Guy Bertram Wolstenholme (8 March 1931 – 9 October 1984) was an English professional golfer. He had a successful career both as an amateur and then as a professional.
Early life and amateur career Wolstenholme was born in Leicester. As an amateur, Wolstenholme won both the English stroke play and match play championships, the latter on two occasions. He also won several other prestigious titles, including the Berkshire Trophy three times, and the German Amateur Championship in 1956. Wolstenholme remains one the few amateur golfers to have won both The Berkshire and Brabazon Trophies in the same calendar year.
Wolstenholme played on the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 1957 and 1959 Walker Cup matches and the 1958 and 1960 Eisenhower Trophy, finishing third both years. The highlight of his amateur career came in 1960, when finishing 6th, and low amateur, in The Open Championship at St Andrews.
Professional career Wolstenholme turned professional in 1960, and played for several years on the European Circuit, and later the European Tour following its formation in the early 1970s. Despite joining the pro ranks relatively late, he had considerable success, winning 5 tournaments including the British PGA Close Championship and three national opens. He also broke the record for the greatest winning margin on the circuit, when he won the 1963 Jeyes Tournament at Royal Dublin by 12 strokes. He emigrated to Australia in the 1960s and enjoyed more successes, winning several tournaments including the Victorian Open on four occasions.
Senior career Wolstenholme played on the Senior PGA Tour in the United States in 1982 and 1983. He recorded two runner-up finishes, at the 1982 Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic and the 1983 Daytona Beach Seniors Golf Classic, and ended the season 8th on the money list in 1983.
Personal life In 1960, his son, Gary was born. Gary had a successful career as an amateur golfer before turning pro late in life.
Wolstenholme died in 1984 after losing his fight against cancer.
Amateur wins 1956 English Amateur, Berkshire Trophy, German Amateur Open Championship 1957 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase 1958 Berkshire Trophy (tie with Arthur Perowne) 1959 English Amateur 1960 Brabazon Trophy, Berkshire Trophy
Professional wins (19) Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up113 Apr 1969Yomiuri InternationalE (71-72-66-69=288)1 stroke Teruo Sugihara
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11969Singapore Open David Graham, Tomio KamataKamata won with birdie on third extra holeWolstenholme eliminated by par on first hole
PGA Tour of Australia wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up18 Feb 1976Victorian Open−7 (72-72-69-68=281)Playoff Graham Marsh219 Feb 1978Victorian Open (2)−4 (77-71-67-69=284)Playoff Arnold Palmer317 Feb 1980Victorian Open (3)−6 (72-74-68-68=282)4 strokes Graham Marsh
PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11976Victorian Open Graham MarshWon with birdie on third extra hole21978Victorian Open Arnold PalmerWon with par on third extra hole
Other Australian wins (7) 1969 West End Tournament 1970 Endeavour Masters, Cronulla Masters 1971 South Australian Open, Victorian Open 1975 Victorian PGA Championship 1981 Australian Seniors Championship
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up123 Nov 1968Sax Altman Tournament−3 (67-73-74-71=285)Shared title with Peter Thomson219 Dec 1971City of Auckland Classic−9 (70-65-67-73=275)3 strokes Frank Phillips Sources:
Other wins (7) 1961 Southern Professional Championship 1963 Jeyes Tournament 1966 British PGA Close Championship 1967 Kenya Open, Denmark Open 1969 Dutch Open 1971 Kuzuha International
Results in major championships Amateur Tournament19531954195519561957195819591960The Open ChampionshipCUTT166 LAU.S. AmateurR64The Amateur ChampionshipR16R64R16R64R64R16SFR32
Professional Tournament196119621963196419651966196719681969The Open ChampionshipT32T24CUTCUTT17T37T13CUTT11 Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979The Open ChampionshipT22T33T39T17CUTT39T57 Note: Wolstenholme played only in The Open Championship, U.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship
LA = Low Amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship) "T" indicates a tie for a place R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
Source for British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1953, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1954, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 3 June 1955, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 30 May 1956, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1957, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 6 June 1958, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 30 May 1959, p. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 26 May 1960, p. 13.
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1958, 1960 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1957, 1959 Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Amateurs): 1956, 1957, 1958 (winners), 1960 St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1956 (winners) Commonwealth Tournament (representing Great Britain): 1959
Professional Canada Cup (representing England): 1965 Double Diamond International: 1972 (Rest of the World), 1976 (Australasia)
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