| Richard Boxall | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Richard Boxall |
| Born | (1961-04-28)28 April 1961 (age 63) Hampton Wick,Middlesex, England |
| Height | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14.0 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Residence | Camberley,Surrey, England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1982 |
| Former tour(s) | 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 professionalgolfer.
Boxall turned professional in 1982 and won a place on theEuropean Tour at that year's finalqualifying school. He played on the Tour until 2000, and won one Tour event, the 1990Lancia Martini Italian Open. He also had his best finish on the Order of Merit that year, placing seventeenth. He represented England in theAlfred Dunhill Cup and theWorld Cup of Golf in 1990.
During the third round ofThe Open Championship atRoyal Birkdale in1991, Boxall was just two strokes off the lead when he suffered astress fracture of his left leg while playing his tee shot on the ninth hole.[1]
Boxall now works as a golf commentator, mainly onSky Sports coverage of the European Tour.
He started on the BBC.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 May1990 | Lancia Martini Italian Open | −21 (65-64-70-68=267) | 5 strokes |  José María Olazábal |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | Vinho Verde Atlantic Open |  Stephen Hamill, Stephen McAllister,Ronan Rafferty, Anders Sørensen,David Williams | McAllister won with par on first extra hole |
| 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
Amateur
Professional
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