Alf Perry

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Alf Perry
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Alfred Perry
Born	(1904-10-08)8 October 1904 Coulsdon, Surrey, England
Died	4 December 1974(1974-12-04) (aged 70) New Milton, Hampshire, England^[1]
Nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	4
Best results in major championships (Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	Won: 1935
PGA Championship	DNP

Alfred "Alf" Perry (8 October 1904 – 4 December 1974^[2]) was a professional golfer from England, the winner of The Open Championship in 1935.^[3]^[4]

Born in Coulsdon, Surrey, Perry worked as a club professional at Leatherhead Golf Club in addition to playing in the few organised tournaments that there were at the time. He had moderate success before he claimed an unexpected victory in the 1935 Open Championship at Muirfield.^[5]^[6] His most prolific year came in 1938 when he won three tournaments on the British circuit.^[3] He retired from his post at Leatherhead in 1972,^[7] and died two years later.^[3]

Perry was a member of the British Ryder Cup team in 1933, 1935, and 1937.^[3] He played three matches of which he lost two and halved one.

Professional wins

This list may be incomplete

1935 The Open Championship
1938 Daily Mail Tournament, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament, Dunlop Metropolitan Tournament

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1935	The Open Championship	1 shot lead	−5 (69-75-67-72=283)	4 strokes	Alf Padgham

Results timeline

Note: The Open Championship was the only major Perry played in.

Tournament	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Open Championship	T45	T30	46	T17	26	T26	1	T50	CUT	T15	T3

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	T25	T18	T23	CUT	T33	DNP	CUT

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

Team appearances

Ryder Cup: 1933, 1935, 1937

References

↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/
↑ "Mr Alfred Perry" The Times, 5 December 1974; pg. 20; Issue 59262.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
↑ "1935 Alf Perry". The Open. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
↑ Mair, Norman (18 July 2002). "Distinguished dozen sired by a links classic". The Daily Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 28 July 2009.
↑ Davies, David (21 July 2003). "Furgol who? Victors who came from nowhere". The Guardian (UK). Retrieved 28 July 2009.
↑ "Welcome to Leatherhead Golf Club". Leatherhead Golf Club. Retrieved 28 July 2009.

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park, Sr. 1861 Tom Morris, Sr. 1862 Tom Morris, Sr. 1863 Willie Park, Sr. 1864 Tom Morris, Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park, Sr. 1867 Tom Morris, Sr. 1868 Tom Morris, Jr. 1869 Tom Morris, Jr. 1870 Tom Morris, Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris, Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park, Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park, Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park, Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Alf Perry in the Ryder Cup

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1933

Percy Alliss Allan Dailey Bill Davies Syd Easterbrook Arthur Havers Arthur Lacey Abe Mitchell Alf Padgham Alf Perry Charles Whitcombe J.H. Taylor (non-playing captain)

Won: 6.5 – 5.5

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1935

Percy Alliss Dick Burton Jack Busson Bill Cox Ted Jarman Alf Padgham Alf Perry Ernest Whitcombe Reg Whitcombe Charles Whitcombe (playing captain)

Lost: 3 – 9

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1937

Percy Alliss Dick Burton Henry Cotton Bill Cox Sam King Arthur Lacey Dai Rees Alf Padgham Alf Perry Charles Whitcombe (playing captain)

Lost: 4 – 8