Harry Weetman
| Harry Weetman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harry Weetman | ||
| Born | 25 October 1920 Oswestry, Shropshire | ||
| Died | 19 July 1972 (aged 51) Redhill, Surrey | ||
| Sporting nationality | England | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Professional wins | 20 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T34: 1960 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T5: 1955 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
| |||
Harry Weetman (25 October 1920 – 19 July 1972[1]) was an English professional golfer.[2]
Professional career
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.
Death
Weetman died in Redhill hospital on 19 July 1972 after being involved in a car accident on the Caterham bypass on 14 July.[3][4]
Professional wins (20)
British PGA Circuit wins (16)
| Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 Apr 1949 | PGA Assistants' Championship | 71-75-76-73=295 | 5 strokes | Peter Alliss, Harry Gould |
| 2. | 6 Apr 1950 | PGA Assistants' Championship | 76-70-70-71=287 | 7 strokes | Dennis Smalldon |
| 3. | 22 Sep 1951 | News of the World Match Play | 5&4 in final | Jimmy Adams | |
| 4. | 13 Jun 1952 | Spalding Tournament | 66-67-68-70=271 | Tie | Antonio Cerdá |
| 5. | 9 Oct 1952 | Dunlop Masters | 71-72-66-72=281 | 4 strokes | Arthur Lees |
| 6. | 20 Apr 1956 | Spalding Tournament | 68-69-68-71=276 | Tie | Christy O'Connor Snr |
| 7. | 18 May 1957 | Swallow-Penfold Tournament | 73-65-65-67=270 | 3 strokes | Peter Alliss, Alfonso Angelini, Harold Henning, Flory Van Donck |
| 8. | 25 May 1958 | Swallow-Penfold Tournament | 75-69-77-68=289 | Playoff | Harry Bradshaw |
| 9. | 13 Sep 1958 | News of the World Match Play | 1 up in final | Bernard Hunt | |
| 10. | 20 Sep 1958 | Dunlop Masters | 67-68-70-71=276 | 4 strokes | Bobby Locke |
| 11. | 22 Apr 1960 | Spalding Tournament | 70-66-68-69=273 | 5 strokes | Dai Rees |
| 12. | 4 Jun 1960 | Swallow-Penfold Tournament | 64-70-69-68=271 | 2 strokes | Christy O'Connor Snr, Peter Thomson |
| 13. | 13 Apr 1961 | Northern Open | 70-73-70-69=282 | 2 strokes | Harold Henning |
| 14. | 26 May 1962 | Swallow-Penfold Tournament | 69-69-72-70=280 | 3 strokes | Eric Brown |
| 15. | 16 Jul 1963 | Blaxnit (Ulster) Tournament | 69-66-67-67=269 | 7 strokes | Christy O'Connor Snr |
| 16. | 29 May 1964 | Hennessy Round-robin Tournament | 19 points | 4 points | Peter Alliss |
Other wins (4)
- This list may be incomplete
- 1955 West of England Professional Championship
- 1957 German Open, West of England Professional Championship
- 1958 Southern Professional Championship
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T6 | T15 | T14 | CUT | T5 | T10 | T12 | T8 | T16 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T34 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T9 | CUT | T12 | CUT | T6 | T29 | WD | T31 | T45 |
Note: Weetman only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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
- ^ "Mr Harry Weetman - Ryder Cup golfer" The Times, 20 July 1972; pg. 18; Issue 58535.
- ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "Weetman badly hurt in smash". The Age. 18 July 1972. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Death of golfer Harry Weetman". Evening Times. 20 July 1972. Retrieved 8 February 2011.