David Boynton was a self-made superstar. He didn’t pick up the sport of golf until his early teens, but it didn’t take long for the Rockville, Md., native to shine on the course. He emerged as a star at Colonel Zadok Magruder High School in Derwood, Md., and led the team to a pair of state championships. Prior to joining the team at Gettysburg, he competed in the 1975 PGA World Junior Open in San Diego, Calif.
After arriving in Gettysburg, Boynton quickly established his presence as one of the top golfers on the team and in the Middle Atlantic Conference. He led the team in scoring at his first collegiate event and he finished as the team leader in stroke average as a freshman. For his sophomore campaign, Boynton clinched the MAC individual championship by a stroke after shooting a season-low 71 on the final day of competition. He also guided the Bullets to the team title for the second time in program history.
Boynton’s golf exploits continued to grow at Gettysburg. As a junior, he carded a career-low 69 at the Dickinson Fall Invitational, while also leading the team to the overall championship. He finished with a career-low scoring average of 77.6 and placed in the top 10 at the conference event. After another sterling senior season, Boynton’s career scoring average stood at an impressive 78.1 strokes per round. He won nine separate events and led the team in scoring average in 18 contests overall.
After graduating from Gettysburg with a degree business administration, Boyton earned his law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1982. He has embarked on an impressive legal career which has included serving as prosecutor in the D.C. Sniper case and the Garrett Wilson murder case. In 2003, he was elected as the Associate Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Maryland, becoming the youngest person ever to hold the position.
Boynton remains successful golfer and in 2013, he finished second in the Maryland State Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship. In 2014, he won the Montgomery County Senior Amateur Championship by shooting two-under par.
