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Harry Bradshaw (golfer)

Irish golfer (–)

Harry Bradshaw (9 October – 22 December ) was a leading Irish professional golfer of the s and s.

Early life

Bradshaw was born in Delgany, County Wicklow. He was the son of the Delgany professional golfer Ned Bradshaw and he and his three brothers Jimmy, Eddie and Hughie all became professional golfers.

Professional career

He represented Ireland in the Triangular Professional Tournament in and Llandudno International Golf Trophy in He won the Irish PGA Championship 10 times between and , tied with Christy O'Connor Snr for most wins in that event.

Harry bradshaw golfer biography of william shakespeare Wicklow, where he was treated with respect and admiration. But he still partnered with Christy O'Connor to achieve victory for Ireland, and finished runner-up in the individual standings. To enter the holy of holies they would usually have to be accompanied by a member. He went on to win it for the next three years, and took first prize ten times in all.

He was also the Irish Open champion in and He teamed with Christy O'Connor to win the Canada Cup for Ireland in Mexico in , finishing second in the individual section of the event despite suffering nosebleeds due to the altitude. Bradshaw played in the Ryder Cup in , and He was twice Dunlop Masters champion, in and

Bradshaw lost the The Open Championship following a playoff against Bobby Locke at Royal St George's, after an extraordinary incident in the second round when his drive at the 5th hole came to rest against broken glass from a beer bottle on the fairway.

Rather than taking a drop (to which he would probably have been entitled) Bradshaw elected to play the ball as it lay, but was only able to move it slightly forward, dropping the shot. The setback resulted in his tying with Locke with an aggregate of , thereby equaling the championship record. However, he lost the playoff to Locke.

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Arguably the incident with the bottle cost Bradshaw the tournament.

Personal life

Bradshaw died in December [1]

Tournament wins (21)

European Circuit wins (5)

Other wins (16)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

Tournament
The Open Championship16 15 T9 CUT T12 T22 T43 T19 T24 T16

Note: Bradshaw only played in The Open Championship.

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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

  • Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): , , (winners)
  • Canada Cup (representing Ireland): , , , , (winners),
  • Triangular Professional Tournament (representing Ireland):
  • Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing Ireland):
  • Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): (winners), (winners), (winners), (winners)
  • Slazenger Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): (winners)
  • Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): (winners), (winners),

References

  1. ^"Harry Bradshaw" The Times, 24 December ; pg.

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