Harry Weetman (25 October 1920 – 19 July 1972"Mr Harry Weetman - Ryder Cup golfer" The Times, 20 July 1972; pg. 18; Issue 58535.) was an English professional golfer.
Professional career 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.
Death Weetman died in Redhill hospital on 19 July 1972 after being involved in a car accident on the Caterham bypass on 14 July.
Professional wins (20) British PGA Circuit wins (16) Date Tournament Winning score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up1. 7 Apr 1949 PGA Assistants' Championship 71-75-76-73=295 5 strokes Peter Alliss, Harry Gould2. 6 Apr 1950 PGA Assistants' Championship 76-70-70-71=287 7 strokes Dennis Smalldon3. 22 Sep 1951 News of the World Match Play5&4 in final Jimmy Adams4. 13 Jun 1952 Spalding Tournament 66-67-68-70=271 Tie Antonio Cerdá5. 9 Oct 1952 Dunlop Masters 71-72-66-72=281 4 strokes Arthur Lees6. 20 Apr 1956 Spalding Tournament 68-69-68-71=276 Tie Christy O'Connor Snr7. 18 May 1957 Swallow-Penfold Tournament 73-65-65-67=270 3 strokes Peter Alliss, Alfonso Angelini, Harold Henning, Flory Van Donck8. 25 May 1958 Swallow-Penfold Tournament 75-69-77-68=289 Playoff Harry Bradshaw9. 13 Sep 1958 News of the World Match Play1 up in final Bernard Hunt10. 20 Sep 1958 Dunlop Masters 67-68-70-71=276 4 strokes Bobby Locke11. 22 Apr 1960 Spalding Tournament 70-66-68-69=273 5 strokes Dai Rees12. 4 Jun 1960 Swallow-Penfold Tournament 64-70-69-68=271 2 strokes Christy O'Connor Snr, Peter Thomson13. 13 Apr 1961 Northern Open 70-73-70-69=282 2 strokes Harold Henning14. 26 May 1962 Swallow-Penfold Tournament 69-69-72-70=280 3 strokes Eric Brown15. 16 Jul 1963 Blaxnit (Ulster) Tournament 69-66-67-67=269 7 strokes Christy O'Connor Snr16. 29 May 1964 Hennessy Round-robin Tournament19 points 4 points Peter Alliss
Other wins (4) This list may be incomplete 1955 West of England Professional Championship 1957 German Open, West of England Professional Championship 1958 Southern Professional Championship
Results in major championships Tournament19491950195119521953195419551956195719581959Masters TournamentCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT6T15T14CUTT5T10T12T8T16 Tournament196019611962196319641965196619671968Masters TournamentT34The Open ChampionshipT9CUTT12CUTT6T29WDT31T45 Note: Weetman only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut WD = Withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957 (winners), 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 (non-playing captain) Canada Cup (representing England): 1953, 1954, 1956, 1960 Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1956 (winners), 1958 (winners) Slazenger Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1956 (winners) Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1958, 1959 (winners)
References
External links Golf Observer golfstats for record in major championships Ryder Cup record where2golf.com