English professional golfer

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

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 byp* on 14 July.

Contents

• 1 Professional wins (20)
  • 1.1 Important wins (17)
  • 1.2 Other wins (3)
• 2 Results in major championships
• 3 Team appearances
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Professional wins (20)

Important wins (17)

Other wins (3)

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

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

• 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

External links

• Golf Observer golfstats for record in major championships
• Ryder Cup record
• where2golf.com