James Hitchcock (1930 – 25 December 2015) was an English professional golfer.
Career In 1930, Hitchcock was born in Bromley, England.
Hitchcock won several major professional tournaments including the 1960 British Masters and the 1965 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament. He was selected as a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup team in 1965, losing all three of the matches he played.
Death Hitchcock died, aged 85, on Christmas Day 2015 in Belgium where he had lived for many years.
Tournament wins 1960 British Masters 1961 East Rand Open (South Africa) 1965 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, Honda Foursomes Tournament (with Bill Large)
Results in major championships Tournament1953195419551956195719581959Masters TournamentThe Open ChampionshipCUTT29CUTCUT23CUTT11 Tournament19601961196219631964196519661967196819691970Masters TournamentT61The Open ChampionshipCUTT30T26CUT49T16CUTCUTT40CUT Note: Hitchcock only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship) "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1965 Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1959 (winners)
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