Alf Padgham

Alfred Harry Padgham (2 July 1906 – 4 March 1966) was one of the leading British professional golfers of the 1930s and 1940s.

Padgham was born in Caterham, Surrey. After finishing third at The Open Championship in 1934, and coming second in 1935, he won the 1936 Open at Hoylake.

Padgham played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1933, 1935 and 1937, but he lost all six of his matches. He had an ungainly style, but was at times a brilliant putter. He lost what might have been some of his best competitive years due to World War II. He was club professional at [http://62.49.137.115/index.php Sundridge Park Golf Club] in the south east suburbs of London for many years.

Padgham died in West Wickham, Greater London.

Tournament wins

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*1931 News of the World Match Play
*1932 Irish Open
*1934 German Open, Dunlop Masters, Yorkshire Evening News Championship
*1935 News of the World Match Play
*1936 The Open Championship, Dunlop Masters, Daily Mail Tournament, Silver King Championship, Western Province Championship (South Africa)
*1938 Dutch Open
*1939 Silver King Championship, News Chronicle Tournament
*1946 Daily Mail Tournament
*1947 Silver King Championship

Results in major championships

Note: The Open was the only major Padgham played in.

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10