Warren Humphreys

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Warren Humphreys
Personal information
Full nameWarren Humphreys
Born (1952-04-01) 1 April 1952 (age 73)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Residence Binfield, Berkshire
Career
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T42: 1976

Warren Humphreys (born 1 April 1952) is an English professional golfer.

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Career

In 1952, Humphreys was born in Kingston upon Thames, England. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1971 English Amateur, and playing on that year's winning Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team.

In 1971, Humphreys turned professional. [1] He made the top one hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit thirteen times with a best ranking of twentieth in 1973. His sole European Tour tournament victory came at the 1985 Portuguese Open.

Since retiring from tournament golf he has worked as a golf broadcaster, for Sky Sports and The Golf Channel .

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
12 Nov 1985 Portuguese Open −9 (69-68-71-71=279)1 stroke Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Hugh Baiocchi

Playoff record

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1981 Datsun South African Open Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg John Bland, Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player Player won with birdie on third extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Player: −2 (70),
Bland: −2 (70),
Humphreys: E (72)

Results in major championships

Tournament1969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984
The Open Championship CUTT50CUTCUTCUTT42CUTCUTT56CUTCUTCUT

Note: Humphreys only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1973, 1982, 1983 and 1984 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. Clements, Derek (9 April 2006). "Caught in Time: Great Britain and Ireland win Walker Cup, 1971". The Times . London. Retrieved 22 June 2009.[ dead link ]