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Full name
  
Harry Weetman

U.S. Open
  
DNP

Professional wins
  
17

Masters Tournament
  
T34: 1960

Role
  
Golfer

Status
  
Professional

Name
  
Harry Weetman

Nationality
  
The Open Championship
  
T5: 1955


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Born
  
25 October 1920Oswestry, Shropshire (
1920-10-25
)

Died
  
July 19, 1972, Redhill, United Kingdom

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Harry Weetman (25 October 1920 – 19 July 1972) was an English professional golfer.

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Weetman won many tournaments on the British PGA circuit in the pre-European Tour era and won the Harry Vardon Trophy for lowest stroke average in 1952 and 1956. He finished in the top-10 at The Open Championship six times.

Weetman played in the Ryder Cup in 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1963 and had a 2-11-2 win-loss-tie record, with both of his wins coming in singles matches. He captained the team in 1965.

Weetman died in Redhill hospital on 19 July 1972 after being involved in a car accident on the Caterham bypass on 14 July.

Professional wins

This list may be incomplete
  • 1949 PGA Assistants' Championship
  • 1950 PGA Assistants' Championship
  • 1951 News of the World Match Play
  • 1952 British Masters, Spalding Tournament (tie with Antonio Cerdá)
  • 1955 West of England Professional Championship
  • 1956 Spalding Tournament (tie with Christy O'Connor Snr)
  • 1957 Swallow-Penfold Tournament, German Open, West of England Professional Championship
  • 1958 News of the World Match Play, Swallow-Penfold Tournament, British Masters, Southern Professional Championship
  • 1960 Swallow-Penfold Tournament, Spalding Tournament
  • 1961 Northern Open
  • 1962 Swallow-Penfold Tournament
  • 1968 Hennessy Tournament
  • Results in major championships

    Note: Weetman only played in The Open Championship and the Masters Tournament.

    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = Missed the half-way cut
    WD = Withdrew
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    Yellow background for top-10

    Team appearances

  • Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957 (winners), 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 (non-playing captain)
  • Canada Cup (representing England): 1953, 1954, 1956, 1960
  • Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1956 (winners), 1958 (winners)
  • Slazenger Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1956 (winners)
  • Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1958, 1959 (winners)
  • References

    Harry Weetman Wikipedia