Ward Wettlaufer

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H. Ward Wettlaufer (October 31, 1935 – March 31, 2016) was an American amateur

North and South Amateur, and the Walker Cup as a member of the "unbeatable" 1959 U.S. team.[1]

A native of

Hamilton College as an executive and CEO of a family business manufacturing and distributing commercial printing supplies.[2]

Ward Wettlaufer, 1959.
Ward Wettlaufer, 1959.

Tournament wins

  • 1953 International Junior Masters[3]
  • 1956 Tam O'Shanter World Amateur, Bermuda Amateur
  • 1958 Eastern Amateur
  • 1959 Eastern Amateur
  • 1960 Porter Cup[4]
  • 1965 Porter Cup[5]
  • 1966
    North and South Amateur
    , Georgia State Amateur, Atlanta Open
  • 1990 Wild Dunes Senior Champion
  • 1991 Wild Dunes Senior Champion
  • 1995 Society of Seniors Medal Play

Other career highlights

  • Canadian Open, low amateur, 1956
  • NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
    , runner-up, 1956
  • Western Amateur, quarterfinalist, 1956
  • Tam O'Shanter World Amateur Championship, runner-up, 1957
  • U.S. Amateur
    , semifinalist, 1958
  • Carling Cup team member, 1958, 1960
  • NCAA First Team All-American, 1958, 1959
  • Masters Tournament, contestant, 1959–61
  • Insurance City Open, low amateur, 1960
  • U.S. Open, contestant, 1960, 1965
  • Walker Cup, alternate, 1966
  • Southern Amateur, runner-up, 1966
  • Country Club of Buffalo, Club Champion 22 times in five decades from the 1950s to 1990s
  • U.S. Senior Open, contestant, 1991
  • Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, 1995[6]
  • Member of U.S. Senior Team Medal Play, 1996, winners
  • U.S. Senior Amateur Man of the Year, 1996
  • Top-10 ranked National Senior Amateur, four years

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "The Unbeatable 1959 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Northrop, Milt (April 6, 2016). "Amateur golfing great H. Ward Wettlaufer dies at age 80". The Buffalo News.
  3. ^ "The Rich History of the International Junior Masters". Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Wettlaufer Wins NFCC Tourney" (PDF). Porter Cup. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Wettlaufer Wins Porter Cup, Breaks Record" (PDF). Porter Cup. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Ward Wettlaufer". Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 22, 2015.