George Buckle

{{Short description|English golfer (1886–1957)}}

{{for|the English editor and biographer|George Earle Buckle}}

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| fullname = George Russell Buckle

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| birth_date = 1886

| birth_place = Nutfield, Surrey, England

| death_date = 10 April 1957 (aged 71)

| death_place = Solihull, Warwickshire, England

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| status = Professional

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| open = T9: 1920

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George Russell Buckle (1886 – 10 April 1957){{Cite web|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=buckle&yearOfDeath=1957&page=2#calendar|title=Search probate records for documents and wills (England and Wales)|website=probatesearch.service.gov.uk|accessdate=25 June 2023}} was an English professional golfer. He was the son of William Buckle, who was the professional at Church Stretton from 1900 to 1911.{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSQ7-TFD|title=FamilySearch.org|accessdate=25 June 2023}}

Buckle tied for 9th place in the 1920 Open Championship. He was one of the runners-up in the 1925 Daily Mail Tournament at Notts Golf Club, one shot behind the winner, Charles Johns.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_p5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3712%2C1974602 |title=Golf – £1200 tournament won by a stroke |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=15 |date=15 May 1925}}

Buckle won the Midland Professional Championship four times and was runner-up on five other occasions. In 1926 he won the West of England Professional Championship at Long Ashton by 6 strokes.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VJ1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5630%2C2629656 |title=The West of England Championship |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=2 |date=22 July 1926}}