Harry Bradshaw (golfer)
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Harry Bradshaw | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Harry Bradshaw |
Born | Delgany, County Wicklow, Ireland | 9 October 1913
Died | December 1990 (aged 77) |
Sporting nationality | Ireland |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 21 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 2nd: 1949 |
Harry Bradshaw (9 October 1913 – December 1990) was a leading Irish professional golfer of the 1940s and 1950s.
Bradshaw was born in
Bradshaw lost the 1949 The Open Championship following a playoff against Bobby Locke at Royal St George's, after an extraordinary incident in the second round when his drive at the 5th hole came to rest against broken glass from a beer bottle on the fairway. Rather than taking a drop (to which he would probably have been entitled) Bradshaw elected to play the ball as it lay, but was only able to move it slightly forward, dropping the shot. The setback resulted in his tying with Locke with an aggregate of 283, thereby equaling the championship record. However he lost the playoff to Locke. Arguably the incident with the bottle cost Bradshaw the tournament. He died in December 1990.[1]
Tournament wins (21)
European Circuit wins (5)
Date | Tournament | Venue | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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10 Jul 1947 | Irish Open | Royal Portrush Golf Club | 73-74-73-70=290 | 2 strokes | Flory Van Donck |
29 Jul 1949 | Irish Open | Belvoir Park Golf Club | 70-71-72-73=286 | 1 stroke | Bobby Locke |
8 Oct 1953 | Dunlop Masters
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Sunningdale Golf Club | 69-68-69-66=272 | 3 strokes | Max Faulkner |
21 Sep 1955 | Dunlop Masters
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Little Aston Golf Club | 69-70-71-67=277 | 4 strokes | Henry Cotton |
11 Apr 1958 | PGA Close Championship
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Maesdu Golf Club | 72-71-73-71=287 | 1 stroke | Dai Rees |
Other wins (16)
- 1941 Irish PGA Championship
- 1942 Irish PGA Championship
- 1943 Irish PGA Championship
- 1944 Irish PGA Championship
- 1947 Irish PGA Championship
- 1950 Irish PGA Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament
- 1951 Irish PGA Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament
- 1952 Dunbar Open Tournament
- 1953 Irish PGA Championship
- 1954 Irish PGA Championship
- 1955 Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament (with Joe Carr)
- 1957 Irish PGA Championship
- 1958 Canada Cup (with Christy O'Connor Snr)
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1949 | The Open Championship | Bobby Locke | Lost 36-hole playoff; Locke: −9 (67-68=135), Bradshaw: +3 (74-73=147) |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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The Open Championship | 11 | CUT | CUT | 2 |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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The Open Championship | 16 | 15 | T9 | CUT | T12 | T22 | T43 | T19 | T24 | T16 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
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The Open Championship | T20 | T30 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Bradshaw only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1953, 1955, 1957 (winners)
- Canada Cup (representing Ireland): 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 (winners), 1959
- Triangular Professional Tournament (representing Ireland): 1937
- Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing Ireland): 1938
- Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1956 (winners), 1958 (winners)
- Slazenger Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1956 (winners)
- Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1956 (winners), 1957 (winners), 1958
References
- ^ "Harry Bradshaw" The Times, 24 December 1990; pg. 10; Issue 63897.