Allen Doyle, who later won two U.S. Senior Opens, was 47 years old during his rookie year on the PGA Tour.
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This record concerns golfers who first earned their
PGA Tour cards at an age that is older than one normally associates with "rookies." Here are the oldest rookies in PGA Tour history:
47 years, 5 months, 6 days
Allen Doyle, 1996
47 years, 4 months, 6 days
Jim Rutledge, 2007
Doyle had been a top amateur golfer for years, and later went on to a very successful Champions Tour career.
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Source: PGA Tour
