Bruce William Devlin (born 10 October 1937) is an Australian

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, sportscaster and golf course designer. Devlin was born in Armidale, Australia. He turned pro in 1961 and joined the

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in 1962 after an amateur career in Australia which included a win at the Australian Amateur in 1959. During his PGA Tour career, he had eight victories all of which occurred between 1964 and 1972. In 1972, he earned $119,768 and finished eighth on the money list. On the Senior PGA Tour, Devlin won one tournament, the 1995 FHP Health Care Classic. At the end of the 1998 golf season, Devlin decided to retire from the Senior PGA Tour to concentrate on his Golf Course Architecture and Design business and his commitment to ESPN's Golf Telecasts. The main focus of Devlin's career in the past 30 years has been his work as a Golf Course Architect and Designer. Devlin has designed and built more than 150 golf courses throughout the world including Australia, Japan,

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, the

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, and the United States. About two-thirds of the golf courses he designed have been in Florida and

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. Many of these courses have hosted all of the professional golf tours, including: The Houston Open, HealthSouth LPGA Classic, Key Biscayne Golf Classic, and The Nike Cleveland Open. His golf design business is based in

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. Devlin has also worked as a television commentator. He worked for

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from 1977 to 1982;

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from 1983 to 1987; and since 1999 has occasionally covered professional golf for ESPN. At the 72nd hole of the 1975 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Devlin shot a 10 after hitting multiple shots into the water in front of the 18th green of the

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. The pond was thereafter nicknamed "Devlin’s Billabong". Devlin is one of only four golfers to have scored a

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(three-under-par) at the

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. He achieved this in the first round of the 1967 Masters, holing a 4-wood from 248 yards on the par-5 8th hole.

Amateur wins

''this list may be incomplete'' *1958

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*1959

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Professional wins (31)

PGA Tour wins (8)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

''*Note: The 1983 Air New Zealand Shell Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''

Australia/New Zealand circuit wins (19)

*1959 Victorian Close Championship (as an amateur) *1960

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(as an amateur) *1962

Wills Classic The Wills Classic was a series of golf tournaments held in Australia and New Zealand from 1960 to 1964. The first event in 1960 was contested by four players over nine different courses between 17 September and 2 October; the winner determined by t ...

Victorian Open The Vic Open is an annual golf tournament held in Australia. It was founded in 1957 and is the Victoria state open championship for men. It is run by Golf Victoria and is a Golf Australia national ranking event. The event is held concurrently ...

*1963

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, Queensland Open,

, Adelaide Advertiser Tournament (tie with Frank Phillips),

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*1964

Victorian PGA Championship The Victorian PGA Championship is a golf tournament played in Victoria, Australia. It has been part of the PGA Tour of Australasia each season since 2009. It is the oldest of the state professional championships, having been first held in 1922. ...

*1965

Wills Masters The Wills Masters was a golf tournament held in Australia and played annually from 1963 to 1975. The Wills Classic had been held in Australia from 1960 and 1962. Total prize money from 1963 to 1965 was A£4,000. In 1966 and 1967 it was A$8,000 ...

Dunlop International The Dunlop International was a golf tournament held in Australia and played annually from 1965 to 1972. Prize money in 1965 was A£4,000, A$8,000 in 1966 in 1967, A$15,000 in 1968 and A$25,000 from 1969 to 1972. A few weeks after the conclusion ...

*1967

Lakes Open The Lakes Open was a golf tournament played at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia between 1934 and 1974. The inaugural event was organised in connection with the visit of a group of American professionals who had earlier play ...

*1968

*1969

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City of Sydney Open The City of Sydney Open was a golf tournament played at Moore Park Golf Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia between 1963 and 1970. The inaugural event was part of the celebrations of the 175th anniversary of the founding of Sydney. The 19 ...

*1970

Other wins (3)

*1963

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*1970 Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, World Cup (team with

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)

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

''*Note: The 1995 FHP Health Care Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (1968 Masters – 1972 Open Championship) *Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

Team appearances

''these lists may be incomplete'' Amateur *

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(representing Australia):

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

(team winners and individual leader, tie),

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

* Commonwealth Tournament (representing Australia): 1959 *

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(representing New South Wales): 1957 (winners), 1958 (winners), 1959 (winners), 1960 (winners) Professional * World Cup (representing Australia):

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

, 1964,

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo ...

, 1970 (winners),

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 J ...

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Devlin, Bruce Australian male golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golf course architects Golf writers and broadcasters People from Armidale Sportsmen from New South Wales 1937 births Living people