Ronnie White (golfer)

Ronald James White (9 April 1921 – 17 December 2005) was an English amateur golfer. He was one of the leading amateur golfers of the post-World War II period.[1] He played in five consecutive Walker Cup matches from 1947 to 1955. In the four matches from 1947 to 1953 Great Britain and Ireland won 12 and halved 3 of the 48 individual matches of which White contributed 6 wins and a half in his 8 matches, winning all his four singles matches.[2]

Ronnie White
Personal information
Full nameRonald James White
Born(1921-04-09)9 April 1921
Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Died17 December 2005(2005-12-17) (aged 84)
Lancashire, England
Nationality England
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT31: 1946

Tournament wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
The Amateur Championship R64 R16
The Open Championship T31 T38LA

Note: White only played in the Amateur Championship and the Open Championship.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Team appearances

References
  1. "Lives in Brief – Ronnie White, golfer and solicitor". The Times. 3 February 2006. p. 79.
  2. "Ronnie White". golfbible.co.uk. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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