| Harry Bannerman | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 March 1942 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1965 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T33: 1972 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T11: 1971 |
Harry Bannerman (born 5 March 1942) is a Scottish professional golfer. He is best known for playing in the 1971 Ryder Cup.
In 1959 Bannerman represented Scotland in the England–Scotland boys match at Pollok Golf Club. [1] In the Boys Amateur Championship the following week he reached the quarter-finals, before losing at the 21st hole. [2]
In late 1965 Bannerman won the Scottish Alliance Championship, an open event. [3] He turned professional soon afterwards, at the age of 23. [4]
Bannerman became an assistant at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. [5] Later he was the tournament professional at Banchory and Murcar Links Golf Club and professional at Cruden Bay and at Schloss Mainsondheim in Germany. [6] [7] A back injury curtailed his playing career. [8]
In 1967 Bannerman won both the Northern Open and the Scottish Professional Championship, a feat he repeated in 1972. [9] [10] [11] [12] He also won the Northern Open in 1969 and had a number of other successes in Scottish domestic tournaments. [13]
Bannerman was joint runner-up in the 1969 Algarve Open, behind Bernard Hunt. [14]
Six members of the Great Britain team for the 1971 Ryder Cup were selected from a points list based on a player's best 10 performances in 15 events during the 1971 season, ending with the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf on 21 August. Bannerman finished fourth in the points list to get a place in the team. [15] In the match he won two and a half points out of five. [8] Bannerman finished the season in 6th place in the Order of Merit. [16]
Bannerman played on the European Tour from 1972 to 1977. [17] He was twice runner-up on the tour, being second behind Jack Newton in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and to Christy O'Connor Jnr in the 1975 Carroll's Irish Open.
Bannerman later played in a number of tournaments on the European Senior Tour from 1992 to 1998. [18] His best finish was to be tied for third place in the 1992 Tunisian Seniors. [19]
| Tournament | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T33 | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T36 | T31 | CUT | T11 | T19 | T46 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Bannerman never played in the U.S. Open or PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Source: [25]
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