Gary Boyd (golfer)

Gary Stuart Boyd (born 4 October 1986) is an English professional golfer who currently plays on the Challenge Tour.

Gary Boyd
Personal information
Full name	Gary Stuart Boyd
Born	(1986-10-04) 4 October 1986 (age 38) Banbury, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	England
Residence	Middleton Cheney, England
Career
Turned professional	2007
Current tour(s)	Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2010
The Open Championship	T38: 2011

Early life

Boyd was born on 4 October 1986 in Banbury, England^[1] and attended Chenderit School in Middleton Cheney.

Professional career

In 2007, Boyd turned professional. 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 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 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)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	19 Apr 2009	Tusker Kenya Open	−13 (67-64-71-69=271)	4 strokes	Andrew Butterfield, Philip Golding

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2008	Abierto Visa del Centro	Estanislao Goya	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2015	Swiss Challenge	Daniel Im	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Clutch Pro Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	29 Sep 2022	Northamptonshire County Classic	−5 (65)	Playoff	Paul Maddy, Daniel Smith

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2010	Czech Open	Peter Hanson, Peter Lawrie	Hanson won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship	CUT			T38				CUT
PGA Championship

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2004 (winners)
• European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 2006
• European Amateur Team Championship (representing England): 2007

See also

• 2009 Challenge Tour graduates
• 2015 Challenge Tour graduates