Ward Wettlaufer

Ward Wettlaufer

H. Ward Wettlaufer (born October 31, 1935) is an American amateur golfer with numerous titles to his name, including the Eastern Amateur, two Porter Cup championships, North and South Amateur, and the Walker Cup as a member of the 1959 U.S. team.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Wettlaufer has served since graduation from Hamilton College as an executive and CEO of a family business manufacturing and distributing commercial printing supplies.

Career highlights

*International Junior Masters [http://www.internationaljuniormasters.com/] Champion, 1953
*Canadian Open, Low Amateur, 1956
*National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship, Runner-Up, 1956
*Tam O'Shanter World Amateur Champion, 1956
*Western Amateur, Quarterfinalist, 1956
*Bermuda Amateur Champion, 1956
*Tam O'Shanter World Amateur Championship, Runner-Up, 1957
*U.S. Amateur Championship, semifinalist, 1958
*Carling Cup Team Member, 1958, 1960
*NCAA All-American First Team, 1958, 1959
*Walker Cup Champion, US Team Member, 1959
*Eastern Amateur Champion, 1958, 1959
*The Masters, Contestant, 1959-1961
*Insurance City Open, Low Amateur, 1960
*U.S. Open, Contestant, 1960, 1965
*Porter Cup Champion, 1960, 1965
*North and South Amateur Champion, 1966
*Georgia State Amateur Champion, 1966
*Atlanta Open Champion, 1966
*Walker Cup, Alternate, 1966
*Southern Amateur, Runner-Up, 1966
*U.S. Senior Open, Contestant, 1991
*Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, 1995 [http://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/1995/ward_wettlaufer.html]
*Country Club of Buffalo, Club Champion 22 times in five decades from the 1950s to 1990s
*Wild Dunes Senior Champion, 1990, 1991
*Society of Seniors Medal Play Champion, 1995
*U.S. Senior Team Medal Play Champion, Member, 1996
*U.S. Senior Amateur Man of the Year, 1996
*Top Ten-Ranked National Amateur, Four Years


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