Hedley Muscroft

Hedley W. Muscroft (born 3 April 1938) is an English professional golfer. He played regularly on the European circuit and later on the European Tour when it started in 1972. He won the 1970 Classic International and played in The Open Championship 16 times with a best finish of 18th place in 1967.

Hedley Muscroft
Personal information
Full nameHedley W. Muscroft
Born (1938-04-03) 3 April 1938
Leeds, Yorkshire
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality England
Career
Turned professional1954
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT18: 1967

Golf career

Muscroft only won one important tournament, the 1970 Classic International, where he beat Christy O'Connor Snr at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff and took the first prize of £1,000.[1] In 1964, he was a runner-up in the Swallow-Penfold Tournament behind Peter Alliss.[2] He was runner-up in the Bowmaker Tournament in 1965 and 1966 and in the 1966 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament.[3][4][5] Playing with Lionel Platts, he was runner-up in the inaugural Sumrie Better-Ball in 1969.[6]

Muscroft played on the European Tour from its start in 1972. His best season was 1973 when he finished 13th on the Order of Merit.[7] He was a joint runner-up in the Scandinavian Enterprise Open behind Bob Charles and was third in the Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship and the Dunlop Masters. Muscroft also finished 13th in the 1973 Ryder Cup points table. The leading 8 qualified automatically with 4 places chosen by a selection committee. The committee chose the players placed 9th to 12th in the table, selecting John Garner who had had a poor 1973 but had gained a lot of points in 1972.[8] Garner was in the 1973 Ryder Cup team but was not chosen to play any matches.

Professional wins (2)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Open Championship CUT T46 CUT CUT T43 T18 CUT T28
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983
The Open Championship CUT CUT

Note: Muscroft only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 and 1973 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References
  1. "Muscroft wins after play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 27 July 1970. p. 4.
  2. "Penfold and Swallow win for Alliss". The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1964. p. 5.
  3. "Nagle's victory at Sunningdale – Last round starts with 2". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1965. p. 7.
  4. "Boobyer's victory with inward 30 – Muscroft one stroke behind". The Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1966. p. 16.
  5. "A Miguel triumphs again". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1966. p. 4.
  6. "Anglo-Spanish team win Sumrie event with 28 under par". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1969. p. 4.
  7. "European Tour Order of Merit". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  8. "Selectors stick to Ryder Cup table". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1973. p. 4.
  9. "D'un sport á l'autre". Le Monde (in French). 2 September 1968. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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