Pat Doyle (golfer)
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| Pat Doyle | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Patrick Joseph Doyle |
| Nickname | Smilin' Irishman |
| Born | 10 March 1889 Kindlestown Upper, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Died | 29 March 1971 (aged 82) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  Ireland |
| Spouse | Catherine Doyle |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1908 |
| Former tour | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1926 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 10th: 1913 |
Patrick Joseph Doyle (10 March 1889 – 29 March 1971) was an Irish-born professional golfer who played primarily in the United States. Doyle finished in tenth place in the 1913 U.S. Open.[1]
Patrick Doyle was born in Kindlestown Upper, County Wicklow, Ireland, outside of Dublin.[2]
Professional career
Early in his career, Doyle worked at several golf clubs in Ireland. Doyle came to the United States in 1908.[3] He would occasionally return to Ireland and finished second at the 1912 Irish PGA Championship.[2][4] However, he primarily played in the United States. At the 1913 U.S. Open, Doyle finished in tenth place, carding rounds of 78-80-73-80=311. He won $30 as his share of the purse.[1] However, Doyle ultimately became a naturalized American citizen in 1914.[3]
Doyle worked at various golf clubs including Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.[4] He also worked at a number of clubs in the tri-state area including South Shore Field Club,[2] Deal Golf & Country Club,[2] Elmsford Country Club,[2] and Linwood Country Club.[4] Doyle won one event on the PGA Tour, the 1918 Jacksonville Open.[5] That year he also won the Philadelphia Open Championship, sharing the title with Englishman Arthur Reid.[4][6]
Doyle was a frequent competitor in the PGA Championship. He posted particularly good results in the 1926 and 1928 PGA Championships. In the 1926 tournament, he lost to Walter Hagen by the score of 6 and 5 in the quarter-finals.[1]
Death
Doyle died on 29 March 1971 at Mount Vernon, New York, aged 82.[2]