Harry Weetman

Harry Weetman
Personal information
Full nameHarry Weetman
Born(1920-10-25)25 October 1920
Oswestry, Shropshire
Died19 July 1972(1972-07-19) (aged 51)
Redhill, Surrey
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins20
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT34: 1960
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT5: 1955
Achievements and awards
Harry Vardon Trophy1952, 1956

Harry Weetman (25 October 1920 – 19 July 1972[1]) was an English professional golfer.[2]

Weetman won many tournaments on the British PGA circuit in the pre-European Tour era and won the Harry Vardon Trophy for lowest stroke average in 1952 and 1956. He finished in the top-10 at The Open Championship six times.

Weetman played in the Ryder Cup 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.

Weetman died in Redhill hospital on 19 July 1972 after being involved in a car accident on the Caterham bypass on 14 July.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Mr Harry Weetman - Ryder Cup golfer" The Times, 20 July 1972; pg. 18; Issue 58535.
  2. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  3. ^ "Weetman badly hurt in smash". The Age. 18 July 1972. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Death of golfer Harry Weetman". Evening Times. 20 July 1972. Retrieved 8 February 2011.