George Russell Buckle (1886 – 10 April 1957) was an English
professional golfer
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. He was the son of William Buckle, who was the professional at
Church Stretton
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Buckle tied for 9th place in the
1920 Open Championship
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. He was one of the runners-up in the 1925
Daily Mail Tournament
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at
Notts Golf Club
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, one shot behind the winner,
Charles Johns.
Buckle won the
Midland Professional Championship
The Midland Professional Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the English Midlands. The event is organised by the Midlands Region of the Professional Golfers' Association. It is the oldest tournament in professional golf having be ...
four times and was runner-up on five other occasions. In 1926 he won the West of England Professional Championship at Long Ashton by 6 strokes.
Professional wins
*1912
Midland Professional Championship
The Midland Professional Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the English Midlands. The event is organised by the Midlands Region of the Professional Golfers' Association. It is the oldest tournament in professional golf having be ...
*1923
Midland Professional Championship
The Midland Professional Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the English Midlands. The event is organised by the Midlands Region of the Professional Golfers' Association. It is the oldest tournament in professional golf having be ...
*1925
Midland Professional Championship
The Midland Professional Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the English Midlands. The event is organised by the Midlands Region of the Professional Golfers' Association. It is the oldest tournament in professional golf having be ...
*1926 West of England Professional Championship
*1929
Midland Professional Championship
The Midland Professional Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the English Midlands. The event is organised by the Midlands Region of the Professional Golfers' Association. It is the oldest tournament in professional golf having be ...
Results in major championships
''Note: Buckle only played in The Open Championship.''
NT = No tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
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English male golfers
People from Nutfield, Surrey
Sportspeople from Surrey
1886 births
1957 deaths