Summary
Reginald Arthur Whitcombe (10 April 1898 – 11 January 1957[1]) was an English professional golfer.[2]
| Reg Whitcombe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald Arthur Whitcombe | ||
| Born | 10 April 1898 Burnham, England | ||
| Died | 11 January 1957 (aged 58) Hambledon, Surrey | ||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Professional wins | 17 | ||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | Won: 1938 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Whitcombe began his career at Came Down Golf Club in Dorset and served in the British armed forces during World War I. He was the professional at Parkstone Golf Club from 1 January 1928 until his death in 1957. He finished runner up to Henry Cotton in the 1937 Open Championship at Carnoustie, and in 1938 he won the windswept Open at Royal St George's, where his two final rounds of 75–78 were still enough to beat the halfway leaders by ten strokes.[3] His two older brothers Ernest and Charles were also professional golfers and all three played together for Great Britain in the 1935 Ryder Cup.
Tournament wins edit
- Note: This list is probably incomplete
- 1922 West of England Professional Championship
- 1931 West of England Professional Championship
- 1933 West of England Professional Championship
- 1934 Penfold-Fairhaven Tournament, Roehampton Invitation, West of England Professional Championship
- 1936 Irish Open, Dunlop-West of England Tournament
- 1937 Dunlop-West of England Tournament
- 1938 Open Championship, News Chronicle Tournament, West of England Professional Championship
- 1945 Daily Sketch Fourball Tournament (with William Anderson)
- 1946 Lotus Tournament
- 1947 Penfold Tournament (tie with Dai Rees and Norman Von Nida)
- 1948 West of England Professional Championship
- 1950 West of England Professional Championship
Major championships edit
Wins (1) edit
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | The Open Championship | 1 shot lead | 71-71-75-78=295 | 2 strokes |  Jimmy Adams
|
Results timeline edit
| Tournament | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T20 | T14 | CUT | T23 | T45 | T13 | T17 | T17 | T7 | T16 | T34 | T8 | 2 | 1 | T3 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | T14 | T13 | T18 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Whitcombe only played in The Open Championship
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances edit
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1935
- Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Juniors): 1928
- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners), 1935 (winners), 1936 (winners), 1937 (winners), 1938 (winners)
- Coronation Match (representing the Ladies and Professionals): 1937
References edit
- ^ "Mr R.A. Whitcombe" The Times, 14 January 1957; p. 10; Issue 53738.
- ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 311. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "1938 Reg Whitcombe". The Open. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
Further reading edit
- Fry, Peter (15 January 1994). The Whitcombes: A Golfing Legend. Grant Books. ISBN 978-0907186403.
External links edit
- The Whitcombe brothers at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 March 2008)