Harry Bentley (golfer)

Harry Bentley
Personal information
Full nameHarry Geoffrey Bentley
Born(1907-10-13)13 October 1907
Manchester, England
Died17 October 1991(1991-10-17) (aged 84)
Paris, France
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT39: 1932[1]

Harry Geoffrey Bentley (13 October 1907 – 17 October 1991) was an English international amateur golfer. He won the open national amateur championships of England, France, Germany and Italy and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup on three occasions, including the first winning team, in 1938. He also finished as the leading amateur in the French, Belgian and Czechoslovakian open championships, and was runner-up in several national amateur championships.[2][3]

Bentley was born in Manchester on 13 October 1907, and was a member of Hesketh Golf Club, along with his brother Arnold, who was also a successful amateur golfer. He died in Paris in October 1991, at the age of 84.[2]

  1. ^ "Harry Bentley". Fore Majors. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Nelson's Column". Southport Visiter. 25 October 1991. p. 83. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference golfershandbook1973 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).