Harry Weetman

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Harry Weetman
Personal information
Full nameHarry Weetman
Born(1920-10-25)25 October 1920
Oswestry, Shropshire
Died19 July 1972(1972-07-19) (aged 51)
Redhill, Surrey
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins20
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT34: 1960
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT5: 1955
Achievements and awards
Harry Vardon Trophy1952, 1956

Harry Weetman (25 October 1920 – 19 July 1972[1]) was an English professional golfer.[2]

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.[3][4]

Professional wins (20)

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Important wins (17)

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Date Tournament Venue Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
7 Apr 1949 PGA Assistants' Championship Sandwell Park Golf Club 71-75-76-73=295 5 strokes England Peter Alliss, Wales Harry Gould
6 Apr 1950 PGA Assistants' Championship Worsley Golf Club 76-70-70-71=287 7 strokes Wales Dennis Smalldon
22 Sep 1951 News of the World Match Play Royal Liverpool Golf Club 5&4 in final Scotland Jimmy Adams
13 Jun 1952 Spalding Tournament Worthing Golf Club 66-67-68-70=271 Tie Argentina Antonio Cerdá
9 Oct 1952 Dunlop Masters Mere Golf & Country Club 71-72-66-72=281 4 strokes England Arthur Lees
20 Apr 1956 Spalding Tournament Moor Park Golf Club 68-69-68-71=276 Tie Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr
18 May 1957 Swallow-Penfold Tournament Glasgow Golf Club 73-65-65-67=270 3 strokes England Peter Alliss, Italy Alfonso Angelini,
South Africa Harold Henning, Belgium Flory Van Donck
21 Jul 1957 German Open Cologne Golf & Country Club 71-?-?-66=279 2 strokes South Africa Gary Player, Australia Peter Thomson
25 May 1958 Swallow-Penfold Tournament Prestwick Golf Club 75-69-77-68=289 Playoff Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw
13 Sep 1958 News of the World Match Play Walton Heath Golf Club 1 up in final England Bernard Hunt
20 Sep 1958 Dunlop Masters Little Aston Golf Club 67-68-70-71=276 4 strokes South Africa Bobby Locke
22 Apr 1960 Spalding Tournament Moor Park Golf Club 70-66-68-69=273 5 strokes Wales Dai Rees
4 Jun 1960 Swallow-Penfold Tournament Copt Heath Golf Club 64-70-69-68=271 2 strokes Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr, Australia Peter Thomson
13 Apr 1961 Northern Open Murcar Links 70-73-70-69=282 2 strokes South Africa Harold Henning
26 May 1962 Swallow-Penfold Tournament Maesdu Golf Club 69-69-72-70=280 3 strokes Scotland Eric Brown
16 Jul 1963 Blaxnit (Ulster) Tournament Shandon Park Golf Club 69-66-67-67=269 7 strokes Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr
29 May 1964 Hennessy Round-robin Tournament Clandeboye Golf Club 19 points 4 points England Peter Alliss

Other wins (3)

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This list may be incomplete
  • 1955 West of England Professional Championship
  • 1957 West of England Professional Championship
  • 1958 Southern Professional Championship

Results in major championships

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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.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Mr Harry Weetman - Ryder Cup golfer" The Times, 20 July 1972; pg. 18; Issue 58535.
  2. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  3. ^ "Weetman badly hurt in smash". The Age. 18 July 1972. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Death of golfer Harry Weetman". Evening Times. 20 July 1972. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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