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