Ken Bousfield Explained

Ken Bousfield
Fullname:Kenneth Bousfield
Birth Date:2 October 1919
Birth Place:Marston Moor, Yorkshire
Yearpro:1938
Extour:European Tour
Prowins:19
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T5: 1955
Pga:DNP

Kenneth Bousfield (2 October 1919 – 25 May 2000[1]) was one of the leading British golfers of the immediate post-World War II period.[2]

Bousfield won a number of tournaments on the European circuit in the 1950s and 1960s, including the British PGA Championship, which is the second most prestigious tournament in the United Kingdom after The Open Championship. He had two top ten finishes at The Open Championship, finishing in a tie for fifth in 1955 and a tie for eighth in 1961. He was past his peak by the time the formal European Tour was formed in 1972, but he played on it until 1976. He played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup six times (1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961) and had a 5-5-0 win–loss–draw record.

Professional wins (19)

Regular wins (18)

This list is probably incomplete.

Senior wins (1)

Results in major championships

Note: Bousfield only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. "Ken Bousfield - Winner of 19 professional golf championships in six years" The Times, 2 June 2000.
  2. Book: Alliss, Peter . Peter Alliss

    . The Who's Who of Golf . Peter Alliss . . 1983 . 0-85613-520-8 . 213.

  3. News: Bousfield and Caygill win by two strokes . . 14 September 1964 . 14 . Newspapers.com.