Sidney Harold Fry (1869 – 3 September 1961) was an English amateur billiards and snooker player and amateur golfer.
He won the English Amateur Billiards Championship eight times between 1893 and 1925 and the English Amateur Snooker Championship in 1919, becoming the first player to win both titles. He was the author of "Billiards for amateurs".
In golf he was runner-up in the Amateur Championship in 1902 and twice runner-up in the Irish Amateur Open Championship. He was a regular competitor in the Amateur Championship, playing 25 times between 1898 and 1931. He finished 14th in the 1902 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.
Results in major championships
Tournament18981899The Open ChampionshipCUT The Amateur ChampionshipQFR32 Tournament1900190119021903190419051906190719081909The Open Championship14CUT The Amateur ChampionshipR16R322R128R128R128R32R128R64R128 Tournament1910191119121913191419151916191719181919The Open ChampionshipWDNTNTNTNTNT The Amateur ChampionshipR64R32R64R256R128NTNTNTNTNT Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929The Open Championship The Amateur ChampionshipR256R256R32R128R256R256R64 Tournament19301931The Open Championship The Amateur ChampionshipR256 Note: Fry only played in The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship.
NT = No tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Source for British Open: www.theopen.com
Sources for British Amateur:
Source for 1910 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 1 Jun 1910, pg. 10.
Source for 1911 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 1 Jun 1911, pg. 10.
Source for 1912 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1912, pg. 198.
Source for 1913 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1913, pg. 14.
Source for 1914 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 20 May 1914, pg. 12.
Source for 1920 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 8 Jun 1920, pg. 12.
Source for 1921 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1921, pg. 3.
Source for 1922 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 26 May 1922, pg. 12.
Source for 1923 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 9 May 1923, pg. 13.
Source for 1927 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1927, pg. 10.
Source for 1928 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 24 May 1928, pg. 3.
Source for 1931 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 19 May 1931, pg. 17.
Team appearances England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1902, 1903 (winners), 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909
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