Kenneth Bousfield (2 October 1919 – 25 May 2000"Ken Bousfield - Winner of 19 professional golf championships in six years" The Times, 2 June 2000.) was one of the leading British golfers of the immediate post-World War II period.
Professional career Bousfield won a number of tournaments on the European circuit in the 1950s and 1960s, including the British PGA Championship, which is the second most prestigious tournament in the United Kingdom after The Open Championship. He had two top ten finishes at The Open Championship, finishing in a tie for fifth in 1955 and a tie for eighth in 1961. He was past his peak by the time the formal European Tour was formed in 1972, but he played on it until 1976.
Bousfield also played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup six times (1949, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961) and had a 5-5-0 win–loss–draw record.
Professional wins (19)
Regular wins (18) This list is probably incomplete. 1951 Southern Professional Championship, News Chronicle Tournament 1955 British PGA Championship, News of the World Match Play, German Open 1956 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (tie with Dai Rees) 1957 Dunlop Tournament, Southern Professional Championship 1958 Belgian Open, Swiss Open 1959 Sprite Tournament, German Open 1960 Portuguese Open 1961 Portuguese Open, Swallow-Penfold Tournament 1964 Ryder Cup Reunion Foursomes Tournament (with Alex Caygill), Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament (with Keith Warren)
Senior wins (1) 1972 PGA Seniors Championship
Results in major championships Tournament194719481949The Open ChampionshipT27T21T11 Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT21T34T5T22T35T11 Tournament1960196119621963196419651966196719681969The Open ChampionshipT21T8CUTT30CUTCUT54 Tournament197019711972The Open ChampionshipCUT Note: Bousfield only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1949, 1951, 1955, 1957 (winners), 1959, 1961 Canada Cup (representing England): 1956, 1957 Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1955 (winners), 1958 (winners) Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1957 (winners), 1958, 1959 (winners), 1960 (winners)
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