Gary Stuart Boyd (born 4 October 1986) is an English
professional golfer who currently plays on the
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History
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Boyd was born in
Banbury
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. It had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding area of north Oxfordshir ...
, England and attended
Chenderit School in
Middleton Cheney
Middleton Cheney is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The village is about east of Banbury in Oxfordshire and about west-northwest of Brackley. The A422 road between Banbury and Brackley used to pass through Middle ...
. He turned professional in 2007.
Boyd had a strong start to the 2009 Challenge Tour season, recording his first win at the
Tusker Kenya Open. He followed that by finishing as runner-up to
Edoardo Molinari
Edoardo Molinari (born 11 February 1981) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he is a three-time winner. He was also the 2005 U.S. Amateur champion; 2009 Challenge Tour Rankings leader; winner, with his brother ...
at the
Piemonte Open, to lead the Challenge Tour Rankings at the end of May.
He had a good first season on the
European Tour
The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fi ...
in 2010, the highlight being a runner-up finish at the
Czech Open and he finished 50th on the Order of Merit. However after a poor 2012 season he lost his full playing rights on tour.
In 2015 he played on the Challenge Tour, initially on invitations, and finished seventh to earn a return to the European Tour.
Amateur wins
*2006 Asia Pacific Amateur Championship
Professional wins (2)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)
Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
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Jacques Léglise Trophy
The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has b ...
(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2004 (winners)
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European Youths' Team Championship
The European Youths' Team Championship was a European amateur team golf championship for men under 22 organized by the European Golf Association. The inaugural event was held in 1961. It was played every year until 1982, then every second year. It ...
(representing England): 2006
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European Amateur Team Championship
The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959.
The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...
(representing England):
2007
See also
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2009 Challenge Tour graduates
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2015 Challenge Tour graduates
External links
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sportspeople from Banbury
People from Middleton Cheney
1986 births
Living people