George Russell Buckle (1886 – 10 April 1957) was an English professional golfer. He was the son of William Buckle, who was the professional at Church Stretton from 1900 to 1911.
Buckle tied for 9th place in the 1920 Open Championship. He was one of the runners-up in the 1925 Daily Mail Tournament at Notts Golf Club, one shot behind the winner, Charles Johns.
Buckle won the Midland Professional Championship four times and was runner-up on five other occasions. In 1926 he won the West of England Professional Championship at Long Ashton by 6 strokes.
Professional wins 1912 Midland Professional Championship 1923 Midland Professional Championship 1925 Midland Professional Championship 1926 West of England Professional Championship 1929 Midland Professional Championship
Results in major championships Tournament1910191119121913191419151916191719181919The Open ChampionshipWDT30NTNTNTNTNT Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929The Open ChampionshipT9T45T53T40WDT17CUT Tournament19301931193219331934193519361937The Open ChampionshipCUT Note: Buckle only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
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