Little is known of his early life although like contemporaries from his era he likely first started as a caddie and progressed to a career as a professional golfer from there .
Boyd was born on 7 January 1888 in Armagh in what is now Northern Ireland .
Little is known of Boyd 's early life although like contemporaries from his era he likely first started as a caddie and progressed to a career as a professional golfer from there .
Boyd was born on 7 January 1888 in Armagh in what is now Northern Ireland .