Arthur Havers

Arthur Gladstone Havers
Havers after winning the 1923 Open at Royal Troon
Personal information
Full nameArthur Gladstone Havers
Born(1898-06-10)10 June 1898
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Died27 December 1980(1980-12-27) (aged 82)
Haslemere, Surrey, England[1]
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins5
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT15: 1927
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1923

Arthur Gladstone Havers (10 June 1898 – 27 December 1980)[2][3] was an English professional golfer. Havers won the 1923 Open Championship at Royal Troon and the Glasgow Herald Tournament the following week at Gleneagles, the two big successes of his career. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1927, 1931 and 1933.

Havers was born in Norwich, England. He had first qualified for the Open in 1914 at the age of sixteen.[2] Havers was professional at Moor Park, West Lancashire, Coombe Hill, Sandy Lodge and Frinton.[2]

  1. ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
  2. ^ a b c "Mr A.G. Havers. The Times, 29 December 1980; p. 12; Issue 60812.
  3. ^ "Deaths – Havers. The Times, 31 December 1980; p. 22; Issue 60814.