Life and career

Doyle was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and raised in the Boston suburb of Norwood, Massachusetts. He attended Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and Norwich University in Vermont where he hosts an annual golf tournament to benefit the Norwich Hockey Team. Despite winning numerous amateur titles, he did not turn professional until he was 46. In 1995, his first full professional season, he won three times on the Nike Tour.

Doyle became eligible to play on the Senior PGA Tour when he turned 50 in July 1998 and won four official money events in 1999, including the Senior PGA Championship. In 2001 he won his second senior major, the Senior Players Championship, and led the tour on the money list. In 2005 he claimed a third major at the U.S. Senior Open, coming behind from a nine stroke deficit with a 63 in the final round. He successfully defended his U.S. Senior Open title in 2006, becoming the oldest U.S. Senior Open Champion at 57 years, 11 months and 17 days. His career earnings on the Champions Tour at the time of his retirement is listed as $13,401,250.

Doyle is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. He owns and operates The Doyle Golf Center driving range in La Grange, Georgia. As a philanthropist, Doyle has donated over 1 million dollars to various charities including family members of slain rescuers of the 9/11 attacks.

Amateur wins (23)

• 1978 Georgia Amateur
• 1979 Georgia Amateur
• 1982 Georgia Amateur
• 1984 Georgia Mid-Amateur
• 1986 Georgia Mid-Amateur
• 1987 Georgia Amateur, Georgia Mid-Amateur
• 1988 Georgia Amateur, Georgia Mid-Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur
• 1989 Sunnehanna Amateur, Georgia Mid-Amateur
• 1990 Sunnehanna Amateur, Georgia Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur
• 1991 Cardinal Amateur
• 1992 Sunnehanna Amateur
• 1993 Northeast Amateur
• 1994 Dogwood Invitational, Sunnehanna Amateur, Porter Cup, Cardinal Amateur, Rice Planters Amateur

Professional wins (18)

Nike Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Apr 9, 1995	Nike Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic	−15 (66-70-67-70=273)	Playoff1	Franklin Langham
2	Aug 27, 1995	Nike Texarkana Open	−19 (66-70-66-66=269)	1 stroke	Gary Rusnak
3	Oct 22, 1995	Nike Tour Championship	−5 (72-68-72-71=283)	Playoff2	John Maginnes

1Defeated Langham with par on second extra hole.
2Defeated Maginnes with par on first extra hole.

Champions Tour wins (11)

Legend

Champions Tour major championships (4)

Other Champions Tour (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 28, 1999	ACE Group Classic	−13 (64-70-69=203)	5 strokes	Vicente Fernández
2	Apr 18, 1999	PGA Seniors' Championship	−14 (70-71-69-64=274)	2 strokes	Vicente Fernández
3	Jun 6, 1999	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	−12 (67-66-71=204)	Playoff	Joe Inman
4	Sep 5, 1999	TD Waterhouse Championship	−12 (66-70-65=198)	2 strokes	Ed Dougherty
5	Mar 5, 2000	Toshiba Senior Classic	−8 (67-69=136)	1 stroke	Jim Thorpe, Howard Twitty
6	Jul 15, 2001	Ford Senior Players Championship	−15 (67-69-70-67=273)	Playoff	Doug Tewell
7	Jul 29, 2001	State Farm Senior Classic	−11 (73-65-67=205)	Playoff	Bruce Fleisher
8	Aug 3, 2003	FleetBoston Classic	−15 (68-63-67=198)	3 strokes	Bruce Fleisher, Bob Gilder
9	Jun 13, 2004	Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am	−13 (65-66=131)	1 stroke	Jerry Pate
10	Jul 31, 2005	U.S. Senior Open	−10 (71-67-73-63=274)	1 stroke	Loren Roberts, D. A. Weibring
11	Jul 9, 2006	U.S. Senior Open	−8 (69-68-67-68=272)	2 strokes	Tom Watson

Champions Tour playoff record (3-2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1999	Toshiba Senior Classic	Al Geiberger, John Jacobs, Gary McCord	McCord won with birdie on fifth extra hole Doyle and Geiberger eliminated with eagle on first hole
2	1999	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	Joe Inman	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole
3	2001	Cadillac NFL Golf Classic	John Schroeder	Lost to par on second extra hole
4	2001	Ford Senior Players Championship	Doug Tewell	Won with par on first extra hole
5	2001	State Farm Senior Classic	Bruce Fleisher	Won with par on third extra hole

Other senior wins (4)

• 1999 Senior Slam
• 2001 Senior Slam, Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley)
• 2002 Hyundai Team Matches (with Dana Quigley)

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1999	PGA Seniors' Championship	−14 (71-71-68-64=274)	2 strokes	Vicente Fernández
2001	Ford Senior Players Championship	−15 (67-69-70-67=273)	Playoff1	Doug Tewell
2005	U.S. Senior Open	−10 (71-67-73-63=274)	1 stroke	Loren Roberts, D. A. Weibring
2006	U.S. Senior Open	−8 (69-68-67-68=272)	2 strokes	Tom Watson

1 Won on the first playoff hole over Tewell.

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2012.

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002
Senior PGA Championship	1	T17	4	T15
The Tradition	68	DNP	T10	T16
Senior Players Championship	T19	T12	1	T12
U.S. Senior Open	T13	T8	T4	T7

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Senior PGA Championship	T7	T13	T6	T23	T68	T53	T57	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Tradition	T42	T2	T36	T25	73	T52	T25	65	T53	T67
Senior Players Championship	T15	T9	T5	T45	T46	T59	T43	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Senior Open	T4	T42	1	1	CUT	CUT	CUT	T38	DNP	CUT
Senior British Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

The Senior British Open was not a Champions Tour major until 2003.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 1990, 1992, 1994 (team winners and individual winner)
• Walker Cup: 1989, 1991 (winners), 1993 (winners)

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