Gordon Alexander Caygill (born 1940) is an English

England

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 professional golf

Golf

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er.

Caygill was born in Appleby. He turned professional in 1962 with great expectations having twice won the British Youths Championship. He quickly had success, winning the 1963 Rediffusion Tournament, but he did not win again on the circuit until 1969 having suffered with stomach ulcers. That year he won twice, first at the Penfold Tournament

Penfold Tournament

The Penfold Tournament was a golf tournament on the European circuit/European Tour. It was played from 1932 to 1974 at a variety of courses. The purse for the 1974 event was £11,388....

, and then again at the Martini International

Martini International

The Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983. It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. It was part of the European Tour's schedule from the tour's first official season in 1972 until the event ceased...

, where he tied with South African Graham Henning.

On the back of those wins Caygill was chosen as a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

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 team in 1969, although he only played one match, partnering Brian Huggett

Brian Huggett

Brian George Charles Huggett, MBE is a Welsh professional golfer. In 2006 he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame....

 in Friday's foursomes

Foursome (golf)

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. They halved their match against the American pair of Raymond Floyd

Raymond Floyd

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 and Miller Barber

Miller Barber

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.

In 1981 Caygill was fined £500 and suspended by the PGA following an incident the previous October at the Wansbeck Classic, a pro-am event.

Professional wins (7)

This list may be incomplete

• 1963 Coombe Hill Assistants, Rediffusion Tournament
• 1969 Penfold Tournament
  Penfold Tournament
  The Penfold Tournament was a golf tournament on the European circuit/European Tour. It was played from 1932 to 1974 at a variety of courses. The purse for the 1974 event was £11,388....
  
  , Martini International
  Martini International
  The Martini International was a men's professional golf tournament that was held from 1961 to 1983. It was hosted by several different golf clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. It was part of the European Tour's schedule from the tour's first official season in 1972 until the event ceased...
  
   (tie with Graham Henning)
• 1970 Lusaka Dunlop Open
• 1973 Lancashire Open
• 1978 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Julia Greenhalgh)

Results in major championships

Note: Caygill only played in The Open Championship.

Tournament	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	CUT	CUT	T17	CUT	T16	CUT	T24	T25

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T41	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	T63	CUT

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

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