Robert Harris (10 October 1882 – 17 March 1959) was a Scottish amateur golfer. He won the 1925 the Amateur Championship and was the low amateur in the Open Championship the same year. He was the British Walker Cup captain on three occasions.
Harris was the son of William Harris, one of the founders of a stationery company, Burns & Harris, in Dundee, Scotland. Harris moved to London and was a member of the Stock Exchange.
As well as winning the Amateur Championship in 1925, he was also twice runner-up, losing 6&5 to Harold Hilton in 1913 and 7&6 to Roger Wethered in 1923. His 1925 win over Kenneth Fradgley by 13&12 was a record win in the Amateur Championship at the time. Harris was 6 up after 7 holes and 9 up after 18. He then won 4 of the first 6 of the second round to complete his victory.
He wrote a book "Sixty Years of Golf" published in 1953.
Amateur wins this list is incomplete 1911 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase 1912 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase 1925 The Amateur Championship
Major championships
Wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up 1925 Amateur Championship 13 & 12 Kenneth Fradgley
Results timeline Tournament19111912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927The Open ChampionshipT27NTNTNTNTNTT35T63T38T11 LAT36 Note: Harris only played in The Open Championship.
LA = Low amateur NT = No tournament "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Walker Cup (representing Great Britain): 1922 (playing captain), 1923 (playing captain), 1926 (playing captain), 1930 England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing Scotland): 1905 (winners), 1908 (winners), 1910, 1911 (winners), 1912 (winners), 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 (tie), 1928 Coronation Match (representing the Amateurs): 1911
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