Doyle comeback clinches US Senior Open title

Allen Doyle overcame a nine-shot deficit to fire an eight-under-par 63 and clinch the US Senior Open.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2005 - 03:22

Allen Doyle overcame a nine-shot deficit to fire an eight-under-par 63 and clinch the US Senior Open.

Teeing off over an hour before the lead group, Doyle (aged 57) went out knowing he needed to post a low score and did just that with a bogey-free round that moved him to 10-under 274.

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