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

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Professional career

Weetman won many tournaments on the British PGA circuit in the pre-

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era and won the Harry Vardon Trophy for lowest stroke average in 1952 and 1956. He finished in the top-10 at

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six times. Weetman played in the

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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.

Professional wins (20)

British PGA Circuit wins (16)

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

''Note: Weetman only played in the

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and

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

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain): 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957 (winners), 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 (non-playing captain) *

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(representing England):

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

* 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 championshipswhere2golf.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weetman, Harry English male golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Sportspeople from Oswestry 1920 births 1972 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen