Ward Wettlaufer
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H. Ward Wettlaufer (born October 31, 1935) is an amateur U.S. golfer with numerous titles to his name, including the Eastern Amateur, two Porter Cup championships, North & South Amateur, and the Walker Cup as a member of the 1959 US 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.
[edit] Career highlights
- International Junior Masters[1] 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 Championship, Quarterfinalist, 1956
- Bermuda Amateur Champion, 1956
- Tam O'Shanter World Amateur Championship, Runner-Up, 1957
- US 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, 1959, 1960
- The Masters, Contestant, 1959-1961
- Insurance City Open, Low Amateur, 1960
- US Open, Contestant, 1960, 1965
- Porter Cup[2] Champion, 1960, 1965
- North & South Amateur Champion, 1966
- Georgia State Amateur Champion, 1966
- Atlanta Open Champion, 1966
- Walker Cup, Alternate, 1966
- Southern Amateur Championship, Runner-Up, 1966
- US Senior Open, Contestant, 1991
- Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, 1995[3]
- 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
- US Senior Team Medal Play Champion, Member, 1996
- US Senior Amateur Man of the Year, 1996
- Top Ten-Ranked National Amateur, Four Years
