Ossie Pickworth

Horace Henry Alfred "Ossie" Pickworth (17 January 1918 – 23 September 1969) was a leading Australian professional golfer of the 1940s and 1950s, winner of three successive Australian Open titles from 1946 to 1948, the last of which came in a playoff against Jim Ferrier.

Pickworth was born in Sydney.

Unlike his contemporary Ferrier, who would enjoy great success on the U.S. PGA Tour, Pickworth travelled to play only infrequently, but when he did it was with some success - he played the British circuit in 1950 and finished third in the Order of Merit after winning the Irish Open, losing a three-way playoff for the Daily Mail Tournament and being runner-up in the Silver King Tournament.[1][2][3][4]

Pickworth would collect a fourth Australian Open title in 1954, and was also a three-time winner of the Australian PGA Championship, in 1947, 1953 and 1955, among numerous professional victories on the Australian circuit.

  1. ^ "Panton's winning total equals record". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1950. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Ward-Pickworth-Locke tie at Walton Heath". The Glasgow Herald. 13 May 1950. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Ward wins playoff at Walton Heath – Locke's faulty putting". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1950. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Pickworth Wins Irish "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 15 July 1950. p. 2.