Alfred John "Jack" Westland (December 14, 1904 – November 3, 1982) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. He was also an accomplished amateur golfer.
Political career Westland was born in Everett, Washington. He was elected to the House in 1952, taking the seat previously held by Democrat Scoop Jackson who had won election to the United States Senate. Westland was re-elected in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. Westland voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, and 1964, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He was defeated in 1964 by Democrat Lloyd Meeds. Westland subsequently moved to California, where he lived until his death in 1982.
Golf career
Westland was an accomplished amateur golfer for over 25 years. He won the 1929 French Amateur. He finished runner-up to Francis Ouimet in the 1931 U.S. Amateur.1931 U.S. Amateur He won the 1933 Western Amateur and played on three Walker Cup teams (1932,1932 Walker Cup 1934,1934 Walker Cup 19531953 Walker Cup). He was also non-playing captain of the 1961 team. In 1952, at the age of 47, Westland won the U.S. Amateur over Al Mengert.1952 U.S. Amateur He is the oldest golfer ever to win the Amateur.
Westland also won the Pacific Northwest Amateur four times (1938, 1939, 1940, 1951), the Washington State Amateur three times (1924, 1947, 1948) and the Chicago District Amateur three times (1927, 1929, 1934).
In 1978, Westland was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Hall of Fame.PNGA Hall of Fame profile
Tournament wins (13) 1924 Washington State Amateur 1927 Chicago District Amateur 1929 French Amateur, Chicago District Amateur 1933 Western Amateur 1934 Chicago District Amateur 1938 Pacific Northwest Amateur 1939 Pacific Northwest Amateur 1940 Pacific Northwest Amateur 1947 Washington State Amateur 1948 Washington State Amateur 1951 Pacific Northwest Amateur 1952 U.S. Amateur
Amateur majors shown in bold.
Major championships Amateur wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up 1952 U.S. Amateur 3 & 2 Al Mengert
Results timeline Note: As an amateur, Westland could not play in the PGA Championship. He did not play in The Open Championship.
Tournament1926192719281929Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFU.S. OpenT43U.S. AmateurR32DNQThe Amateur Championship Tournament1930193119321933193419351936193719381939Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYF63U.S. OpenT41CUTU.S. AmateurDNQ2R16QFR64R32R64The Amateur ChampionshipR64 Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Masters TournamentNTNTNTU.S. OpenNTNTNTNTU.S. AmateurNTNTNTNTR256The Amateur ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNT Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959Masters TournamentT53CUTU.S. OpenU.S. Amateur1R64R64The Amateur Championship Tournament19601961Masters TournamentU.S. OpenU.S. AmateurR128The Amateur Championship
LA = Low Amateur NYF = Tournament not yet founded NT = No tournament "T" indicates a tie for a place DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,USGA Championship Database The Masters,www.masters.com 1934 British Amateur
U.S. national team appearances Walker Cup: 1932 (winners), 1934 (winners), 1953 (winners), 1961 (winners, non-playing captain)
See also Washington's congressional delegations
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