Edmund Ross Whitehead (19 April 1934 – 4 October 1999) was an English professional golfer. His most successful year was 1962 when he won the Wentworth Foursomes, Sunningdale Foursomes and the Gor-Ray Cup, tied for 12th in the 1962 Open Championship and reached the final of the News of the World Match Play.[3] His only win in a major tournament was the 1972 John Player Trophy.
| Ross Whitehead | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Edmund Ross Whitehead |
| Born | 19 April 1934 Surrey, England |
| Died | 4 October 1999 (aged 65)[1][2] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1950 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T12: 1962 |
Golf career
editWhile an assistant at Walton Heath Golf Club, Whitehead won the 1958 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament.[4] In 1962 he moved to Banstead Downs Golf Club and won the Gor-Ray Cup, the Assistants' Championship, by 6 strokes.[5]
In 1972, at the age of 38, he won his first major tournament, the John Player Trophy, and the first prize of £1,500.[6]
He was joint runner-up in the 1984 Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship, 3 strokes behind Ernie Jones.[7]
Professional wins (6)
editEuropean Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 May 1972 | John Player Trophy | +6 (74-71-69-72=286) | 1 stroke | Peter Butler,  Vince Hood
|
Other wins (5)
edit- 1957 Sunningdale Foursomes (with Brian Huggett)
- 1958 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament
- 1962 Wentworth Foursomes (with Martin Christmas), Sunningdale Foursomes (with Neil Coles), Gor-Ray Cup
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T12 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Whitehead only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
edit- ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
- ^ "Brown fights back to match-play title – Second win in three years". The Glasgow Herald. 10 September 1962. p. 4.
- ^ "Whitehead wins assistants' event". The Glasgow Herald. 31 May 1958. p. 7.
- ^ "Assistants' title for Whitehead". The Times. 15 June 1962. p. 5.
- ^ "Whitehead's win something special". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1972. p. 5.
- ^ "Ernie Jones". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1984. p. 14.
- ^ "Past PGA Captains". PGA.
External links
edit- Ross Whitehead at the European Tour official site