Guy Wolstenholme | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Guy Bertram Wolstenholme |
Born | Leicester, England | 8 March 1931
Died | 9 October 1984 53) Nottingham, England | (aged
Sporting nationality | England |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1960 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Asia Golf Circuit PGA Tour of Australia New Zealand Golf Circuit Champions Tour |
Professional wins | 19 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 6th: 1960 |
U.S. Amateur | T33: 1957 |
British Amateur | T3: 1959 |
Guy Bertram Wolstenholme (8 March 1931 – 9 October 1984) was an English professional golfer. He had a successful career both as an amateur and then as a professional. [1]
Wolstenholme was born in Leicester. As an amateur, Wolstenholme won both the English stroke play and match play championships, the latter on two occasions. He also won several other prestigious titles, including the Berkshire Trophy three times, and the German Amateur Championship in 1956. [2] Wolstenholme remains one the few amateur golfers to have won both The Berkshire and Brabazon Trophies in the same calendar year. He played on the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 1957 and 1959 Walker Cup matches and the 1958 and 1960 Eisenhower Trophy, finishing third both years. The highlight of his amateur career came in 1960, when finishing 6th, and low amateur, in The Open Championship at St Andrews. [1]
Wolstenholme turned professional in 1960, and played for several years on the European Circuit, and later the European Tour following its formation in the early 1970s. Despite joining the pro ranks relatively late, he had considerable success, winning 5 tournaments including the British PGA Close Championship and three national opens. He also broke the record for the greatest winning margin on the circuit, when he won the 1963 Jeyes Tournament at Royal Dublin by 12 strokes. [1] He emigrated to Australia in the 1960s and enjoyed more successes, winning several tournaments including the Victorian Open on four occasions.
Wolstenholme played on the Senior PGA Tour in the United States in 1982 and 1983. He recorded two runner-up finishes, at the 1982 Greater Syracuse Senior's Pro Golf Classic and the 1983 Daytona Beach Seniors Golf Classic, and ended the season 8th on the money list in 1983.
In 1960, his son, Gary was born. Gary had a successful career as an amateur golfer before turning pro late in life.
Wolstenholme died in 1984 after losing his fight against cancer.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 13 Apr 1969 | Yomiuri International | E (71-72-66-69=288) | 1 stroke | Teruo Sugihara |
Asia Golf Circuit playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 1969 | Singapore Open | David Graham, Tomio Kamata | Kamata won with birdie on third extra hole Wolstenholme eliminated by par on first hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 8 Feb 1976 | Victorian Open | −7 (72-72-69-68=281) | Playoff | Graham Marsh |
2 | 19 Feb 1978 | Victorian Open (2) | −4 (77-71-67-69=284) | Playoff | Arnold Palmer |
3 | 17 Feb 1980 | Victorian Open (3) | −6 (72-74-68-68=282) | 4 strokes | Graham Marsh |
PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1976 | Victorian Open | Graham Marsh | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
2 | 1978 | Victorian Open | Arnold Palmer | Won with par on third extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 23 Nov 1968 | Sax Altman Tournament | −3 (67-73-74-71=285) | Shared title with Peter Thomson | |
2 | 19 Dec 1971 | City of Auckland Classic | −9 (70-65-67-73=275) | 3 strokes | Frank Phillips |
Amateur
Tournament | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | T16 | 6 LA | |||||
U.S. Amateur | R64 | |||||||
The Amateur Championship | R16 | R64 | R16 | R64 | R64 | R16 | SF | R32 |
Professional
Tournament | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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The Open Championship | T32 | T24 | CUT | CUT | T17 | T37 | T13 | CUT | T11 |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
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The Open Championship | T22 | T33 | T39 | T17 | CUT | T39 | T57 |
Note: Wolstenholme played only in The Open Championship, U.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship
LA = Low Amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
Source for British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1953, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1954, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 3 June 1955, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 30 May 1956, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1957, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 6 June 1958, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 30 May 1959, p. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 26 May 1960, p. 13.
Amateur
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