ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...

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 CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – ...

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 *

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