Alf Padgham

Alf Padgham
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Harry Padgham
Born(1906-07-02)2 July 1906
Caterham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Died4 March 1966(1966-03-04) (aged 59)
West Wickham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins21
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1936

Alfred Harry Padgham (2 July 1906 – 4 March 1966[1]) was one of the leading British professional golfers of the 1930s and 1940s. He won the 1936 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, England[2] and played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1933, 1935 and 1937. He was captain of the Professional Golfers Association in 1936.

  1. ^ "Mr Alfred Padgham. The Times, 5 March 1966; pg. 10; Issue 56572.
  2. ^ "1936 Alf Padgham". The Open. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2013.