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Full name
  
James Hitchcock

U.S. Open
  
DNP

Professional wins
  
2

Masters Tournament
  
T61: 1966

Role
  
Golfer

Status
  
Professional

Name
  
Jimmy Hitchcock

Nationality
  
England

The Open Championship
  
T11: 1959


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James Hitchcock (1930 – 25 December 2015) was an English professional golfer.

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Hitchcock was born in Bromley. He won several major professional tournaments including the 1960 British Masters and the 1965 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament. He was selected as a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup team in 1965, losing all three of the matches he played.

Death

Hitchcock died, aged 85, on Christmas Day 2015 in Belgium where he had lived for many years.

Tournament wins

  • 1960 British Masters
  • 1961 East Rand Open (South Africa)
  • 1965 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, Honda Foursomes Tournament (with Bill Large)

    • Results in major championships

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

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

    Team appearances

  • Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1965
  • Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1959 (winners)

    • References

    Jimmy Hitchcock (golfer) Wikipedia
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