Richard Boxall
| Richard Boxall | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Richard Boxall |
| Born | 28 April 1961 Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England |
| Height | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Residence | Camberley, Surrey, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1982 |
| Former tour | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T44: 1996 |
Richard Boxall (born 28 April 1961) is an English professional golfer.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]In 1982, Boxall turned professional. He won a place on the European Tour at that year's final qualifying school. He played on the Tour until 2000, and won one Tour event, the 1990 Lancia Martini Italian Open. He also had his best finish on the Order of Merit that year, placing seventeenth. He represented England in the Alfred Dunhill Cup and the World Cup of Golf in 1990.
During the third round of The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in 1991, Boxall was just two strokes off the lead when he suffered a stress fracture of his left leg while playing his tee shot on the ninth hole.[1]
Boxall now works as a golf commentator, mainly on Sky Sports coverage of the European Tour. He started on the BBC.
Professional wins (2)
[edit | edit source]European Tour wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 May 1990 | Lancia Martini Italian Open | −21 (65-64-70-68=267) | 5 strokes | Spain José María Olazábal |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Vinho Verde Atlantic Open | Northern Ireland Stephen Hamill, Scotland Stephen McAllister, Northern Ireland Ronan Rafferty, Denmark Anders Sørensen, England David Williams |
McAllister won with par on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)
[edit | edit source]- 1995 J. P. McManus Pro-Am (shared title with Paul Broadhurst)
Results in major championships
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T52 | CUT | T52 | CUT | WD | CUT | CUT | CUT | T44 | T48 |
Note: Boxall only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Team appearances
[edit | edit source]Amateur
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1982,[2][3]
Professional
- Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1990
- World Cup (representing England): 1990
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Richard Boxall at the European Tour official site
- Richard Boxall at the Official World Golf Ranking official site