Richard Boxall (born 28 April 1961) is an English professional golfer.
Professional career In 1982, Boxall turned professional. He won a place on the European Tour at that year's final qualifying school. He played on the Tour until 2000, and won one Tour event, the 1990 Lancia Martini Italian Open. He also had his best finish on the Order of Merit that year, placing seventeenth. He represented England in the Alfred Dunhill Cup and the World Cup of Golf in 1990.
During the third round of The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in 1991, Boxall was just two strokes off the lead when he suffered a stress fracture of his left leg while playing his tee shot on the ninth hole. He was out of action for nine months.
Boxall now works as a golf commentator, mainly on Sky Sports coverage of the European Tour. He started on the BBC.
Professional wins (2) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 May 1990Lancia Martini Italian Open−21 (65-64-70-68=267)5 strokes José María Olazábal
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11990Vinho Verde Atlantic Open Stephen Hamill, Stephen McAllister, Ronan Rafferty, Anders Sørensen, David WilliamsMcAllister won with par on first extra hole
Other wins (1) 1995 J. P. McManus Pro-Am (shared title with Paul Broadhurst)
Results in major championships Tournament198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT52CUTT52CUTWDCUTCUTCUTT44T48 Note: Boxall only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = withdrew "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur European Youths' Team Championship (representing England): 1982, Professional Dunhill Cup (representing England): 1990 World Cup (representing England): 1990
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