Hedley Muscroft
golfer (1938-)
Hedley William Muscroft (3 April 1938 – 12 March 2023) was an English professional golfer. He played regularly on the European circuit and later on the European Tour when it started in 1972. He won the 1970 Classic International and played in The Open Championship 16 times with a best finish of 18th place in 1967.
Golf career
Muscroft won one important tournament, the 1970 Classic International, where he beat Christy O'Connor Snr at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff and took the first prize of £1,000.
In 1964, he was a runner-up in the Swallow-Penfold Tournament behind Peter Alliss, and was also a runner-up in the Gor-Ray Cup, the assistants' championship. He was runner-up in the Bowmaker Tournament in 1965 and 1966 and in the 1966 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament. In 1968 he won the Evian International Open in France. Playing with Lionel Platts, he was runner-up in the inaugural Sumrie Better-Ball in 1969.
Muscroft played on the European Tour from its start in 1972. His best season was 1973.
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