Gordon Barry

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Gordon Barry
Personal information
Full nameArthur Gordon Barry
Born(1885-09-06)6 September 1885
Torpoint, Cornwall, England
Died21 August 1942(1942-08-21) (aged 56)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1905
British Amateur Won: 1905

Arthur Gordon Barry CBE DSO MC (6 September 1885 – 21 August 1942) [1] was a professional soldier and an English amateur golfer. He won the Amateur Championship in 1905.

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Golf career

Barry was just 19 years old when he won the Amateur Championship in 1905, beating Osmund Scott, 3 and 2, in the final. At the time this made him the youngest player to win the title. He was studying at the University of St Andrews. He then studied at Cambridge University, playing against Oxford in 1906 and 1907. In 1914 he studied at Oxford and played for Oxford against Cambridge. He represented England against Scotland in the annual amateur international in 1906 and 1907. He was the army champion in 1922 and 1925. [2]

Military career

An officer of the Royal Tank Regiment, Barry was, from 1935 to 1938, an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley. [3] He was then specially employed from September−December 1938, and again from January−April 1939 before briefly becoming an Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General (AA&QMG) and then a temporary AA&QMG. [3] By October 1941 he was serving in Scottish Command as a Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster-General. [3] He died suddenly on 21 August 1942. [3]

Amateur wins

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up
1905 Amateur Championship 3 & 2 Flag of England.svg Osmund Scott

Team appearances

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References

  1. "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. "Brigadier A. G. Barry". Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1942. p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Biography of Brigadier Arthur Gordon Barry (1885−1942), GB". generals.dk.