Arthur Gladstone Havers (10 June 1898 – 27 December 1980)"Mr A.G. Havers. ''The Times'', 29 December 1980; p. 12; Issue 60812."Deaths – Havers. ''The Times'', 31 December 1980; p. 22; Issue 60814. was an English

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. Havers won the 1923

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at Royal Troon and the

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the following week at Gleneagles, the two big successes of his career. He played in the

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in 1927, 1931 and 1933. Havers was born in

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, England. He had first qualified for the Open in 1914 at the age of sixteen. Havers was professional at Moor Park, West Lancashire, Coombe Hill, Sandy Lodge and

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Tournament wins

*1921 Northern Professional Championship *1922 Northern Professional Championship *1923

, Heath and Heather Tournament

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''Note: Havers only played in

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and the U.S. Open.''
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

* Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 (winners), 1926 (winners) *

(representing Great Britain):

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

(winners) *France–Great Britain Professional Match (representing Great Britain): 1929 (winners) * England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners) * England–Ireland Professional Match (representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners)

References

English male golfers Winners of men's major golf championships Ryder Cup competitors for Europe 1898 births 1980 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-golf-bio-stub