| Arthur Gladstone Havers | |
|---|---|
 Havers after winning the 1923 Open at Royal Troon | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Arthur Gladstone Havers |
| Born | 10 June 1898 Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 27 December 1980 (aged 82) Haslemere, Surrey, England [1] |
| Sporting nationality | 
England |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T15: 1927 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1923 |
Arthur Gladstone Havers (10 June 1898 – 27 December 1980) [2] [3] was an English professional golfer. Havers won the 1923 Open Championship at Royal Troon and the Glasgow Herald Tournament the following week at Gleneagles, the two big successes of his career. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1927, 1931 and 1933.
Havers was born in Norwich, England. He had first qualified for the Open in 1914 at the age of sixteen. [2] Havers was professional at Moor Park, West Lancashire, Coombe Hill, Sandy Lodge and Frinton. [2]
Tournament wins
- 1921 Northern Professional Championship
- 1922 Northern Professional Championship
- 1923 Open Championship, Glasgow Herald Tournament, Heath and Heather Tournament
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | The Open Championship | 1 shot lead | 73-73-73-76=295 | 1 stroke |
Walter Hagen
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Results timeline
| Tournament | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | NT | NT | ||||
| The Open Championship | 69 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T15 | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | T7 | 4 | T12 | 1 | T29 | T20 | T28 | T7 | CUT | 11 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | T10 | 3 | T14 | T41 | 60 | T17 | CUT |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | T27 | CUT |
Note: Havers only played in
The Open Championship and the
U.S. Open.
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 (winners), 1926 (winners)
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1927, 1931, 1933 (winners)
- France–Great Britain Professional Match (representing Great Britain): 1929 (winners)
- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners)
- England–Ireland Professional Match (representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners)
References
Arthur Havers in the
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