Eric Green (golfer)

Eric Green (11 Apr 1908 – 27 December 1980)[1][2][3] was an English professional golfer. He was on the Great Britain team for the 1947 Ryder Cup but did not play in any matches. He won the Northern Professional Championship in 1947.

Eric Green
Personal information
Born(1908-04-11)11 April 1908
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died27 December 1980(1980-12-27) (aged 72)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT37: 1935

Golf career

In early August 1947 the P.G.A. selection committee announced a list of 14 players from which the final 10 players for 1947 Ryder Cup would be chosen. The winner of the News of the World Match Play would also be included in the list. Green was one of the 14 players in the list.[4] Green won the Northern Professional Championship on 29 August but in early September he was not in the initial group of seven selected. Two new names were added to the list of possible players, leaving nine or ten players competing for the remaining three places.[5] Later in September two more players were selected, which included Green, to which would be added the winner of the News of the World Matchplay.[6]

He was assistant or professional at a number of clubs in the Liverpool area, including Liverpool Municipal, Haydock Park, Grange Park and, from 1946, professional at Huyton & Prescot Golf Club.

Tournament wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Open Championship T37 CUT NT NT NT NT NT NT CUT
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT T38

Note: Green only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References
  1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ9-1MJH
  2. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94V-TPC9
  3. "Eric's death ends golfing era". Liverpool Echo. 29 December 1980. Retrieved 1 January 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Ryder Cup Match in November". The Times. 13 August 1947. p. 2.
  5. "Players for the Ryder Cup". The Times. 5 September 1947. p. 2.
  6. "The Ryder Cup Team". The Times. 20 September 1947. p. 2.
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